Academy Awards archive

Wag the Dog Oscar Nominations & Wins

Wag the Dog has 2 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

No winning records for Wag the Dog are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.

All 2 award records

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Wag the Dog: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1997Best Actor
Credited nominee / recipientDustin Hoffman

Stanley Motss

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryAs Good as It GetsMelvin Udall
Jack Nicholson
Film year1997Adapted Screenplay
Credited nominee / recipientHilary Henkin, David Mamet
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryL.A. Confidential
Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson

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Best Actor 1997 film year · Ceremony 70
Best Actor winner historyAll 1997 film-year results
Adapted Screenplay 1997 film year · Ceremony 70
Adapted Screenplay winner historyAll 1997 film-year results
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