Academy Awards, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1991 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role
Julia Roberts

BAFTA Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1991 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress
Julia Roberts

Best Costume Design
Marilyn Vance

Best Film
Arnon Milchan
Steven Reuther
Garry Marshall

Best Original Screenplay
J.F. Lawton

BMI Film & TV Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1991 Won BMI Film Music Award
James Newton Howard

Most Performed Song from a Film
Per Gessle
For the song "It Must Have Been Love".


César Awards, France
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1991 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Garry Marshall

Golden Globes, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1991 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Julia Roberts

Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Richard Gere

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Hector Elizondo

Golden Screen, Germany
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1991 Won Golden Screen

1990 Won Golden Screen with 1 Star

People's Choice Awards, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1991 Won People's Choice Award Favorite All-Around Motion Picture

Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture

Writers Guild of America, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1991 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
J.F. Lawton