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===Awards {{anchor|Awards|Accolades}}=== [[File:Suo Gan - Susan Bullock (Darlun Fy Mam).oga|thumb|The opening song is an old [[Wales|Welsh]] folk song: ''[[Suo GΓ’n]]'' or ''Huna Blentyn'' ([[English language|Eng]]: 'Sleep My Child'); here sung by Susan Bullock.]] The film won awards from the [[National Board of Review of Motion Pictures]] for [[National Board of Review Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[National Board of Review Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and Bale received a special citation for Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor, the first National Board award bestowed on a child actor.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 17, 1988 |title='Empire of Sun' said best film by National Board |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7124370// |newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun |location=San Bernardino, CA |agency=AP |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=October 20, 2016 |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831045231/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7124370// |url-status=live }} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1987/ "National Board of Review 1987 Award Winners"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109043135/http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1987/ |date=January 9, 2019 }}. ''National Board of Review''. Retrieved: October 21, 2016.</ref> At the [[60th Academy Awards]], ''Empire of the Sun'' was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Art Direction]], [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Cinematography]], [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Costume Design]] ([[Bob Ringwood]]), [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Film Editing]], [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Original Music Score]], and [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Sound]] ([[Robert Knudson]], [[Don Digirolamo]], [[John Boyd (sound engineer)|John Boyd]] and [[Tony Dawe]]). It did not convert any of the nominations into awards.<ref>[http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1980-1989/60nominees.html "Nominees & Winners for the 60th Academy Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408200704/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1980-1989/60nominees.html |date=2010-04-08 }} ''[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]''. Retrieved: January 31, 2011.</ref> [[Allen Daviau]], who was nominated as cinematographer, publicly complained, "I can't second-guess the Academy, but I feel very sorry that I get nominations and Steven doesn't. It's his vision that makes it all come together, and if Steven wasn't making these films, none of us would be here."<ref name="visit" /> The film won awards for cinematography, sound design, and music score at the [[42nd British Academy Film Awards]]. The nominations included [[Production designer|production design]], [[costume design]], and [[film adaptation|adapted screenplay]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/BAFTA_Awards/1989 "42nd British Academy Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231153055/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/BAFTA_Awards/1989 |date=December 31, 2008 }}. ''[[IMDb]]''. Retrieved: September 17, 2008.</ref> Spielberg was honored for this work by the [[Directors Guild of America]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Directors_Guild_of_America_USA/1988 "DGA Awards: 1988"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127052642/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Directors_Guild_of_America_USA/1988 |date=January 27, 2009 }}. ''[[IMDb]]''. Retrieved: September 17, 2008.</ref> while the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] honored [[Allen Daviau]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/American_Society_of_Cinematographers_USA/1988 "ASC Awards: 1988"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040225100001/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/American_Society_of_Cinematographers_USA/1988 |date=February 25, 2004 }}. ''[[IMDb]]''. Retrieved: September 17, 2008.</ref> ''Empire of the Sun'' was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture β Drama|Best Motion Picture (Drama)]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Original Score]] at the [[45th Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>[http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1987 "The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1988)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124174439/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1987 |date=November 24, 2010 }}. ''[[Golden Globes]]''. Retrieved: January 31, 2011.</ref> John Williams earned a [[Grammy Award]] nomination.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Grammy_Awards/1989 "Grammy Awards: 1988"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806092928/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Grammy_Awards/1989 |date=August 6, 2007 }}. ''[[IMDb]]''. Retrieved: September 17, 2008.</ref>
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