Editing Gary Busey (section)

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
|rowspan=3|1978
|rowspan=2|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]]
|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|rowspan=7|''The Buddy Holly Story''
| {{draw|3rd place}}
|-
|New Generation Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oscarsijmen.freehostia.com/LAFCA70.htm|title=Los Angeles Film Critics Association}}</ref>
|{{won}}
|-
|[[New York Film Critics Circle]]
|[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{draw|2nd place}}
|-
|rowspan=3|1979
|[[Academy Awards]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[36th Golden Globe Awards#Best Actor - Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture Actor – Musical/Comedy]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[National Society of Film Critics]]
|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|{{won}}
|-
|1980
|[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|1987
|rowspan=2|[[CableACE Awards]]
|rowspan=2|Actor in a Dramatic Series
|''The Hitchhiker''
|{{won}}
|-
|1994
|''Fallen Angels''
|{{nom}}
|}