Editing Harold and Maude (section)

===Accolades===
{{anchor|Honors|Awards}}
At the [[29th Golden Globe Awards]], Cort and Gordon were nominated as [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harold and Maude |url=https://goldenglobes.com/film/harold-and-maude/ |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>

The film was selected for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]] in 1997, along with others deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the [[Library of Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/film/titles.html |title=National Film Registry list of films 1989–2006 |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=2011-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New to the National Film Registry |work=Library of Congress Information Bulletin |date=December 1997 |volume=56 |number=17 |url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9712/nfr.html |access-date=2020-10-13}}</ref>

In September 2008, ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' ranked ''Harold and Maude'' number 65 on their list of the "500 Greatest Movies of All Time".<ref>{{cite magazine| title = Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time (numbers 73–64)|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |url= http://www.empireonline.com/500/85.asp |date=November 2008 |access-date= 2011-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308194419/http://www.empireonline.com/500/85.asp |archive-date=2012-03-08}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked the film number four on their 2003 list of "The Top 50 Cult Films".<ref name="EWCult">{{cite magazine | title = The Top 50 Cult Films | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = May 23, 2003}}</ref>

====American Film Institute lists====
''Harold and Maude'' has repeatedly been ranked among the various lists compiled by the [[American Film Institute]] (AFI). In 2000. the film ranked number 45 on [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs]], a list of the top 100 comedies.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs |url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-laughs/ |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=2016-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624052741/http://afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs100.pdf |archive-date=2016-06-24 |url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, ''Harold and Maude'' ranked number 69 on [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions]], honoring the greatest love stories of the past century.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions |url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-passions/ |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=2016-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313150603/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/passions100.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, the film ranked number 89 on [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers]], recognizing the most inspiring films.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers |url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-cheers/ |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=2016-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313150511/https://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/cheers100.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2008, AFI revealed its [[AFI's 10 Top 10|10 Top 10]], the 10 best films in 10 "classic" American film genres, placing ''Harold and Maude'' at number nine in the romantic comedy genre.<ref>{{cite web | title = AFI Crowns Top 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |date=2008-06-18 |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/46072-afi-crowns-top-10-films-in-10-classic-genres |access-date=2008-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818100312/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=46072 |archive-date=2008-08-18 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AFI's 10 Top 10 |url=https://www.afi.com/afis-10-top-10/ |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref>