Editing Chariots of Fire (section)

== Awards and nominations ==
The film was nominated for seven [[Academy Awards]], winning four (including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]). When accepting his Oscar for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]], [[Colin Welland]] famously announced [[Paul Revere's Midnight Ride|"The British are coming"]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/may/05/this-weeks-new-theatre-and-dance "This week's new theatre and dance"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2012</ref> It was the first film released by [[Warner Bros.]] to win Best Picture since ''[[My Fair Lady (1964 film)|My Fair Lady]]'' in [[37th Academy Awards|1964]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[54th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[David Puttnam]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Hugh Hudson]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Ian Holm]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| [[Colin Welland]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| [[Milena Canonero]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Terry Rawlings]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| [[Vangelis]]
| {{won}}
|-
| American Movie Awards
| Best Supporting Actor
| Ian Holm
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="11"| [[35th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| David Puttnam
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
| Hugh Hudson
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Artist]]
| [[Nigel Havers]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Ian Holm
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Colin Welland
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[David Watkin (cinematographer)|David Watkin]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| Milena Canonero
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Terry Rawlings
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Music]]
| Vangelis
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design/Art Direction]]
| Roger Hall
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| Clive Winter, [[Bill Rowe (sound engineer)|Bill Rowe]], and Jim Shields
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[British Society of Cinematographers#Award categories|British Society of Cinematographers Awards]]
| [[British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film|Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film]]
| David Watkin
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[1981 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]]<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1732/year/1981.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118042427/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1732/year/1981.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2012 |title=Festival de Cannes: Chariots of Fire |access-date=31 May 2009 |work=festival-cannes.com }}</ref>
| [[Palme d'Or]]
| rowspan="2"| Hugh Hudson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury|Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Ian Holm
| {{won}}
|-
| [[34th Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| Hugh Hudson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[39th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[25th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|Best Pop Instrumental Performance]]
| "''Chariots of Fire'' Theme (Dance Version)" – [[Ernie Watts]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Japan Academy Film Prize]]
| colspan="2"| [[Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film|Outstanding Foreign Language Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[London Film Critics' Circle|London Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year|Film of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year|Screenwriter of the Year]]
| Colin Welland
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1981 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Film]]
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music|Best Music]]
| Vangelis
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Awards 1981|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[Reds (film)|Reds]]''.}}
|-
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[Reds (film)|Reds]]''.}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[1981 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{draw|4th Place}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Hugh Hudson
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| David Watkin
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1981 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]]
| [[Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award|People's Choice Award]]
| Hugh Hudson
| {{won}}
|}

'''[[American Film Institute]] recognition'''
* 2006: [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers]] - No. 100

'''Other honours'''
* [[BFI Top 100 British films]] (1999) – rank 19
* [[Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1982 (USA)]] (8 May) – Vangelis, ''Chariots of Fire'' theme