Editing Serpico (section)

==Accolades==
The film received [[46th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]] nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Al Pacino) and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]. The script won the [[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Award]] for [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]].{{sfn|Videohound Editors|1996|p=358}} Theodorakis was nominated for both the [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]].{{sfn|Grammy staff|2020}}{{sfn|Zervanos, Lydía|2015|p=285}} Sidney Lumet was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction]] and the [[Directors Guild of America Award]].{{sfn|Hischak, Thomas|2015|p=667}}{{sfn|Videohound Editors|1996|p=358}} The film was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama]]. Pacino won his first Golden Globe award for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor]] in 1974. For his performance, he also received a BAFTA nomination for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]].{{sfn|Videohound Editors|1996|p=358}}

Pacino's role as Frank Serpico ranks at number forty on the [[American Film Institute]]'s ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains]]''.{{sfn|AFI Staff|2003}} Meanwhile, ''Serpico'' also ranks at number eighty-four on AFI's ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers]]'', a list of America's most inspiring films.{{sfn|AFI staff|2006}}

{{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}}
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! scope="col" | Award 
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|  ! rowspan="2"| [[46th Academy Awards]] || [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] ||  [[Al Pacino]] || {{nominated}} ||  ! rowspan="2"|{{sfn|Oscars staff|2020}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] || [[Waldo Salt]] and [[Norman Wexler]] || {{nominated}}
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|  ! rowspan="3"|[[28th British Academy Film Awards]] || [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] || [[Sidney Lumet]] || {{nominated}}||  ! rowspan="3"|{{sfn|BAFTA staff|2020}}
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| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] || Al Pacino || {{nominated}}
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| [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Music]] || [[Mikis Theodorakis]] || {{nominated}}
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|  ! rowspan="2"| [[31st Golden Globe Awards]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]] || ''Serpico'' || {{nominated}} || ! rowspan="2"|{{sfn|Golden Globes staff|2020}}
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|  [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] || Al Pacino || {{won}}
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| [[26th Directors Guild of America Awards]] || [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directing – Feature Film]] || Sidney Lumet || {{nominated}} || {{sfn|DGA staff|2020}}
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| [[26th Writers Guild of America Awards]] || [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] || Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler || {{won}} || {{sfn|WGA staff|2020}}
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| [[17th Annual Grammy Awards]] || [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]] || Mikis Theodorakis || {{nominated}} || {{sfn|Grammy staff|2020}}
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