Editing The Silence of the Lambs (film) (section)

===Accolades===
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! colspan="2" | Academy Awards record
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| '''Best Picture''', [[Edward Saxon]], Kenneth Utt, Ronald M. Bozman
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| '''Best Director''', [[Jonathan Demme]]
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| '''Best Actor''', [[Anthony Hopkins]]
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| '''Best Actress''', [[Jodie Foster]]
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| '''Best Adapted Screenplay''', [[Ted Tally]]
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! colspan="2" | Golden Globe Awards record
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| '''Best Actress''', Jodie Foster
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! colspan="2" | British Academy Film Awards record
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| '''Best Actor''', Anthony Hopkins
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| '''Best Actress''', Jodie Foster
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The film won the [[List of Big Five Academy Award winners and nominees|Big Five Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Demme), [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Hopkins), [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Foster), and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] (Ted Tally) at the [[64th Academy Awards]], making it only the third film in history to accomplish that feat.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pristin|first=Terry|title='Silence of the Lambs' Sweeps 5 Major Oscars|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-31-mn-104-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 15, 2014|date=March 31, 1992|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135420/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-03-31/news/mn-104_1_jack-palance|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound]] ([[Tom Fleischman]] and [[Chris Newman (sound engineer)|Christopher Newman]]) and [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] ([[Craig McKay (film editor)|Craig McKay]]), but lost to ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' and ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'', respectively.<ref name="Oscars1992">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992 |title=The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-10-22 |work=oscars.org |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004405/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other awards include [[National Board of Review Award for Best Film|Best Film]] by the [[National Board of Review of Motion Pictures]] as well as at the CHI Awards and PEO Awards. Demme won the [[Silver Bear for Best Director]] at the [[41st Berlin International Film Festival]]<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/03_preistr_ger_1991/03_Preistraeger_1991.html |title=Berlinale: 1991 Prize Winners |access-date=2011-03-26 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015120946/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/03_preistr_ger_1991/03_Preistraeger_1991.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director]] at the [[49th Golden Globe Awards]]. The film was nominated for the [[Grand Prix (Belgian Film Critics Association)|Grand Prix]] of the [[Belgian Film Critics Association]]. It was also nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|British Academy Film Award for Best Film]] at the [[45th British Academy Film Awards]]. Screenwriter Ted Tally received an [[Edgar Award]] for [[Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay|Best Motion Picture Screenplay]]. The film was awarded Best Horror Film of the Year during the 2nd [[Horror Hall of Fame]] telecast, with [[Vincent Price]] presenting the award to the film's executive producer [[Gary Goetzman]].<ref>2nd Annual Horror Hall of Fame Telecast, 1991</ref>

In 1998, the film was listed as one of the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies|100 greatest films in the past 100 years]] by the [[American Film Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/100years/movies.aspx |title=AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies |access-date=March 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305225428/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/movies.aspx |archive-date=March 5, 2007 }}</ref> In 2006, at the Key Art Awards, the original poster for ''The Silence of the Lambs'' was named best film poster "of the past 35 years".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Sin City' place to be at Key Art Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sin-city-place-be-at-139338 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 9, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808143254/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sin-city-place-be-at-139338 |access-date=October 7, 2007|archive-date=August 8, 2020 }}</ref> ''The Silence of the Lambs'' placed seventh on [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]'s ''[[The 100 Scariest Movie Moments]]'' for Lecter's escape scene. The American Film Institute named Hannibal Lecter (as portrayed by Hopkins) [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains|the number one film villain of all time]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |title=AFI 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains |access-date=March 14, 2007 |url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312005001/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx |archive-date=March 12, 2007 }}</ref> and Clarice Starling (as portrayed by Foster) the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains|sixth-greatest film hero of all time]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/> In 2011, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] aired a prime-time special, ''Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time'', that counted down the best films chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and ''[[People (American magazine)|People]]'' magazine. ''The Silence of the Lambs'' was selected as the best suspense/thriller and Dr. Hannibal Lecter was selected as the fourth-greatest film character. In 2024, [[Far Out Magazine]] named the role one of the "10 most accurate movie [[Psychopathy|psychopaths]] according to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]", and [[WhatCulture]] included the role in top "10 Most Convincing Movie Psychopath Performances".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Ryan |date=2014-10-13 |title=10 Most Convincing Movie Psychopath Performances |url=https://whatculture.com/film/10-most-convincing-movie-psychopath-performances |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-21 |title=The FBI reveal the 10 most accurate movie psychopaths |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-movie-accurate-psychopaths-fbi/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2012, the [[Motion Picture Editors Guild]] listed it as the 26th best-edited film of all time based on a survey of its membership.<ref>{{cite journal |date=May 2012 |title=The 75 Best Edited Films |url=https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |url-status=live |journal=Editors Guild Magazine |volume=1 |issue=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232326/https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref>

The film and its characters have appeared in the following [[AFI 100 Years... series|AFI "100 Years" lists]]:
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies]] – No. 65
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills]] – No. 5
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains]]:
** [[Clarice Starling]] – No. 6 Hero
** [[Hannibal Lecter]] – No. 1 Villain
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes]]:
** "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some [[fava beans]] and a nice [[Chianti]]." – No. 21
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)]] – No. 74

In 2015, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s 25th anniversary year, it included ''The Silence of the Lambs'' in its list of the 25 best movies made since the magazine's beginning.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=EW's 25 Best Movies in 25 Years|url=https://www.ew.com/gallery/25-best-movies-25-years/2330846_silence-lambs-1991|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 13, 2015|archive-date=October 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014214318/http://www.ew.com/gallery/25-best-movies-25-years/2330846_silence-lambs-1991|url-status=live}}</ref>

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! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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!scope="row" rowspan=7|[[64th Academy Awards|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=7| [[Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Edward Saxon]], [[Kenneth Utt]], and [[Ron Bozman]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan=7|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992|title=1992 Academy Awards|publisher=Oscars |date=October 9, 2014|access-date=February 19, 2021|archive-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901234135/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Jonathan Demme]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Anthony Hopkins]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Jodie Foster]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| [[Ted Tally]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Craig McKay (film editor)|Craig McKay]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Sound]]
| [[Tom Fleischman]] and [[Chris Newman (sound engineer)|Christopher Newman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=1| 1991
!scope="row" rowspan=1| [[American Cinema Editors]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film]]
| Craig McKay
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=1|<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goodman |first1=Robert M. |last2=McGrath |first2=Patrick |title=Editing Digital Video: The Complete Creative and Technical Guide |date=October 2002 |publisher=McGraw-Hill Education |location=New York |isbn=9780071406352 |pages=287–297 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9FW59a17sdgC |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=9| [[45th British Academy Film Awards|1991]] 
!scope="row" rowspan=9| [[British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| Ron Bozman, Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=9|
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
| Jonathan Demme
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Anthony Hopkins
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| Jodie Foster
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]
| Ted Tally
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Tak Fujimoto]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Craig McKay
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Film Music]]
| [[Howard Shore]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| [[Skip Lievsay]], Christopher Newman, Tom Fleischman
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=1| [[44th Directors Guild of America Awards|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=1| [[Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| Jonathan Deeme
| {{won}}
| rowspan=1|<ref>{{cite news|title=Demme Wins Top Directors Guild Award|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-15-me-6896-story.html|access-date=April 6, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 15, 1992}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5|[[49th Golden Globe Awards|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=5|[[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Kenneth Utt
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=5|<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fox|first1=David|title='Bugsy' Hits the Jackpot : Film Leads Golden Globe Field With 8 Nominations|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-28-ca-971-story.html|access-date=January 14, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 28, 1991}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Jonathan Demme
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]
| Anthony Hopkins
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Jodie Foster
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Ted Tally
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=1| [[1991 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=1| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]]
| Best Music Score
| Howard Shore
| {{Runner-up}}
| rowspan=1|
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=3| [[National Board of Review Awards 1991|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=3| [[National Board of Review]]
| colspan="2" | [[National Board of Review Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan=3| <ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 Archives |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1991/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=National Board of Review |language=en-US}}</ref> 
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Jonathan Demme
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Anthony Hopkins
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=2| [[1991 National Society of Film Critics Awards|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=2| [[National Society of Film Critics]]
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Jonathan Demme
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=2|
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Jodie Foster
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=4| [[1991 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=4| [[New York Film Critics Circle]]
| colspan="2" | [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{win}}
| rowspan=4 |<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fox|first1=David|title=N.Y. Critics' Top Awards to 'Lambs'|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-18-ca-616-story.html|access-date=11 March 2025|work=Los Angeles Times|date=18 December 1991}}</ref>
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Jonathan Demme
| {{win}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Anthony Hopkins
| {{win}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Jodie Foster
| {{win}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=1| [[3rd Golden Laurel Awards|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=1| [[Producers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture|Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures]]
| Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, and Ronald M. Bozman
| {{won}}
| rowspan=1|<ref>{{cite news|last1=MacMinn|first1=Aleene|title=Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press: Movies|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-06-ca-3265-story.html|access-date=11 March 2025|work=Los Angeles Times|date=6 March 1992}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=8| [[18th Saturn Awards|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=8| [[Saturn Awards]]
| colspan="2" | [[Saturn Award for Best Horror Film|Best Horror Film]]
| {{win}}
| rowspan=8 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |work=[[Saturn Awards]] |access-date=2008-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511180136/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=May 11, 2008 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Jonathan Demme
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Anthony Hopkins
| {{win}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Jodie Foster
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Best Writing]]
| Ted Tally
| {{win}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Music]]
| Howard Shore
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costumes]]
| [[Colleen Atwood]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Make-up|Best Make-up]]
| [[Carl Fullerton]] and Neal Martz
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=1| [[44th Writers Guild of America Awards|1991]]
!scope="row" rowspan=1| [[Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium]]
| Ted Tally
| {{won}}
| rowspan=1|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551|title=Awards Winners|work=wga.org|publisher=Writers Guild of America|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551|archive-date=2012-12-05|access-date=2010-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref>
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