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==Accolades== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Award ! Category ! Nominee(s) ! Result ! Ref. |- | rowspan="11"| [[47th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]] | [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] | [[Robert Evans]] | {{nom}} | align="center" rowspan="11"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 |title=The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 2, 2011 |work=oscars.org |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901233914/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 |url-status=live}}</ref> <br><ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/9362/Chinatown/awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018203202/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/9362/Chinatown/awards |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2012 |title=NY Times: Chinatown |access-date=December 29, 2008}}</ref> |- | [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] | [[Roman Polanski]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] | [[Jack Nicholson]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | [[Faye Dunaway]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] | [[Robert Towne]] | {{won}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]] | [[Richard Sylbert]], [[W. Stewart Campbell]],[[Ruby R. Levitt]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] | [[John A. Alonzo]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | [[Anthea Sylbert]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] | [[Sam O'Steen]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Dramatic Score]] | [[Jerry Goldsmith]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] | [[Charles Grenzbach]] and [[Larry Jost]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Bodil Awards]] | [[Bodil Award for Best American Film|Best Non-European Film]] | rowspan="3"| Roman Polanski | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bodilprisen.dk/aar-for-aar/1975-2/ |title=Bodil Prize 1975 |work=[[Bodil Awards]] |date=February 25, 2007 |access-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216014648/https://www.bodilprisen.dk/aar-for-aar/1975-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="11"| [[28th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]] | [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]] | {{nom}} | align="center" rowspan="11"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Film |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/film?award-year=1975 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref> |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] | {{won}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] | Jack Nicholson {{small|(also for ''[[The Last Detail]]'')}} | {{won}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]] | Faye Dunaway | {{nom}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] | [[John Huston]] | {{nom}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] | Robert Towne {{small|(also for ''[[The Last Detail]]'')}} | {{won}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] | Richard Sylbert | {{nom}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] | John A. Alonzo | {{nom}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | Anthea Sylbert | {{nom}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Film Editing]] | Sam O'Steen | {{nom}} |- | [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Music]] | Jerry Goldsmith | {{nom}} |- | [[27th Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]] | [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing β Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]] | Roman Polanski | {{nom}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1974.aspx?value=1974 |title=27th DGA Awards |website=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205095221/http://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1974.aspx?value=1974 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[Edgar Awards|Edgar Allan Poe Awards]] | [[List of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay winners|Best Motion Picture]] | Robert Towne | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-motion-picture/ |title=Category List β Best Motion Picture |website=[[Edgar Awards]] |access-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-date=January 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129092724/https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-motion-picture/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[Fotogramas de Plata]] | Best Foreign Movie Performer | Jack Nicholson {{small|(also for ''[[Five Easy Pieces]]'')}} | {{won}} | align="center"| |- | rowspan="7"| [[32nd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]] | colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture β Drama|Best Motion Picture β Drama]] | {{won}} | align="center" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/chinatown |title=Chinatown β Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 10, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1975}} |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225221511/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/chinatown |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture β Drama]] | Jack Nicholson | {{won}} |- | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress β Motion Picture Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture β Drama]] | Faye Dunaway | {{nom}} |- | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor β Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor β Motion Picture]] | John Huston | {{nom}} |- | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director β Motion Picture]] | Roman Polanski | {{won}} |- | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay β Motion Picture]] | Robert Towne | {{won}} |- | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score β Motion Picture]] | Jerry Goldsmith | {{nom}} |- | [[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Awards]] | [[International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best New Archival Release of an Existing Score β Re-Release or Re-Recording|Best Re-Release/Re-Recording of an Existing Score]] | Jerry Goldsmith, Douglass Fake, Roger Feigelson, <br> Jeff Bond, and Joe Sikoryak | {{nom}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/2016-ifmca-awards/ |title=2016 IFMCA Awards |author=[[International Film Music Critics Association|IFMCA]] |date=2017 |website=IFMCA |access-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-date=May 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507090550/http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/2016-ifmca-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | {{won}} | align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1970-79/ |title=KCFCC Award Winners β 1970β79 |website=kcfcc.org |date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618213850/https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1970-79/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Best Supporting Actor | John Huston | {{won}} |- | [[National Board of Review Awards 1974|National Board of Review Awards]] | colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]] | {{draw|3rd Place}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1974/ |title=1974 Award Winners |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 10, 2021 |archive-date=September 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930163150/https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1974/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[National Film Preservation Board]] | colspan="2"| [[National Film Registry]] | {{won|Inducted}} | align="center"| |- | [[1974 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]] | [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] | rowspan="2"| Jack Nicholson {{small|(also for ''[[The Last Detail]]'')}} | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |title=Past Awards |website=[[National Society of Film Critics]] |date=December 19, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=May 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531032303/https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| [[1974 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]] | [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] | {{won}} | align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1974 |title=1974 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |website=[[New York Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118093922/https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1974 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] | Robert Towne | {{Runner-up}} |- | Online Film & Television Association Awards | colspan="2"| Hall of Fame β Motion Picture | {{won|Inducted}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-hall-of-fame/film-hall-of-fame-productions/ |title=Film Hall of Fame Productions |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021 |archive-date=September 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911025446/http://www.oftaawards.com/film-hall-of-fame/film-hall-of-fame-productions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[11th Golden Laurel Awards|Producers Guild of America Awards]] | PGA Hall of Fame β Motion Pictures | Robert Evans | {{won}} | align="center"| |- | [[Sant Jordi Awards]] | Best Foreign Film | Roman Polanski | {{won}} | align="center"| |- | [[27th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]] | [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Drama β Written Directly for the Screen]] | Robert Towne | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners/1995-1949 |title=Writers Guild Awards Winners: 1995β1949 |website=Writers Guild of America West |access-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125193707/https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners/1995-1949 |url-status=live}}</ref> |} ===Other honors=== * 2010 β Best film of all time, ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/> * 2012 β In the [[British Film Institute]]'s 2012 ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' polls of [[The Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2012|the greatest films ever made]], ''Chinatown'' was 78th among critics and 91st among directors. * 2015 β The film ranked 12th on [[BBC]]'s "100 Greatest American Films" list, voted on by film critics from around the world.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 20, 2015|title=100 Greatest American Films|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150720-the-100-greatest-american-films|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916105535/http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150720-the-100-greatest-american-films|archive-date=September 16, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2015|work=BBC}}</ref> '''American Film Institute recognition''' * 1998 β [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies]] β Ranked 19th * 2001 β [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills]] β Ranked 16th * 2003 β [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains]]: ** Noah Cross β Ranked 16th Villain ** J.J. Gittes β Nominated Hero * 2005 β [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes]]: ** "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown" β Ranked 74th * 2005 β [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores]] β Ranked 9th * 2007 β [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)]] β Ranked 21st * 2008 β [[AFI's 10 Top 10]] [[mystery film]] β Ranked 2nd
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