Editing Dog Day Afternoon (section)

== Accolades ==
''Dog Day Afternoon'' was nominated for six [[Academy Awards]]. Pierson received the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]]. The film was nominated for seven [[Golden Globes]] but won none.{{sfn|Golden Globes Staff|2020}} It received six [[British Academy Film Awards]] nominations: Pacino was nominated for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] and Allen won the [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]].{{sfn|BAFTA staff|2020}} Pierson also received the [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama]], and Durning the [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. At the San Sebastián International Film Festival Pacino won Best Actor, while the movie was nominated for Best Film.{{sfn|Magill, Frank|1980|p=476}}

The film ranked at number seventy on [[American Film Institute|AFI]]'s ''[[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills|100 Years... 100 Thrills]]'' list.{{sfn|AFI staff|2001}} Meanwhile, the line "Attica! Attica!" placed at number eighty-six on ''[[AFI's 100 Years…100 Movie Quotes|100 Years...100 Movie Quotes]]''.{{sfn|AFI staff|2005}} It was nominated for ''[[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies|100 Years...100 Movies]]'' in 1998 and 2007.{{sfn|AFI staff|2002}}{{sfn|AFI staff|2007}} In 2006, ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' issued its "100 Greatest Performances of All Time". The magazine placed Pacino's performance as Sonny as the fourth-greatest ever.{{sfn|Premiere staff|2006}} In 2012, the [[Motion Picture Editors Guild]] listed ''Dog Day Afternoon'' as the twentieth best edited film of all time based on a survey of its membership.{{sfn|MPEG staff|2012}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! {{Ref heading}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[48th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Martin Bregman]] and Martin Elfand
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|Academy Awards staff|2020}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Sidney Lumet]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Al Pacino]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Chris Sarandon]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| [[Frank Pierson]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Dede Allen]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[29th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| rowspan="2"| Sidney Lumet
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;"|{{sfn|BAFTA staff|2020}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Al Pacino <small>(also for ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'')</small>
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Frank Pierson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Dede Allen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| Jack Fitzstephens, Richard Cirincione, Sandy Packow,<br />Stephen A. Rotter, James Sabat and [[Dick Vorisek]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello]] Awards
| David Special Award
| Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|Premi David Di Donatello|2020}}
|-
| [[28th 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]]
| Sidney Lumet
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|DGA staff|2020}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[33rd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|Golden Globes Staff|2020}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Al Pacino
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| [[John Cazale]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Charles Durning]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Sidney Lumet
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| Frank Pierson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|New Star of the Year – Actor]]
| Chris Sarandon
| {{nom}}
|-
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
| Best Actor
| Al Pacino
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|KCFCA staff|2020}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[1975 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''.}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|LAFCA staff|2010}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Sidney Lumet
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Actor]]
| Al Pacino
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Awards 1975|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|5th Place}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|NBRMP staff|2007}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Charles Durning
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Preservation Board]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Film Registry]]
| {{won|Inducted}}
| style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|Library of Congress staff|2010|p=13}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1975 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Al Pacino
| {{Runner-up}}
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|{{sfn|O'Neil, Thomas|2003|p=375}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Chris Sarandon
| {{nom}}
|-
| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|OFTA staff|2015}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Shell]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"| {{sfn|Magill, Frank|1980|p=476}}
|-
| [[Silver Shell for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Al Pacino
| {{won}}
|-
| [[28th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen]]
| Frank Pierson
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;"| {{sfn|WGA staff|2012}}
|}