Editing Patton (film) (section)

===Accolades===
In 1971, the film was nominated for 10 [[Academy Awards]] at the [[43rd Academy Awards|1971 ceremony]], winning seven awards (including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]). [[George C. Scott]] also won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance, but he declined it, citing a dislike of the voting process and the concept of acting competitions. He was the first actor to do so.  The film's producer, [[Frank McCarthy (producer)|Frank McCarthy]], accepted the award on Scott's behalf.<ref name="Oscars1971">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1971 |title=The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-27 |work=oscars.org |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702005544/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1971 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1993/04/16/1971-george-c-patton-said-no-oscar|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|title=1971: George C. Patton said no to Oscar|first=Tim|last=Purtell|date=April 16, 1993|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=August 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810055237/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306200,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/37460/Patton/awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413134249/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/37460/Patton/awards |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-04-13 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2009 |title=NY Times: Patton |access-date=2008-12-28}}</ref>

The Best Picture statuette is on display at the George C. Marshall Museum at the [[Virginia Military Institute]], courtesy of [[Frank McCarthy (producer)|Frank McCarthy]].

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="10"| [[43rd Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Frank McCarthy (producer)|Frank McCarthy]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="10"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1971 |title=The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners |date=October 4, 2014 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=July 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702005544/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1971 |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Franklin J. Schaffner]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[George C. Scott]]{{efn|Declined award.}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Story and Screenplay – Based on Factual Material <br> or Material Not Previously Published or Produced]]
| [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and [[Edmund H. North]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]
| Art Direction: [[Urie McCleary]] and [[Gil Parrondo]]; <br> Set Decoration: [[Antonio Mateos]] and [[Pierre-Louis Thévenet]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Fred J. Koenekamp]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Hugh S. Fowler]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| [[Jerry Goldsmith]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| [[Douglas Williams (sound engineer)|Douglas Williams]] and [[Don Bassman]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Special Visual Effects]]
| [[Alex Weldon]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[American Cinema Editors|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film]]
| Hugh S. Fowler
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[24th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| George C. Scott
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/search?search=Patton |title=Patton |publisher=[[British Academy Film Awards]] |access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Soundtrack]]
| [[Don Hall (sound editor)|Don Hall]], Douglas O. Williams, and Don J. Bassman
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[23rd 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]]
| Franklin J. Schaffner
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1970.aspx?value=1970 |title=23rd Annual DGA Awards |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[28th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/patton/ |title=Patton |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| George C. Scott
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Franklin J. Schaffner
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Motion Picture Sound Editors|Golden Reel Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film|Best Sound Editing – Feature Film]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Kansas City Film Critics Circle|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Film
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[Five Easy Pieces]]''.}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1970-79/ |title=KCFCC Award Winners – 1970-79 |publisher=[[Kansas City Film Critics Circle]] |date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Actor
| George C. Scott
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Laurel Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Picture
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 
|-
| Top Male Dramatic Performance
| George C. Scott
| {{won}}
|-
| Top Male Supporting Performance
| [[Karl Malden]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Cinematographer
| Fred J. Koenekamp
| {{won}}
|-
| Top Composer
| Jerry Goldsmith
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[National Board of Review Awards 1970|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1970/ |title=1970 Award Winners |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| George C. Scott
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Preservation Board]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Film Registry]]
| {{won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/ |title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=December 16, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[1970 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| George C. Scott
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1970 |title=1970 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |publisher=[[New York Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Film Hall of Fame: Productions
| {{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 Inductees: Productions |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[23rd 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]]
| Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |title=Awards Winners |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America Awards]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |archive-date=December 5, 2012 |access-date=June 6, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

* In 2006, the [[Writers Guild of America]] selected [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and [[Edmund H. North]]'s adapted screenplay as the 94th best screenplay of all time.

'''[[American Film Institute]] Lists'''
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies]] – #89
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains]]:
** [[George S. Patton]] – #29 Hero