Editing Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) (section)

==Awards and honors==
A week before the year's Oscar nominations were announced, the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|AMPAS]] Board of Governors introduced a rule denying an Oscar to anyone who refused to talk to a [[United States congressional committee]]. The [[Writers Guild of America]] protested the new rule and awarded [[Michael Wilson (writer)|Michael Wilson]] the [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama|Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Drama]].<ref name="tcm"/>

At the [[29th Academy Awards]], ''Friendly Persuasion'' was nominated for 6 awards. Michael Wilson's name could not appear on the ballot because he was [[Hollywood blacklist|blacklisted]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ohio.com/the330entertainment/heldenfels/mailbag-screenwriting-saga-dexter-s-return-mccarthys-mixed-1.310644 |title=Mailbag: Screenwriting saga, Dexter's return, McCarthys mixed |last=Heldenfels |first=Rich |work=[[Akron Beacon-Journal]] |date=May 31, 2012 |access-date=June 1, 2012 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[29th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Motion Picture]]
| rowspan="2"| [[William Wyler]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1957 |title=The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=August 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094056/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/29th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Anthony Perkins]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Adapted]]
| [[Michael Wilson (writer)|Michael Wilson]]<ref name="variety"/>
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Song]]
| "[[Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)]]" <br> Music by [[Dimitri Tiomkin]]; <br> Lyrics by [[Paul Francis Webster]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Recording]]
| [[Gordon R. Glennan]] and [[Gordon E. Sawyer]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[1957 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]]
| [[Palme d'Or]]
| rowspan="2"| William Wyler
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3536/year/1957.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Friendly Persuasion |access-date=February 8, 2009 |work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[9th 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]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1950s/1956.aspx?value=1956 |title=9th Annual DGA Awards |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[14th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| [[Gary Cooper]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://goldenglobes.com/film/friendly-persuasion/ |title=Friendly Persuasion |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| [[Marjorie Main]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|Most Promising Newcomer – Male]]
| Anthony Perkins
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Film Promoting International Understanding
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Awards 1956|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|5th Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1956/ |title=1956 Award Winners |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=November 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Dorothy McGuire]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[9th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama|Best Written American Drama]]
| Michael Wilson
| {{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>
|}

The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:
* 2004: [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]]:
** "[[Friendly Persuasion (song)|Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)]]" – Nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/songs400.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs Nominees |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417023552/http://afi.com/Docs/100Years/songs400.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2005: [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores]] – Nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/scores250.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Nominees |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706070523/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/scores250.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>