Editing The French Connection (film) (section)

==Awards and nominations==
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|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[44th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Philip D'Antoni]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="8" align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1972 |title=The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=December 6, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111072026/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1972 |archive-date=November 11, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[William Friedkin]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Gene Hackman]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Roy Scheider]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium]]
| [[Ernest Tidyman]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Owen Roizman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Gerald B. Greenberg]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| [[Chris Newman (sound engineer)|Christopher Newman]] and [[Theodore Soderberg (1923–2012)|Theodore Soderberg]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[American Cinema Editors|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film]]
| Gerald B. Greenberg
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[Belgrade Film Festival]]
| Best Film
| Philip D'Antoni
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[26th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| Philip D'Antoni
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1973/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1973 |publisher=[[British Academy Film Awards]] |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
| William Friedkin
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Gene Hackman {{small|(also for ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]'')}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| Gerald B. Greenberg
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| Christopher Newman and Theodore Soderberg
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
| Philip D'Antoni
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[24th 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]]
| William Friedkin
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1971.aspx?value=1971 |title=24th Annual DGA Awards |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Edgar Awards|Edgar Allan Poe Awards]]
| [[List of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay winners|Best Motion Picture]]
| Ernest Tidyman
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-motion-picture/ |title=Category List – Best Motion Picture |publisher=[[Edgar Awards]] |access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[29th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/french-connection-the/ |title=The French Connection |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]]
| Gene Hackman
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| William Friedkin
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| Ernest Tidyman
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Motion Picture Sound Editors#Golden Reel Awards|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"| 
|-
| [[15th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella|Best Instrumental Arrangement]]
| [[Don Ellis]] – "Theme from ''The French Connection''" 
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/15th-annual-grammy-awards |title=15th Annual GRAMMY Awards |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Kansas City Film Critics Circle|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Film
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <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
| Gene Hackman
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Walter Matthau]] for ''[[Kotch]]''.}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Awards 1971|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|4th Place}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1971/ |title=1971 Award Winners |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Gene Hackman
| {{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=November 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[1971 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Gene Hackman
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |title=Past Awards |publisher=[[National Society of Film Critics]] |date=December 19, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1971 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{Runner-up}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1971 |title=1971 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |publisher=[[New York Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Gene Hackman
| {{won}}
|-
| 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>
|-
| [[24th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Drama – Adapted from Another Medium]]
| Ernest Tidyman
| {{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=dead}}</ref>
|}

The [[American Film Institute]] recognizes ''The French Connection'' on several of its lists:
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies]] - #70
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)]] - #93
* [[AFI's 100 Years…100 Thrills]] - #8
* [[AFI's 100 Years…100 Heroes and Villains]]: [[Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle]] - #44 Hero

In 2012, the [[Motion Picture Editors Guild]] listed the film as the tenth best-edited film of all time based on a survey of its membership.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The 75 Best Edited Films |journal=Editors Guild Magazine |date=May 2012 |volume=1 |issue=3 |url=https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |access-date=2017-04-19 |archive-date=2015-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317101140/https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |url-status=live }}</ref>