1964
Academy Awards
Actor
Sidney Poitier
Actress in a Supporting Role
Lilia Skala
Best Picture
Ralph Nelson, Producer
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Ernest Haller
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
James Poe

An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
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Nominations
1 Oscar · 2 Golden Globe
Won
1964
Actor
Sidney Poitier
Actress in a Supporting Role
Lilia Skala
Best Picture
Ralph Nelson, Producer
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Ernest Haller
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
James Poe
1964
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sidney Poitier
Promoting International Understanding
Lilies of the Field
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Lilies of the Field
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Lilia Skala
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