The Sting

George Roy Hill

19732h 9mEnglish

Comedy Crime Drama

Accolades

7Oscar

Wins

1Golden Globe

Nomination

Scroll

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Synopsis

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

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Details

Genres

ComedyCrimeDrama

Links

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

7

Wins

11

Nominations

Won

Art Direction · Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James Payne
Best Picture · Tony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
Costume Design · Edith Head
Directing · George Roy Hill
Film Editing · William Reynolds
Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation) · Adaptation Score by Marvin Hamlisch
Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) · David S. Ward

Full award breakdown

1974

Academy Awards

7Wins

10Noms

◆ Won

Art Direction

Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James Payne

1974

◆ Won

Best Picture

Tony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers

1974

◆ Won

Costume Design

Edith Head

1974

◆ Won

Directing

George Roy Hill

1974

◆ Won

Film Editing

William Reynolds

1974

◆ Won

Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)

Adaptation Score by Marvin Hamlisch

1974

◆ Won

Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

David S. Ward

1974

Nom

Actor

Robert Redford

1974

Nom

Cinematography

Robert Surtees

1974

Nom

Sound

Ronald K. Pierce, Robert Bertrand

1974

1974

Golden Globes

0Wins

1Noms

Nom

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

1974

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Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Henry Gondorff

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Johnny Hooker

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Doyle Lonnegan

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Lt. Wm. Snyder

Ray Walston

Ray Walston

J.J. Singleton

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Billie

Harold Gould

Harold Gould

Kid Twist

John Heffernan

John Heffernan

Eddie Niles

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