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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Genres - Mystery, Horror, Drama, Crime, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller, Police Detective Film  |   Release Date - Jan 30, 1991 (USA - Unknown), Feb 14, 1991 (USA)  |   Run Time - 118 min.  |   Countries - Canada, United States  |   MPAA Rating - R

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Academy Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1991	Jonathan Demme	Best Achievement in Directing	Won
1991	Craig McKay	Best Achievement in Film Editing	Nominated
1991	Tom Fleischman, Christopher Newman	Best Achievement in Sound	Nominated
1991	Ron Bozman, Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt	Best Motion Picture of the Year	Won
1991	Anthony Hopkins	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Won
1991	Jodie Foster	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Won
1991	Ted Tally	Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)	Won

BAFTA Film Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1992	Anthony Hopkins	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Won
1992	Jodie Foster	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Won
1992	Ted Tally	Best Adapted Screenplay	Nominated
1992	Tak Fujimoto	Best Cinematography	Nominated
1992	Craig McKay	Best Editing	Nominated
1992	Ron Bozman, Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt	Best Film	Nominated
1992	Howard Shore	Best Original Film Music	Nominated
1992	Tom Fleischman, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Newman	Best Sound	Nominated
1992	Jonathan Demme	The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction	Nominated

Berlin Film Festival

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1991	Jonathan Demme	Silver Bear for Best Director	Won

César Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1992	Jonathan Demme	Best Foreign Film	Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1991	Jonathan Demme	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Won

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1992	Jonathan Demme	Best Director - Motion Picture	Nominated
1992		Best Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
1992	Anthony Hopkins	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
1992	Jodie Foster	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Won
1992	Ted Tally	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture	Nominated

National Board of Review

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1991	Jonathan Demme	Best Director	Won
1991	Anthony Hopkins	Best Supporting Actor	Won

New York Film Critics Circle

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1991	Anthony Hopkins	Best Actor	Won
1991	Jodie Foster	Best Actress	Won
1991	Jonathan Demme	Best Director	Won

People's Choice Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1992		Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture	Won

Producers Guild Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1992	Ron Bozman, Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt	Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	Won

Writers Guild Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1992	Ted Tally	Adapted Screenplay	Won