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'''''The Truman Show''''' is a [[1998 in film|1998]] [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[Psychological drama|psychological]] [[comedy drama]] film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-truman-show-v161628|title=The Truman Show (1998) - Peter Weir {{!}} Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|website=[[AllMovie]]|language=en-us|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420010157/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-truman-show-v161628|url-status=live}}</ref> written and co-produced by [[Andrew Niccol]], withand directed by [[Peter Weir]].
 
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The movie's supporting cast includes [[Laura Linney]], [[Ed Harris]], [[Noah Emmerich]], [[Natascha McElhone]], [[Holland Taylor]], [[Paul Giamatti]], and Brian Delate.
Unlike the finished product, Niccol's [[spec script]] was more of a [[science-fiction]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]], with the story set in [[New York City]]. One of the producers [[Scott Rudin]] purchased the script and set up production at [[Paramount Pictures]]. [[Brian De Palma]] was to direct before Weir signed as director, making the film for $60 million—$20 million less than the original estimate. Niccol rewrote the script while the crew was waiting for Carrey to sign. The majority of filming took place at [[Seaside, Florida]], a master-[[planned community]] located in the [[Florida Panhandle]].
 
Niccol's original [[spec script]] was more of a [[science-fiction]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]], with the story set in [[New York City]]. Producer [[Scott Rudin]] purchased the script and set up production at [[Paramount Pictures]]. [[Brian De Palma]] was to direct before Weir signed as director, making the film for $60 million—$20 million less than the original estimate. Niccol rewrote the script while the crew was waiting for Carrey to sign. The majority of filming took place at [[Seaside, Florida]], a master-[[planned community]] located in the [[Florida Panhandle]].
 
''The Truman Show'' held its world premiere in Los Angeles on June 1, 1998, and was released in North America on June 5. The film was a financial success, grossing $264 million worldwide, debuting to critical acclaim, and earned numerous nominations at the [[71st Academy Awards]], [[56th Golden Globe Awards]], [[52nd British Academy Film Awards]], and [[25th Saturn Awards]]. ''The Truman Show'' has been analyzed as an exploration of [[simulated reality]], [[existentialism]], [[surveillance]], [[metaphilosophy]], [[privacy]], and [[reality television]], and described as a [[Hybrid genre|genre-blending]] work that features elements of [[Utopian and dystopian fiction|dystopian fiction]], [[meta fiction]], [[psychological drama]], [[romantic comedy]], [[satire]], and [[social science fiction]].
 
== Plot ==
Selected fromat birth and officiallylegally adopted by a television studio following an [[unwanted pregnancy]], Truman Burbank is the unsuspecting star of ''The Truman Show'', a [[reality television]] program filmed and broadcast worldwide, 24/7, through approximately five thousand hidden cameras and broadcast worldwide. Christof, the show's creator and [[executive producer]], seeks to capture Truman's authentic emotions and give audiences a relatable everyman.
 
Truman's hometown, Seahaven Island, is set inside an enormous soundstage. The immense and elaborate set allows Christof to control nearly every aspect of Truman's life, including the weather. Truman's world is populated by actors and crew members who serve as Truman's community, while carefully keeping him from discovering the truth. They also earn revenue for the show by cleverly-disguised [[product placement]]. To prevent Truman from escaping his fictional world, Christof has orchestrated scenarios to instill [[thalassophobia]], such as the "death" of Truman's father in a boating disaster. The rest of the cast steadily reinforces Truman's anxieties by messages about the dangers of traveling and the virtues of staying home.
 
Truman is intended by the producers to fall in love with and marry fellow student Meryl, but during his college years he develops feelings for Sylvia, an [[Extra (acting)|extra]]. Sylvia sympathizes with Truman's surreal plight and tries to tell him his life is a fiction, but she is fired from the show and forcibly removed from the set before she can convince him. Truman marries Meryl as the show intends, but his marriage is stilted and passionless, and he secretly continues to imagine a life with Sylvia; he dreams of traveling to [[Fiji]], where he was told she had moved. Meanwhile, in the real world, Sylvia joins "Free Truman", an activist group that calls for the liberation of the unwitting TV star from what they see as a show-business prison.
Truman's hometown, Seahaven Island, is set inside an enormous dome, populated by crew members and actors who [[Product placement|advertise products to both Truman and the audience]] to generate revenue for the show. The elaborate set allows Christof to control almost every aspect of Truman's life, including the weather. To prevent Truman from discovering the truth, Christof orchestrates scenarios that curtail his desire for exploration, such as the "death" of his father in a sea storm to instill [[thalassophobia]], and constantly broadcasts messages about the dangers of traveling and the virtues of staying home.
 
As the show approaches its 30th anniversary, Truman begins to notice unusual occurrences: a stage light which serves as a star in the night sky falls from its position and nearly hits him; an isolated patch of rain falls only over him; he accidentally overhears the crew's radio transmissions precisely describing his movements through town; and finally the reappearance of his supposedly drowned father, who is rushed away by crew members before Truman can confront him. Truman suspects that the city somehow revolves around him, and he begins openly questioning his life and asking who he sees as his closest confidants to help him solve the mystery.
During his college years, Truman, though written to fall in love with and marry fellow student Meryl, develops feelings for Sylvia, an [[Extra (acting)|extra]]. Although Sylvia is fired from the show before she can disclose the truth to Truman, he secretly continues to dream of a life with her outside of his marriage to Meryl and hopes to travel to [[Fiji]], where he is led to believe Sylvia moved. In the real world, Sylvia joins "Free Truman", an activist group that aims to cancel the show and have Truman released.
 
Truman's suspicions culminate in a spontaneous attempt to escape the island as increasingly implausible occurrences attempt to block his path. Eventually, he is caught and returned home under a flimsy pretext. There he confronts Meryl and challenges the sincerity of their marriage. Panicking, Meryl tries to change the subject by performing a product placement, causing Truman to snap and hold her at knifepoint. In the ensuing confrontation, Meryl [[breaking character|breaks character]] and is removed from the show shortly afterward.
As the show approaches its 30th anniversary, Truman begins to notice unusual occurrences around him, such as a broken spotlight (labelled [[Sirius]]) falling from the sky, a column of rain following only him, a malfunctioning radio channel precisely describing his movements, and the reappearance of his father (who is rushed away by crew members before Truman can confront him). Truman begins questioning his life and realizes that the city somehow revolves around him.
 
Hoping to bring Truman back to a controllable state, Christof reintroduces his father to the show under the guise of him having developed amnesia after the boating accident. The show regains its ratings, and Truman seems to return to his routines. One night, however, Christof discovers that Truman has begun sleeping in his basement. Disturbed by this change in behavior, Christof sends Truman's best friend Marlon to visit, and discovers that Truman has disappeared through a makeshift tunnel in the basement. Christof temporarily suspends the broadcast for the first time in its history, leading to record viewing numbers.
Truman's suspicions lead him to attempt to drive off of Seahaven Island with Meryl in tow. A series of improbable disasters lead him to attempt to leave on foot, after which he is subdued by people in protective gear. Back at home, Truman openly questions Meryl's feelings for him as well as her attempt to change the topic by advertising a product. In the ensuing confrontation, Meryl [[breaking character|breaks character]] and is removed from the show shortly afterward.
 
Christof orders a citywide search for Truman and is soon forced to break the production's day-night cycle to optimize the hunt. Truman is found sailing away from Seahaven, having apparently conquered his fear of water. Christof resumes the transmission and creates a violent storm in an attempt to capsize Truman's boat. Truman nearly drowns, but his spirit remains unbroken, and he continues to sail until his boat strikes the wall of the dome.
Hoping to bring Truman back to a controllable state, Christof properly reintroduces his father to the show under the guise of him having developed amnesia after the boating accident. The show regains its ratings, and Truman seems to return to his routines. One night, Christof discovers that Truman has begun sleeping in his basement. Disturbed by this change in behavior, Christof sends Truman's best friend Marlon to visit and discovers that Truman has secretly disappeared through a makeshift tunnel in the basement. Christof temporarily suspends the broadcast for the first time in its history, leading to record viewing numbers.
 
Initially horrified, Truman looks around and finds a staircase leading to an exit door. As he contemplates leaving, Christof speaks to him directly in God-like fashion from the "sky," tells him the truth about the show, and encourages him to stay—claiming that there is no more truth in the real world than Truman's artificial one. After a moment of reflection, Truman utters his catchphrase: "In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night", bows to the audience, and exits. Viewers around the world celebrate Truman's escape, and Sylvia races to greet him. The show's executive producers end the program with a shot of the open exit door, leaving Christof devastated.
Christof orders a citywide search for Truman and is soon forced to break the production's day-night cycle to optimize the search. Truman is found sailing away from Seahaven, having conquered his fear of water. Christof resumes the transmission and creates a violent storm in an attempt to capsize Truman's boat. Truman nearly drowns, but his spirit remains unbroken, and he continues to sail until his boat strikes the wall of the dome.
 
After the broadcast ends, Truman’s viewers look for something else to watch.
Initially horrified, Truman looks around and finds a staircase leading to an exit door. As he contemplates leaving, Christof speaks to him directly through a speaker system, encouraging him to stay by claiming that there is no more truth in the real world than his artificial one. After a moment of reflection, Truman utters his catchphrase: "In case I don't see you... good afternoon, good evening, and good night", bows to the audience, and exits. Viewers around the world celebrate Truman's escape, and Sylvia races to greet him. Christof's supervisors end the program with a shot of the open exit door. After the broadcast ends, Truman’s viewers look for something else to watch.
 
==Cast==
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* [[Jim Carrey]] as Truman Burbank.
:Though [[Robin Williams]] was considered for the role, Weir cast Carrey after seeing him in ''[[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]'', citing that Carrey's performance reminded him of [[Charlie Chaplin]].<ref name="pro">{{cite magazine |author=Svetkey, Benjamin |title=Jim Carrey's serious turn in The Truman Show |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 5, 1998 |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/06/05/jim-carreys-serious-turn-truman-show/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217162436/https://ew.com/article/1998/06/05/jim-carreys-serious-turn-truman-show/ |archive-date=February 17, 2020 |access-date=March 16, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Gary Oldman]] did a test footage for the role, though he understood Niccol's script was the star he had no interest in playing the role.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/06/truman-show-anniversary-jim-carrey-peter-weir-laura-linney | title=Twenty Years Later, Everything is the Truman Show | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=June 5, 2018 }}</ref> Carrey took the opportunityrole so he towould proclaimbe himselfknown as a dramaticmultifaceted actor, rather than being [[Typecasting|typecast]] in comedic roles.<ref>{{cite news | author = Weinraub, Bernard | title = Director Tries a Fantasy As He Questions Reality | work = The New York Times | date = May 21, 1998 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E0D71539F932A15756C0A96E958260 | access-date = April 1, 2008 | archive-date = July 13, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210713225146/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/21/movies/director-tries-a-fantasy-as-he-questions-reality.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Carrey, who was then normally paid $20&nbsp;million per film, agreed to do ''The Truman Show'' for $12&nbsp;million.<ref name="12mil">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/new-truman-villain-harris-1117435072/|title=New ''Truman'' villain: Harris|date=April 7, 1997|work=Variety|author=Busch, Anita M.|access-date=March 27, 2017|archive-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080406/http://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/new-truman-villain-harris-1117435072/|url-status=live}}</ref> Carrey also said it was the fastest that he ever accepted a role.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/the-truman-show-jim-carrey-cast-fastest-response/ | title=The Truman Show is the Fastest Jim Carrey Ever Said Yes to a Role | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=April 4, 2022 }}</ref> The scene in which Truman declares "this planet Trumania of the Burbank galaxy" to the bathroom mirror was Carrey's idea.<ref name="part2" />
* [[Laura Linney]] as Hannah Gill, acting as Meryl Burbank, Truman's wife.
:Linney studied [[Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears]] catalogs from the 1950s to develop her character's poses.<ref name="part1" />
* [[Ed Harris]] as Christof.
:[[Dennis Hopper]] was originally cast in the role, but he left in April 1997 (duringsoon after filming) over "creative differences". Harris was a last-minute replacement for himbegan.<ref name="12mil" /> Hopper later stated that he was fired after two days because Weir and producer [[Scott Rudin]] had made a deal that if they did not both approve of Hopper's performance, they would replace him.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://sabotagetimes.com/tv-film/at-home-with-dennis-hopper | title=Farewell then Dennis Hopper | access-date=August 5, 2019 | archive-date=August 5, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805071652/https://sabotagetimes.com/tv-film/at-home-with-dennis-hopper | url-status=live }}</ref> A number of other actors turned down the role after Hopper's departure, until Harris agreed to step in.<ref name="part2" /> Harris considered making Christof a [[Kyphosis|hunchback]], but Weir did not like the idea.<ref name="pro" />
* [[Noah Emmerich]] as Louis Coltrane, playing Marlon, Truman's best friend.
:Emmerich has said, "My character is in a lot of pain. He feels really guilty about deceiving Truman. He's had a serious drug addiction for many years. Been in and out of rehab." Very little of this is shown in the finished film, but several deleted scenes depict Louis actively expressing guilt over Truman's situation, and in one sequence, he spots Truman during his escape and purposely says nothing. His name is an [[Amalgamation (names)|amalgamation]] of two jazz musicians, [[Louis Armstrong]] and [[John Coltrane]].
* [[Natascha McElhone]] as Sylvia, playing Lauren Garland, Truman's college schoolmate who was originally just a background character, but who Truman fell for. This relationship was the only real moment of Truman's life in Seahaven.
* [[Holland Taylor]] as Alanis Montclair, playing Angela BurbankMontclair, Truman's mother.
* Brian Delate as Walter Moore, playing Truman's father Kirk Burbank.
* [[Paul Giamatti]] as Simeon, the control room director.
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*[[Philip Baker Hall]] as the network executive.
* [[Joel McKinnon Miller]] as a garage attendant.
* David Andrew Nash as bus driver.<ref> See url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621707/ David Andrew Nash. Retrieved February 10, 2024. </ref>
 
==Production==
===Development===
[[File:House from The Truman Show film.jpg|thumb|This house in [[Seaside, Florida]], served as Truman's home. The house is owned by the Gaetz family, which includeincludes U.S. politicians [[Don Gaetz|Don]] and [[Matt Gaetz]].]]
[[Andrew Niccol]] completed a one-page [[film treatment]] titled ''The Malcolm Show'' in May 1991.<ref>{{cite news | first = Benedict | last = Carver | url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117477740 | title = 'Truman' suit retort | work = Variety | date = June 22, 1998 | access-date = May 15, 2009 | archive-date = November 5, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105131248/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117477740 | url-status = live }}</ref> The original draft was more in tone of a science fiction [[thriller (genre)|thriller]], with the story set in New York City.<ref name="part1">{{Cite video |title=How's It Going to End? The Making of The Truman Show, Part 1 |year=2005 |publisher=Paramount Pictures |medium=DVD}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Davids |first=Brian |date=July 4, 2023 |title=‘The'The Truman Show’Show' Writer Andrew Niccol on the Original Script’sScript's Darker Tone and Connection to ‘Gattaca’'Gattaca' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/the-truman-show-writer-darker-script-1235528928/amp/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref> Niccol stated, "I think everyone questions the authenticity of their lives at certain points. It's like when kids ask if they're adopted."<ref name="Johnston" /> In the fall of 1993,<ref name="debut" /> producer [[Scott Rudin]] purchased the script for slightly over $1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite magazine|last= Fleming|first= Michael|url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR118435.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=%22The+Truman+Show%22|title= TriStar acquires female bounty hunter project|magazine= Variety|date= February 18, 1994|access-date= March 8, 2008|archive-date= July 21, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090721134654/http://www.variety.com/article/VR118435.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=%22The+Truman+Show%22|url-status= live}}</ref> [[Paramount Pictures]] agreed to distribute. Part of the deal called for Niccol to make his directing debut, though Paramount executives felt the estimated $80&nbsp;million budget would be too high for him.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.splicedonline.com/02features/aniccol.html |title=''S1M0NE'S'' SIRE |last=Blackwelder, Rob |date=August 12, 2002 |access-date=March 28, 2008 |publisher=Spliced Wire |archive-date=April 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412211543/http://www.splicedonline.com/02features/aniccol.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, Paramount wanted to go with an [[A-list]] director, paying Niccol extra money "to step aside". [[Brian De Palma]] was under negotiations to direct before he left [[United Talent Agency]] in March 1994.<ref name="debut">{{cite magazine|author=Fleming, Michael|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR119056.html?categoryid=3&cs=1|title=''SNL's'' Farley crashes filmdom|magazine=Variety|date=March 10, 1994|access-date=March 8, 2008|archive-date=October 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023180051/http://variety.com/article/VR119056.html?categoryid=3&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Directors who were considered after De Palma's departure included [[Tim Burton]], [[Sam Raimi]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[David Cronenberg]], [[Barry Sonnenfeld]] and [[Steven Spielberg]] before Peter Weir signed on in early 1995,<ref name="pro" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-22-ca-29730-story.html | title=The Complexity of Cronenberg | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=April 22, 1999 }}</ref> following a recommendation of Niccol.<ref name="Johnston" /> [[Bryan Singer]] wanted to direct but Paramount decided to go with the more experienced Weir.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bernard|first=Weinraub|title=An Unusual Choice for the Role of Studio Superhero|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 9, 2000}}</ref>
 
Weir wanted the film to be funnier, feeling that Niccol's script was too dark, and declaring, "where [Niccol] had it depressing, I could make it light. It could convince audiences they could watch a show in this scope 24/7." Niccol wrote sixteen drafts of the script before Weir considered the script ready for filming. Later in 1995, Jim Carrey signed to star,<ref name="part1" /> but because of commitments with ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' and ''[[Liar Liar]]'', he would not be ready to start filming for at least another year.<ref name="pro" /> Weir felt Carrey was perfect for the role and opted to wait for another year rather than recast the role.<ref name="part1" /> Niccol rewrote the script twelve times,<ref name="pro" /> while Weir created a fictionalized book about the show's history. He envisioned backstories for the characters and encouraged actors to do the same.<ref name="part1" />
 
Weir scouted locations in [[Eastern Florida]] but was dissatisfied with the landscapes. [[Sound stage]]s at Universal Studios were reserved for the story's setting of Seahaven before Weir's wife [[Wendy Stites]] introduced him to [[Seaside, Florida]], a "master-planned community" located in the [[Florida Panhandle]]. Pre-production offices were immediately opened in Seaside, where the majority of filming took place. The scenes of Truman's house were filmed at a residence owned by the Gaetz family, which included Florida State Senator [[Don Gaetz]] and U.S. representative [[Matt Gaetz]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/rep-matt-gaetz-wants-you-to-know-who-he-is-and-his-plan-is-working/2018/02/20/2dfce71e-126a-11e8-8ea1-c1d91fcec3fe_story.html |title=Rep. Matt Gaetz wants you to know who he is, and his plan is working |last=Zak |first=Dan |date=February 20, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en |access-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713225153/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/rep-matt-gaetz-wants-you-to-know-who-he-is-and-his-plan-is-working/2018/02/20/2dfce71e-126a-11e8-8ea1-c1d91fcec3fe_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The scene at the Seahaven Nuclear Power Station was filmed outside the front entrance of the Lansing Smith Generating Plant at [[Lynn Haven, Florida|Lynn Haven]], operated then by [[Gulf Power Company|Gulf Power]]. Other scenes were shot at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="part2">{{cite video | title = How's It Going to End? The Making of The Truman Show, Part 2| medium = DVD | publisher = Paramount Pictures |year = 2005}}</ref> [[Norman Rockwell]] paintings and 1960s postcards were used as inspiration for the film's design.<ref name="Rudolph" /><ref name="finish" /> Weir, [[Peter Biziou]] and [[Dennis Gassner]] researched surveillance techniques for certain shots.<ref name="Rudolph" />
 
===Filming===
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| rowspan="3"| [[71st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[71st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/71st-winners.html |title=The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 19, 2011 |work=Oscars.org}}</ref>
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Peter Weir]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/71st-winners.html |title=The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref>
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| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
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| {{nom}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen]]
| [[Andrew Niccol]]
| {{nom}}
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| [[Jim Carrey]]
| {{nom}}
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| [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]]
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| [[Burkhard Dallwitz]] and [[Philip Glass]]
| {{won}}
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| [[APRA AMCOS|Australasian Performing Right Association Awards]]
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| {{nom}}
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| [[AACTA Awards|Australian Film Institute Awards]]
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| Peter Weir and Scott Rudin
| {{won}}
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| rowspan="13"| Awards Circuit Community Awards
| Best Motion Picture
| [[Scott Rudin]], Andrew Niccol,<br>[[Edward S. Feldman]] and [[Adam Schroeder]]
| {{won}}
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| Best Director
| Peter Weir
| {{nom}}
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| Best Actor in a Leading Role
| Jim Carrey
| {{nom}}
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| Best Actor in a Supporting Role
| Ed Harris
| {{nom}}
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| Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| [[Laura Linney]]
| {{nom}}
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| Best Original Screenplay
| Andrew Niccol
| {{won}}
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| Best Art Direction
| [[Dennis Gassner]] and Richard L. Johnson
| {{nom}}
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| Best Cinematography
| [[Peter Biziou]]
| {{nom}}
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| Best Film Editing
| [[William M. Anderson]] and [[Lee Smith (film editor)|Lee Smith]]
| {{nom}}
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| Best Original Score
| Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass
| {{won}}
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| colspan="2"| Best Sound
| {{nom}}
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| colspan="2"| Best Visual Effects
| {{nom}}
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| colspan="2"| Best Cast Ensemble
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="3"| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
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| {{nom}}
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| Best Supporting Actor – Drama
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| Best Supporting Actress – Drama
| [[Laura Linney]]
| {{nom}}
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| colspanrowspan="37"| [[Bogey52nd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| {{won}}
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| rowspan="7"| [[52nd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1999/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1999 |website=[[BAFTA]] |year=1999 |access-date=September 16, 2016 |ref={{harvid|BAFTA|1999}}}}</ref>
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| [[Scott Rudin]], Andrew Niccol,<br> [[Edward S. Feldman]], and [[Adam Schroeder]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1999/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1999 |publisher=[[British Academy Film Awards]] |access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
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| [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Peter Biziou]]
| {{nom}}
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| [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]
| [[Dennis Gassner]]
| {{won}}
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| [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects|Best Special Effects]]
| [[Michael J. McAlister]], Brad Kuehn,<br> [[Craig Barron]], and Peter Chesney
| {{nom}}
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| [[British Society of Cinematographers]]<ref>{{cite#Award webcategories|url=https://bscine.com/media/uploads/awards/bsc-cinematography-feature-film.pdf?vBritish |title=BestSociety Cinematographyof |access-date=JuneCinematographers 3, 2021}}</ref>Awards]]
| [[British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film|Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film]]
| Best Cinematography
| Peter Biziou
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://bscine.com/media/uploads/awards/bsc-cinematography-feature-film.pdf?v |title=Best Cinematography in Feature Film |publisher=[[British Society of Cinematographers]] |access-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604021621/https://bscine.com/media/uploads/awards/bsc-cinematography-feature-film.pdf?v |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1998|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1998|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=58 |title=Chicago Film Critics Awards - 1998–07 |publisher=Chicagofilmcritics.org |access-date=August 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017115907/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=58 |archive-date=October 17, 2013}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=58 |title=Chicago Film Critics Awards - 1998–07 |publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |access-date=August 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017115907/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=58 |archive-date=October 17, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
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| Andrew Niccol
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chlotrudis.org/awards/past-awards/1999-5th-annual-awards/ |title=5th Annual Chlotrudis Awards |publisher=[[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Costume Designers Guild|Costume Designers Guild Awards]]
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| Marilyn Matthews
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.costumedesignersguild.com/awards-archives/1st-cdga-1999/ |title=1st CDGA (1999) |publisher=[[Costume Designers Guild]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[4th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
| [[4th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9901/26/broadcast.film.awards/ |title=Broadcast Film critics name 'Saving Private Ryan' best film |last=Clinton |first=Paul |date=January 26, 1999 |access-date=September 11, 2016 |work=[[CNN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305021108/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9901/26/broadcast.film.awards/ |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9901/26/broadcast.film.awards/ |title=Broadcast Film critics name 'Saving Private Ryan' best film |last=Clinton |first=Paul |date=January 26, 1999 |access-date=September 11, 2016 |publisher=[[CNN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305021108/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9901/26/broadcast.film.awards/ |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 1998|Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Picture]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"|
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
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| {{won}}
|-
| [[51st Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite web| title = 51st Annual DGA Awards: Winners and Nominees |website = [[Directors Guild of America]] |url =http://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1990s/1998.aspx |ref = {{harvid|DGA|1998}} |access-date = September 16, 2016}}</ref>
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding DirectingDirectorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| Peter Weir
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1990s/1998.aspx |title=The 51st Annual DGA Awards |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[4th Empire Awards|Empire Awards]]
| [[4th Empire Awards|Empire Awards]]<ref name="location">{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/index.html |title=1999 Empire Awards |work=[[Empireonline.co.uk]] |year=1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816064656/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/index.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Empire Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref name="location">{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/index.html |title=1999 Empire Awards |publisher=[[Empireonline.co.uk]] |year=1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816064656/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/index.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[11th European Film Awards|European Film Awards]]
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| Peter Weir
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[Film Critics Circle of Australia|Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1998|Florida Film Critics Circle Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/1998-ffcc-award-winners/ |title=1998 FFCC AWARD WINNERS |website=[[Florida Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Peter Weir
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/1998-ffcc-award-winners/ |title=1998 FFCC AWARD WINNERS |publisher=[[Florida Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Fotogramas de Plata]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[56th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/truman-show |title=The Truman Show – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1999}}}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/truman-show |title=The Truman Show |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
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| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| Ed Harris
| {{won}}
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| [[Motion Picture Sound Editors#Golden Reel Awards|Golden Reel Awards]]
| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Foreign Language Feature Film|Best Sound Editing – Foreign Feature]]
| Lee Smith, Karin Whittington, Rick Lisle,<br> Peter Townend, Tim Jordan, <br> Andrew Plain,<br> Nicholas Breslin, and Maureen Rodbard-Bean
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[Hugo Award]]s
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| Peter Weir and Andrew Niccol
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1999-hugo-awards/ |title=1999 Hugo Awards |publisher=[[Hugo Award]]s |date=September 6, 1999 |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| International Monitor Awards
| Theatrical Release – Color Correction
| Bryan McMahan
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1999 Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]]
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| Jim Carrey
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 1998|London Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for Film of the Year|Film of the Year]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"|
|-
| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year|Director of the Year]]
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| {{won}}
|-
| [[1998 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lafca.net/Years/1998.php |title=The 24th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |website=[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]
| Dennis Gassner
| {{Runner-up}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lafca.net/Years/1998.php |title=The 24th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |publisher=[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Movieguide Awards]]
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| Jim Carrey
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1999 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[MTV Movie Award for Movie of the Year|Best Movie]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"|
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Male Performance]]
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| Peter Weir
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"|
|-
| Best Male Dubbing
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| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Board of Review Awards 1998|National Board of Review Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1998/ |title=1998 Award Winners |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Ed Harris
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1998/ |title=1998 Award Winners |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1617"| Online Film & Television Association Awards {{small|(1998)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/3rd-annual-film-awards-1998/ |title=3rd Annual Film Awards (1998) |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| Best Picture
| rowspan="2"| Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol,<br> Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="16"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/3rd-annual-film-awards-1998/ |title=3rd Annual Film Awards (1998) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Drama Picture
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| Best Film Editing
| [[William M. Anderson]] and [[Lee Smith (film editor)|Lee Smith]]
| {{nom}}
|-
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| {{nom}}
|-
| Onlinecolspan="2"| Film &Hall Televisionof AssociationFame: AwardsProductions
| {{smallwon|(2011)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 Productions |websitepublisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Online Film Critics Society Awards 1998|Online Film Critics Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ofcs.org/awards/1998-awards-2nd-annual/ |title=1998 Awards (2nd Annual) |website=[[Online Film Critics Society]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://ofcs.org/awards/1998-awards-2nd-annual/ |title=1998 Awards (2nd Annual) |publisher=[[Online Film Critics Society]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
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| William M. Anderson and Lee Smith
| {{nom}}
|-
| Prêmio Guarani
| Best Foreign Film
| Peter Weir
| {{won}}
|-
| [[16th Robert Awards|Robert Awards]]
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| Peter Weir
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[3rd Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| [[3rd Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 1999 3rd Annual SATELLITE Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml|archive-date=February 1, 2008}}</ref>
| [[Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design|Best Art Direction]]
| Dennis Gassner
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 1999 3rd Annual SATELLITE Awards |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |archive-date=February 1, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[25th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
| rowspan="5"| [[25th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Saturn Awards |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |work=[[Saturn Award]]s Organization |access-date=November 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219234921/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=December 19, 2008}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |publisher=[[Saturn Awards]] |access-date=November 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219234921/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=December 19, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
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| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sefca.net/winners#/1998 |title=1998 SEFA Awards |website=sefca.net |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| Best Picture
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sefca.net/winners#/1998 |title=1998 SEFA Awards |publisher=Southeastern Film Critics Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
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| Best Director
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| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[Valladolid International Film Festival]]
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| Peter Weir
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[51st Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| Voices in the Shadow Dubbing Festival
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen]]
| Best Character Actor Voice
| [[Adalberto Maria Merli]] {{small|(for the dubbing of Ed Harris)}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[51st Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners2 |title=WGA Awards: Previous Nominees and Winners |website=[[Writers Guild of America Award]] |year=1999 |access-date=September 16, 2016 |ref={{harvid|WGA|1999}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307145015/http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners2 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| Andrew Niccol
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners2 |title=WGA Awards: Previous Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America Awards]] |year=1999 |access-date=September 16, 2016 |ref={{harvid|WGA|1999}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307145015/http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners2 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[20th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| [[20th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |title=The 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards |publisher=Young Artist Awards |accessdate=March 24, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128203408/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |archivedate=November 28, 2016 }}</ref>
| colspan="2"| Best Family Feature Film – Drama
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |title=The 20th Annual Youth in Film Awards |publisher=[[Young Artist Award]]s |access-date=March 24, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128203408/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |archive-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref>
|}
 
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==''The Truman Show'' delusion==
{{Main|The Truman Show delusion}}
Joel Gold, a psychiatrist at the [[Bellevue Hospital Center]], revealed that by 2008, he had met five patients with [[schizophrenia]] (and had heard of another twelve) who believed their lives were reality television shows. Gold named the syndrome "The Truman Show delusion" after the film and attributed the delusion to a world that had become hungry for publicity. Gold stated that some patients were rendered happy by their disease, while "others were tormented". One traveled to New York to check whether the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] had actually fallen—believing the [[9/11]] attacks to be an elaborate plot twist in his personal storyline. Another came to climb the [[Statue of Liberty]], believing that he would be reunited with his high school girlfriend at the top and finally be released from the show.<ref name="ellison">{{cite news |first=Ellison |last=Jesse |title=When Life Is Like a TV Show |work=Newsweek |date=August 2, 2008 |url=http://www.newsweek.com/truman-syndrome-when-life-tv-show-88185 |access-date=August 20, 2008 |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110803/http://www.newsweek.com/truman-syndrome-when-life-tv-show-88185 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
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