Award Category Nominee Result Academy Awards[26] Best Supporting Actor Denzel Washington Nominated Best Original Score George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Nominated Best Original Song "Cry Freedom" – George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Nominated Berlin Film Festival[27] Peace Film Award Richard Attenborough Won Guild of German Film Theaters Won British Academy Film Awards[28] Best Film Cry Freedom Nominated Best Direction Richard Attenborough Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role John Thaw Nominated Best Cinematography Ronnie Taylor Nominated Best Editing Lesley Walker Nominated Best Original Score George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Nominated Best Sound Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye and Gerry Humphreys Won Golden Globe Awards[29] Best Motion Picture – Drama Cry Freedom Nominated Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Denzel Washington Nominated Best Director – Motion Picture Richard Attenborough Nominated Best Original Score – Motion Picture George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Nominated Grammy Awards[30] Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television "Cry Freedom" – George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Nominated MTV Video Music Awards Best Video from a Film Peter Gabriel – "Biko" Nominated NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Motion Picture Cry Freedom Nominated Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Denzel Washington Won National Board of Review Awards[31] Top 10 Films Cry Freedom Won Political Film Society Awards[32] Human Rights Won