 In January 1989, the film received four Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Hackman), though it failed to any win of the awards at the 46th Golden Globe Awards.In February 1989, "Mississippi Burning" was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor; its closest rivals were "Rain Man" leading with eight nominations, and "Dangerous Liaisons", which also received seven nominations.On March 29, 1989, at the 61st Academy Awards, the film won only one of the seven awards for which it was nominated, Best Cinematography.