This film has received the following awards and/or honors:
John Travolta was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor in Saturday Night Fever. It was his first ever nomination. Travolta lost to The Goodbye Girl star Richard Dreyfuss.
The Bee Gees were nominated for BAFTA's Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music. The film was also nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Sound.
Saturday Night Fever was nominated for four Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (John Travolta), Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "How Deep is Your Love?"
The National Board of Review named John Travolta Best Actor for his work in Saturday Night Fever.
Norman Wexler's screenplay for Saturday Night Fever was nominated for a Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen.
The Bee Gees' song "Stayin' Alive" from Saturday Night Fever was ranked by the American Film Institute as the 9th Greatest Movie Song of All Time in 2004.
In 1978, The Bee Gees won a Grammy Award as Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Group for their Saturday Night Fever song "How Deep is Your Love?"
In 1979, The Bee Gees won four Grammy Awards for their contributions to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack: Album of the Year, Best Arrangement for Voices (for the song "Stayin' Alive"), Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Producer of the Year (shared with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson).
In 2004, The Bee Gees were given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award for the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever.
