Composer [[Marc Shaiman]] was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Original Music Score|Original Musical or Comedy Score]] [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for ''The American President''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1996 |title=1996 &#124; Oscars.org &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=Oscars.org |date=1996-03-25 |accessdate=2016-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Past Winners Database: 1995 68th Academy Awards|work=Los Angeles Times|url = http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1995/1995aa.htm|accessdate =October 16, 2006 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060916110658/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1995/1995aa.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = September 16, 2006}}</ref> The film was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture|Best Director]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical]] for Michael Douglas, [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical]] for Annette Bening, and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Comedy/Musical]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1996)|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|url=http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1995|accessdate=October 16, 2006|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028142351/http://www1.hfpa.org/browse/year/1995|archivedate=October 28, 2006|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Past Winners Database: 1995 53rd Golden Globe Awards|work=Los Angeles Times|url = http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1995/1995gg.htm|accessdate =October 16, 2006 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060911204933/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1995/1995gg.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = September 11, 2006}}</ref> The [[American Film Institute]] ranked ''The American President'' No. 75 on its list of [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions|America's Greatest Love Stories]].<ref>{{cite web|title=''AFI's 100 YEARS...100 PASSIONS''|url=http://www.afi.com/100years/passions.aspx|publisher=afi.com|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref>

==Cast==