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{{Short description|1991 biographical film by Barry Levinson}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Bugsy
| image          = Bugsy poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Barry Levinson]]
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]]
* Barry Levinson
* [[Warren Beatty]]
}}
| writer         = [[James Toback]]
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* Warren Beatty
* [[Annette Bening]]
* [[Harvey Keitel]]
* [[Ben Kingsley]]
* [[Joe Mantegna]]
}}
| music          = [[Ennio Morricone]]
| cinematography = [[Allen Daviau]]
| editing        = [[Stu Linder]]
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* Mulholland Productions
* Baltimore Pictures
}}
| distributor    = [[TriStar Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1991|12|10|[[Museum of Modern Art]]|1991|12|13|United States}}
| runtime        = 137 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 136:57--><ref>{{cite web|title=''BUGSY'' (18)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/bugsy-1970-4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193706/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/bugsy-1970-4|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2017|work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=May 4, 2013}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $30 million
| gross          = $49.1 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bugsy.htm|title=Bugsy (1991) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com}}</ref>
}}

'''''Bugsy''''' is a 1991 American [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Crime film#Crime drama|crime drama]] film directed by [[Barry Levinson]] and written by [[James Toback]]. Starring [[Warren Beatty]], [[Annette Bening]], [[Harvey Keitel]], [[Ben Kingsley]], [[Elliott Gould]], [[Bebe Neuwirth]], and [[Joe Mantegna]], the film is based on mobster [[Bugsy Siegel]] and his affair with starlet [[Virginia Hill]].

''Bugsy'' was given a limited release by [[TriStar Pictures]] on December 13, 1991, followed by a theatrical wide release on December 20, 1991. It received generally positive reviews from critics. It received ten nominations at the [[64th Academy Awards]] (including for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]) and won two: [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] and [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]. It won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama]].

==Plot==
In 1941, gangster [[Bugsy Siegel|Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel]], who had partnered in crime since childhood  with [[Meyer Lansky]] and [[Charlie Luciano]], goes to [[Los Angeles]] and instantly falls in love with [[Virginia Hill]], a tough-talking [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] starlet. The two meet for the first time when Bugsy visits actor [[George Raft]] on the set of ''[[Manpower (1941 film)|Manpower]]''. He buys a house in [[Beverly Hills]], planning to stay there while his wife and two daughters remain in [[Scarsdale, New York]].

Bugsy is tasked by Luciano and Lansky with protecting their lucrative bookmaking rackets run in partnership with weak [[Los Angeles crime family]] boss [[Jack Dragna]]. Ascending local Jewish gangster [[Mickey Cohen]] robs Dragna's operation one day. He is confronted by Bugsy, who decides he should be in business with the guy who committed the robbery, not the guy who got robbed. Cohen is put in charge of the betting casinos; Dragna is forced to confess to a raging Bugsy that he stole $14,000 and is told he now answers to Cohen.

After arguments about Virginia's trysts with drummer [[Gene Krupa]] and various bullfighters and Bugsy's reluctance to get a divorce, Virginia makes a romantic move on Bugsy. On a trip to [[Nevada]] to make a maintenance call to a rough gambling joint, Bugsy is struck with the inspiration for a luxury hotel and casino in the desert of Nevada, which happens to be in the only state where gambling is legal. He obtains $1 million in funding from Lansky and other [[New York City]] mobsters, on the motion of going big, doing it legit in Nevada. Virginia wants no part of it until Bugsy offers her a share, puts her in charge of accounting, and begins constructing the [[Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel Casino]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]; however, the budget soon soars out of control to over $6 million through overspending and Hill's mismanagement. In desperation, Bugsy sells his own share to cover some of the losses.

Bugsy receives a visit from gangster [[Harry Greenberg]], who has betrayed his old associates to save himself and run out of money from a combination of his gambling habits and being extorted by prosecutors who want his testimony. Harry begs Bugsy for help; after taking him to a secluded spot so they can talk privately, Bugsy shoots his friend dead. He is arrested for the murder, but the only witness is a cab driver who dropped Harry off in front of Bugsy's house, and who soon disappears after being paid off.

Lansky waits for Bugsy outside the jail and gives a satchel of money to his friend, though he warns Bugsy that he will no longer be able to protect him. The Flamingo's opening night is a total failure in a rainstorm, and $2 million of the budget is unaccounted for. Bugsy discovers that Virginia stole the money, which he then lets her keep. He then urges Lansky to never sell his share of the casino because he will live to thank him someday. Returning to Los Angeles, Bugsy is shot and killed in his home. Virginia learns the news in Las Vegas and knows her own days could be numbered.

The end title cards state that one week after Bugsy's death, Virginia returned all of the missing money to Lansky and later committed suicide in [[Austria]], and by 1991, the $6 million invested in Bugsy's Las Vegas dream had generated revenues of $100 billion.

==Cast==
* [[Warren Beatty]] as [[Bugsy Siegel|Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel]]
* [[Annette Bening]] as [[Virginia Hill]]
* [[Harvey Keitel]] as [[Mickey Cohen]]
* [[Ben Kingsley]] as [[Meyer Lansky]]
* [[Elliott Gould]] as [[Harry Greenberg]]
* [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[George Raft]]
* [[Bebe Neuwirth]] as Countess Dorothy [[House of Dentice|di Frasso]]
* [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]] as [[Charlie Luciano|Charlie "Lucky" Luciano]]
* [[Lewis Van Bergen]] as [[Joe Adonis]]
* [[Wendy Phillips]] as Esta Siegel, Bugsy's first wife
* [[Richard C. Sarafian]] as [[Jack Dragna]]
* [[Carmine Caridi]] as [[Frank Costello]]
* [[Andy Romano]] as [[Del Webb]], [[general contractor]] for [[Flamingo Las Vegas|The Flamingo]]
* [[Wendie Malick]] as Inez Malick
* Stefanie Mason as Millicent Siegel, Bugsy's elder daughter
* [[Kimberly McCullough]] as Barbara Siegel, Bugsy's younger daughter
* [[Don Calfa]] as [[Louis Tom Dragna|Louie Dragna]], Jack Dragna's nephew and cohort 
* [[Ray McKinnon (actor)|Ray McKinnon]] as David Hinton, architectural designer of the [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo]]
* Joe Baker as [[Lawrence Tibbett]], a famed opera singer whose house Bugsy buys
* Ksenia Prohaska as [[Marlene Dietrich]], George Raft's co-star in ''[[Manpower (1941 film)|Manpower]]''
* Giancarlo Scandiuzzi as Count [[House of Dentice|di Frasso]], an Italian aristocrat and personal friend of [[Benito Mussolini]]
* [[Joseph Roman]] and [[James Toback]] as [[Moe Sedway]] and [[Gus Greenbaum]], the mobsters who take control of The Flamingo after Bugsy's murder

Other cast members in smaller roles include [[Robert Glaudini]] as Dominic Manzella, Jack Dragna's [[Hatchet man (idiom)|hatchet man]]; [[Eric Christmas]] as Ronald the butler, [[Robert Beltran]] as Alejandro, Don Carrara as [[Vito Genovese]], Bryan Smith as Chick Hill, Virginia's brother; [[Traci Lind]] as Natalie St. Clair, and [[Debrah Farentino]] as Bugsy's one-night stand.

==Production==
Beatty's desire to make and star in a film about Bugsy Siegel can be traced all the way back to the late 1970s and early 1980s. After completing ''[[Reds (film)|Reds]]'' (1981), Beatty had several projects that he wanted to do but his two dream projects were to produce, star, and possibly direct the life story of [[Howard Hughes]] and the life story of Bugsy. Beatty stated that of all the characters he played in films, such as [[Clyde Barrow]] in ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'' (1967) and [[John Reed (journalist)|John Reed]] in ''Reds'', he felt that he was the right actor to play both Bugsy and Hughes.

Beatty was fascinated by Siegel, who he thought was a strange emblem of America (an American gangster who was the son of Jewish immigrants who became fascinated with [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] and who also envisioned a [[Las Vegas|desert city in which legal gambling is allowed]]). Several filmmakers attempted to make a film based on Bugsy's life, most famously French director [[Jean-Luc Godard]], who wrote a script entitled ''The Story'' and envisioned [[Robert De Niro]] as Siegel and [[Diane Keaton]] as Virginia Hill.
In the late 1970s, Beatty met screenwriter [[James Toback]], with whom he became fast friends when Beatty was preparing ''[[Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)|Heaven Can Wait]]''. Years later, when Beatty was in pre-production on ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]'', he asked Toback to write a script on Bugsy.

During the course of six years and in between two films that he was involved in, Toback wrote a 400-page document of Bugsy's life. However, under some strange circumstances,{{clarify|date=June 2015}} Toback lost the entire document. Under pressure from [[Warner Bros.]], who Beatty learned also had a Bugsy Siegel script ready to be produced, Beatty pursued Toback to write a script based on his lost document. Toback handed his new script to Beatty. Beatty approved it and went to several studios in hopes of obtaining financing and distribution for the film. Beatty presented Toback's script to Warner Bros. and claimed that it was much better than the one that Warner Bros. was interested in producing. Warner Bros. passed on the project, and Beatty eventually got the backing of [[TriStar Pictures]].

Initially, Toback was under the impression that ''he'' would be the director. For a while, Beatty could not find a director (he did not know or chose not to know of Toback's desire to direct the film). Beatty feared that he would be stuck in the position of having to direct the film himself. He said, "I'm in just about every scene of the picture, and I didn't want to have to do all that other work." However, Beatty announced to Toback that [[Barry Levinson]] was on board to direct ''Bugsy''. At first, Toback was disappointed, but he quickly learned that Levinson was the right person for the job. Despite the length of the script (which would have run three and a half to four hours), Beatty, Levinson, and Toback condensed it to a two-and-a-half to three-hour script. The trio worked very closely together during the production of the film.

During casting, Beatty wanted [[Annette Bening]] to play the role of Virginia Hill. Before ''Bugsy'', Bening was a candidate to play Tess Trueheart in Beatty's ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]''. After seeing her audition, Beatty phoned Levinson and told him, "She's terrific. I love her. I'm going to marry her". Levinson thought Beatty was just excited at her audition and did not think that Beatty actually meant what he had said. Both Beatty and Bening stated that their relationship started after completing the film. Later that summer, Bening became pregnant with her and Beatty's first child, which resulted in a tabloid/media frenzy at the time. The child was born January 8, 1992, and the couple married on March 12.

Originally, Beatty played Bugsy with a heavy New York City accent (which can be heard in the trailer). However, both Levinson and Toback thought that the accent was not right, so Beatty dropped the accent (which he thought was "charming") and used his normal voice.

[[Principal photography]] began in January 1991, and filming wrapped in May 1991. Locations included Los Angeles, [[Pasadena, California]], [[Coachella Valley]], California, and the [[Mojave Desert]].<ref name = AFI>{{cite web|url = https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58790|title = Bugsy (1991)|website = [[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|publisher = [[American Film Institute]]|accessdate = December 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Filming>{{cite web |title=Coachella Valley Feature Film Production 1920–2011 |url=http://www.visitpalmsprings.com/page/filming-in-palm-springs/126939|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305201810/http://www.visitpalmsprings.com/page/filming-in-palm-springs/126939|archive-date=March 5, 2016|work=Filming in Palm Springs |access-date=October 1, 2012 |author=Palm Springs Visitors Center |location=Palm Springs, CA}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=December 2016}}<ref>http://visitpalmsprings.com/stream/126941?mode=Download {{dead link|date=December 2016}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Bugsy'' premiered at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York City on December 10, 1991.<ref name = AFI/> It had a limited release on December 13, 1991, and was released nationwide on December 20, 1991. Director Barry Levinson would later complain about how  Tri-Star Studios promoted and distributed the film, deeming that they did not invest on it as much as their other release of that month, ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-13-ca-3759-story.html |title=The Toys in His Attic : Barry Levinson intended 'Toys' to be his first directorial outing, but somehow : 'Diner,' 'Good Morning, Vietnam,' 'Rain Man' and 'Bugsy' got in the way|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=Dutka, Elaine|date=December 13, 1992}}</ref> A director's cut was released on DVD, containing an additional 13 minutes not seen in the theatrical version.

== Reception ==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Bugsy'' holds an approval rating of 84% based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's consensus reads: "Stylishly scattered, ''Bugsy'' offers cinematic homage to the infamous underworld legend, chiefly through a magnetic performance from [[Warren Beatty]] in the title role."<ref>{{cite web |title=Bugsy (1991) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bugsy |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 80 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."<ref>{{cite web |title=Bugsy Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bugsy |website=Metacritic}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' awarded the film four out of four stars, writing that "''Bugsy'' moves with a lightness that belies its strength," and praised it for vibrating "with optimism and passion, with the exuberance of the con man on his game."<ref name="Ebert, Roger">{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=December 20, 1991 |title=''Bugsy'' |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bugsy-1991 |access-date=November 5, 2015 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Beatty’s portrayal of [[Bugsy Siegel]], describing it as "charismatic yet unsettling," and lauded the film’s richly detailed period setting.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=1991-12-13 |title=Review/Film; Sure, He Had His Faults, but the Man Had Vision! |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/13/movies/review-film-sure-he-had-his-faults-but-the-man-had-vision.html |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called the film "sumptuous" and "evocative," singling out the performances of Beatty and [[Annette Bening]], as well as [[Barry Levinson]]’s direction.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=1991-01-01 |title=Bugsy |url=https://variety.com/1990/film/reviews/bugsy-1200428981/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' gave a positive review, noting that "''Bugsy'' boasts style and charisma," although it observed that the film's pacing occasionally wavered.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-01-01 |title=Bugsy |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/bugsy-review/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref>

In a review for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', [[Owen Gleiberman]] described the film as "slick and opulent," crediting Beatty and Bening’s chemistry but critiquing the narrative for not fully exploring Siegel's darker complexities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bugsy |url=https://ew.com/article/1991/12/13/bugsy-3/?srsltid=AfmBOopXHXLXkVQZcQaxejeumHHAh77hexCztH7mBJbO-Utz6bAtK_-V |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' later commented that while the film took liberties with historical accuracy, it captured "the feverish glamour" of its subject.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tunzelmann |first=Alex von |date=2011-03-10 |title=Bugsy: don't mention the flying eyeball |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/10/reel-history-bugsy-warren-beatty |access-date=2025-04-26 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' praised the film’s visual composition and period detail but criticized its length and narrative meandering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bugsy Review - TimeOut |url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/bugsy}}</ref> ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' found ''Bugsy'' to be a "lavish, absorbing biopic" that balanced style with strong performances, though it noted that the film occasionally romanticized its subject.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Review: Bugsy |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1991-12-27/bugsy/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Common Sense Media]]'' also praised the film's craftsmanship and performances, while cautioning that its violent and mature themes made it suitable for older audiences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Movie & TV reviews for parents |title=Bugsy Movie Review {{!}} Common Sense Media |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/bugsy |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.commonsensemedia.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="10"| [[64th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]], [[Barry Levinson]], and [[Warren Beatty]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="10"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992 |title=The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 22, 2011 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095833/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/64th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Barry Levinson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Warren Beatty
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Harvey Keitel]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Ben Kingsley]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen]]
| [[James Toback]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]
| Art Direction: [[Dennis Gassner]]; <br> Set Decoration: [[Nancy Haigh]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Allen Daviau]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| [[Albert Wolsky]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| [[Ennio Morricone]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[American Society of Cinematographers|American Society of Cinematographers Awards]]
| [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases]]
| Allen Daviau
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php |title=The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802060537/http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php |archive-date=August 2, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| [[Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama)|Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama]]
| [[Ellen Chenoweth]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1992 |title=1992 Artios Awards |publisher=[[Casting Society of America]] |access-date=February 9, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bambi Award]]s
| Film – International
| Ben Kingsley
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[42nd Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin International Film Festival]]
| [[Golden Bear]]
| rowspan="2"| Barry Levinson
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1992/02_programm_1992/02_Programm_1992.html |title=Berlinale: 1992 Programme |access-date=May 22, 2011 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1991|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |title=1988-2013 Award Winner Archives |publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |date=January 1, 2013 |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Warren Beatty
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Annette Bening]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Harvey Keitel
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| James Toback
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association|Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| 
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Warren Beatty
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Harvey Keitel
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Allen Daviau
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[44th Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| Barry Levinson
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1990s/1991.aspx?value=1991|title=44th Annual DGA Awards |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[49th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="8"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/bugsy |title=Bugsy |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]]
| Warren Beatty
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Annette Bening
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| Harvey Keitel
| {{nom}}
|-
| Ben Kingsley
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Barry Levinson
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| James Toback
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score – Motion Picture]]
| Ennio Morricone
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[1991 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lafca.net/Years/1991.php |title=The Annual 17th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |publisher=[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Barry Levinson
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Warren Beatty
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| James Toback
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1992 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]]
| Warren Beatty and Annette Bening
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Awards 1991|National Board of Review Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1991/ |title=1991 Award Winners |publisher=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Warren Beatty
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[1991 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |title=Past Awards |publisher=[[National Society of Film Critics]] |date=December 19, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Warren Beatty
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Elliott Gould]]
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
|-
| Harvey Keitel {{small|(also for ''[[Mortal Thoughts]]'' and ''[[Thelma & Louise]]'')}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| James Toback
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Allen Daviau
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
|-
| [[44th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen]]
| James Toback
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |title=Awards Winners |date= |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America Awards]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |archive-date=December 5, 2012 |access-date=June 6, 2010}}</ref>
|}

The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:
* 2003: [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains]]:
** [[Bugsy Siegel]] – Nominated Villain<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/handv400.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains Nominees |access-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805075814/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/handv400.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2005: [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes]]:
** Virginia Hill: "Why don't you go outside and jerk yourself a soda?" – Nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/quotes400.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes Nominees |access-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706070525/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/quotes400.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2008: [[AFI's 10 Top 10]]:
** Nominated Gangster Film<ref>{{cite web|url=http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=381&AddInterest=1781 |title=AFI's 10 Top 10 Nominees |format=PDF |access-date=August 19, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071937/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=381&AddInterest=1781 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of films set in Las Vegas]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0101516|Bugsy}}
* {{TCMDb title|id=23698}}
* {{AFI film|58790}}
* {{mojo title|bugsy|Bugsy}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|bugsy|Bugsy}}

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