"The 6th Day" earned three Razzie Award nominations for Schwarzenegger: Worst Actor (as the real Adam), Worst Supporting Actor (as the clone of Adam) and Worst Screen Couple (Schwarzenegger as Adam and Schwarzenegger as the clone), but lost all three to "Battlefield Earth". The film was also nominated four times at the 27th Saturn Awards, but lost to "X-Men" for Best Actor and Best Science Fiction Film, "Hollow Man" for Best Special Effects and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" for Best Make-Up.