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| ALMA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | ALMA Award |
Outstanding Director of a Motion Picture for: The Constant Gardener (2005) |
| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
| Ajijic International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Jury Award |
Best Independent Feature for: Domésticas (2001) Shared with: Nando Olival |
| Algarve International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Grand Prize of the City of Portimão |
for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| Aspen Shortsfest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Jury Award |
Drama - Best of Category for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film |
for: The Constant Gardener (2005) Shared with: Simon Channing Williams Jeffrey Caine |
| David Lean Award for Direction |
for: The Constant Gardener (2005) |
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| 2003 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film not in the English Language for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Shared with: Andrea Barata Ribeiro Mauricio Andrade Ramos |
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Panorama Award of the New York Film Academy |
for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Bodil |
Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | ANDI/Unicef Award - Honorable Mention |
for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| Canal Brasil Acquisition Award |
for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
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| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Director for: The Constant Gardener (2005) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Blindness (2008) |
| Cartagena Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Golden India Catalina |
Best Director (Mejor Director) for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
Best Film (Mejor Película) for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
| 2000 | Won | Honorable Mention of the Children's Cinema Competition Jury |
for: Menino Maluquinho 2: A Aventura (1998) Shared with: Fabrizia Pinto Mention given by young jury. |
| Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize |
Best Director (Melhor Diretor) for: Blindness (2008) |
| 2003 | Won | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize |
Best Director (Melhor Diretor) for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize |
Best Director (Melhor Diretor) for: Domésticas (2001) |
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro) for: Domésticas (2001) Shared with: Nando Olival Renata Melo Cecília Homem de Mello |
Best Short Film (Melhor Curta-Metragem) for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| Cinemanila International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Grand Jury Prize |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Tied with Kôfuku no kane (2002). |
| Cuiabá Film and Video Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Coxiponé Award |
Best Film for: Domésticas (2001) Shared with: Nando Olival |
Best Screenplay for: Domésticas (2001) Shared with: Nando Olival Renata Melo Cecília Homem de Mello |
| 1999 | Won | Coxiponé Award |
Short Film - Best Director for: E no meio passa um trem (1998) Shared with: Nando Olival |
| Directors Guild of Great Britain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | DGGB Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Foreign Language Film for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
| Drama Short Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Special Distinction |
International for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Screen International Award |
for: The Constant Gardener (2005) UK/Germany/Kenya. |
| 2002 | Nominated | Screen International Award |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Brazil. |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Film for: The Constant Gardener (2005) |
| Flickerfest International Short Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Best Film |
for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Constant Gardener (2005) |
| Goya Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Goya |
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) for: The Constant Gardener (2005) UK. |
| Gramado Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Golden Kikito |
Short Film Competiton 35mm - Best Director (Curta Metragem em 35mm - Melhor Diretor) for: E no meio passa um trem (1998) Shared with: Nando Olival |
Short Film Competiton 35mm - Best Film (Curta Metragem em 35mm - Melhor Filme) for: E no meio passa um trem (1998) Shared with: Nando Olival |
| Guadalajara Mexican Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Audience Award |
Ibero-American Competition for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| Havana Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Award of the Havana University |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
| Cuban Press Association Award |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
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| FIPRESCI Prize |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) For approaching the explosive theme of social exclusion, using an ambitious, complex and involving style of narration, without moralising or condoning violence. |
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| Glauber Rocha Award |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
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| Grand Coral - First Prize |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Tied with Tan de repente (2002). |
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| OCIC Award |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
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| Imagen Foundation Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Imagen Award |
Best Director for: The Constant Gardener (2005) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Cidade de Deus (2002) - Brazil. |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
| Lima Latin American Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Elcine First Prize |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year for: The Constant Gardener (2005) |
| Marrakech International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Best Director |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| Nominated | Golden Star |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
|
| Melbourne International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Grand Prix |
for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| Outstanding Short Film Promoting Human Values |
for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
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| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Breakthrough Filmmaker for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
| Robert Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | Robert |
Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Shared with: Kátia Lund (director) |
| Rotterdam International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Tiger Award |
for: Domésticas (2001) Shared with: Nando Olival |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | - | ShoWest Award |
International Achievement in Filmmaking |
| Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Motion Picture for: Blindness (2008) |
| Nominated | Best Film |
for: Blindness (2008) |
|
| Stockholm Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Best Short Film |
for: Palace II (2000) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
| São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Grand Prize of the Critics |
Television (Televisão) for: "Cidade dos Homens" (2002) |
| Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Visions Award - Special Citation |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
| Toulouse Latin America Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Grand Prix |
for: Domésticas (2001) Shared with: Nando Olival |
| Uruguay International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Special Jury Award |
for: Cidade de Deus (2002) |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: The Constant Gardener (2005) |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | WAFCA Award |
Best Director for: The Constant Gardener (2005) |
| 2003 | Nominated | WAFCA Award |
Best Director for: Cidade de Deus (2002) Shared with: Kátia Lund |
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