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Luis Buñuel

Awards

Luis Buñuel

39 wins & 36 nominations

Ariel Awards, Mexico

  • Luis Buñuel
    1978 Winner Special Recognition
  • Robinson Crusoe (1954)
    1956 Winner Golden Ariel
    • Best Picture (Mejor Película)
    • Robinson Crusoe
  • The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
    1956 Nominee Golden Ariel
    • Best Picture (Mejor Película)
    • The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
  • Robinson Crusoe (1954)
    1956 Winner Silver Ariel
    • Best Direction (Mejor Dirección)
    • Robinson Crusoe
  • The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
    1956 Nominee Silver Ariel
    • Best Direction (Mejor Dirección)
    • The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

Academy Awards, USA

  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1978 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
    Shared with: Jean-Claude Carrière
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1973 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    Shared with: Jean-Claude Carrière

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Luis Buñuel
    1969 Winner FIPRESCI Prize - Honorable Mention
    For the body of his works.
  • Claude Cerval, Alain Cuny, Paul Frankeur, François Maistre, Edith Scob, Laurent Terzieff, and Bernard Verley in The Milky Way (1969)
    1969 Winner Interfilm Award
    • The Milky Way
    The movie screened out-of-competition.

Bodil Awards

  • Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    1968 Winner Bodil
    • Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film)
    • Belle de Jour
  • The Exterminating Angel (1962)
    1963 Winner Bodil
    • Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)
    • The Exterminating Angel
  • Francisco Rabal in Nazarin (1959)
    1961 Winner Bodil
    • Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)
    • Nazarin

BAFTA Awards

  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1974 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Direction
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1974 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    Shared with: Jean-Claude Carrière
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1974 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Sound Track
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    Shared with: Guy Villette

Cannes Film Festival

  • The Exterminating Angel (1962)
    1962 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • The Exterminating Angel
  • The Exterminating Angel (1962)
    1962 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Competition
    • The Exterminating Angel
  • Viridiana (1961)
    1961 Winner Palme d'Or
    • Viridiana
    Tied with The Long Absence (1961).
  • The Young One (1960)
    1960 Winner Special Mention
    • The Young One
  • The Young One (1960)
    1960 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • The Young One

César Awards, France

  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1978 Nominee César
    • Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1978 Nominee César
    • Best Sreenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, dialogue ou adaptation)
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
    Shared with: Jean-Claude Carrière

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1979 Winner CEC Award
    • Best Director (Mejor Director)
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
  • Tristana (1970)
    1971 Winner CEC Award
    • Best Director (Mejor Director)
    • Tristana

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics

  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1973 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Film
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
  • Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    1968 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Film
    • Belle de Jour
    Tied with Mouchette (1967).

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
    1975 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • The Phantom of Liberty
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1974 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
  • Claude Cerval, Alain Cuny, Paul Frankeur, François Maistre, Edith Scob, Laurent Terzieff, and Bernard Verley in The Milky Way (1969)
    1970 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • The Milky Way
  • Jeanne Moreau in Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
    1965 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Diary of a Chambermaid

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • Jeanne Moreau in Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
    1964 Nominee Crystal Globe
    • Best Film
    • Diary of a Chambermaid

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1977 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • That Obscure Object of Desire

Moscow International Film Festival

  • Luis Buñuel
    1979 Winner Honorary Prize
    For the contribution to the cinema.

National Board of Review, USA

  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1977 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Director
    • That Obscure Object of Desire

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1977 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1973 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1973 2nd Place NSFC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    2nd place
    Shared with: Jean-Claude Carrière

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1977 2nd Place NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1977 2nd Place NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
    Shared with: Jean-Claude Carrière
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1972 3rd Place NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1972 2nd Place NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    Shared with: Jean-Claude Carrière

Venice Film Festival

  • Luis Buñuel
    1982 Winner Career Golden Lion
  • Luis Buñuel
    1969 Winner Career Golden Lion
    Homage for overall work
  • Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    1967 Winner Golden Lion
    • Belle de Jour
  • Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    1967 Winner Pasinetti Award
    • Competition
    • Belle de Jour
  • Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    1967 Winner New Cinema Award
    • Best Film
    • Belle de Jour

Sant Jordi Awards

  • Luis Buñuel
    1973 Winner Career Award
  • Tristana (1970)
    1970 Winner Sant Jordi
    • Best Film (Mejor Película Española)
    • Tristana

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • Tristana (1970)
    1972 Nominee Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Tristana
    Seventh place

Online Film & Television Association

  • Luis Buñuel
    2007 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Creative

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    1967 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Belle de Jour
    Second Place
  • The Exterminating Angel (1962)
    1963 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • The Exterminating Angel
    Third Place
  • Viridiana (1961)
    1962 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Viridiana
    Fourth Place
  • Francisco Rabal in Nazarin (1959)
    1960 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Nazarin
    Sixth Place; tied with The Good Girls (1960)
  • The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
    1957 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
    Fifth Place

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