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Denys Arcand

Awards

Denys Arcand

46 wins & 28 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2005 Nominee Silver Condor
    • Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera en Idioma no Español)
    • The Barbarian Invasions
    Canada/France.
  • Lothaire Bluteau in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    1991 Nominee Silver Condor
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • Jesus of Montreal
    Canada.

BAFTA Awards

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Original
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film not in the English Language
    • The Barbarian Invasions
    Shared with: Denise Robert · Daniel Louis
  • Lothaire Bluteau in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    1991 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film not in the English Language
    • Jesus of Montreal
    Shared with: Roger Frappier · Pierre Gendron

Cannes Film Festival

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Winner Best Screenplay
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • Lothaire Bluteau in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    1989 Winner Jury Prize
    • Jesus of Montreal
  • Lothaire Bluteau in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    1989 Winner Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
    • Jesus of Montreal
  • Lothaire Bluteau in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    1989 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • Jesus of Montreal

César Awards, France

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner César
    • Best Film (Meilleur film)
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner César
    • Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner César
    • Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation)
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Melanie Merkosky and Éric Bruneau in An Eye for Beauty (2014)
    2014 Nominee Audience Choice Award
    • Audience Choice Award
    • An Eye for Beauty
  • Lothaire Bluteau in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    1989 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • Jesus of Montreal
  • The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
    1986 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • The Decline of the American Empire

Czech Lions

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2005 Winner Czech Lion
    • Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film)
    • The Barbarian Invasions
    Canada/France.

David di Donatello Awards

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Canadian Film Awards

  • Réjeanne Padovani (1973)
    1973 Winner Etrog
    • Best Screenplay (Feature)
    • Réjeanne Padovani
    Shared with: Jacques Benoit
  • Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603 (1964)
    1965 Winner Canadian Film Award
    • Best Films for Children
    • Samuel de Champlain: Québec 1603

European Film Awards

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Winner Screen International Award
    • The Barbarian Invasions
    Canada

Hamburg Film Festival

  • Melanie Merkosky and Éric Bruneau in An Eye for Beauty (2014)
    2014 Nominee Critics Award
    • An Eye for Beauty

Genie Awards

  • Days of Darkness (2007)
    2008 Nominee Genie
    • Best Achievement in Direction
    • Days of Darkness
  • Days of Darkness (2007)
    2008 Nominee Genie
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • Days of Darkness
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Genie
    • Best Achievement in Direction
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Genie
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • Stardom (2000)
    2001 Nominee Genie
    • Best Screenplay
    • Stardom
    Shared with: Jacob Potashnik

Gémeaux Awards

  • Joyeux Calvaire (1996)
    1997 Winner Gémeaux
    • Best Direction - Dramatic Program (Meilleure réalisation: Émission dramatique)
    • Joyeux Calvaire

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Jutra Awards

  • Days of Darkness (2007)
    2008 Nominee Jutra
    • Best Achievement in Directing (Meilleure Réalisation)
    • Days of Darkness
  • Days of Darkness (2007)
    2008 Nominee Jutra
    • Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario)
    • Days of Darkness
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Jutra
    • Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation)
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Jutra
    • Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario)
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Special Jutra
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Russian Guild of Film Critics

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Nominee Golden Aries
    • Best Foreign Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Lothaire Bluteau in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    1990 Winner Golden Space Needle Award
    • Best Director
    • Jesus of Montreal

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Winner TFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Barbarian Invasions
    Tied with Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation (2003).

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Maxim Roy, Maripier Morin, and Alexandre Landry in The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
    2018 Nominee Best Canadian Feature Film
    • The Fall of the American Empire
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Winner Best Canadian Feature Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • Lothaire Bluteau in Jesus of Montreal (1989)
    1989 Winner International Critics' Award
    • Jesus of Montreal
  • The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
    1986 Winner People's Choice Award
    • The Decline of the American Empire
  • The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
    1986 Winner Best Canadian Feature Film
    • The Decline of the American Empire

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • Maxim Roy, Maripier Morin, and Alexandre Landry in The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
    2018 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • The Fall of the American Empire
  • Maxim Roy, Maripier Morin, and Alexandre Landry in The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
    2018 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Best Film
    • The Fall of the American Empire
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
    1986 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • The Decline of the American Empire

Writers Guild of Canada

  • Stardom (2000)
    2001 Winner WGC Award
    • Stardom
    Shared with: Jacob Potashnik

Cinéfest Sudbury

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Winner Best Canadian Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Winner Audience Award
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Directors Guild of Canada

  • Denys Arcand
    2023 Winner DGC Lifetime Achievement Award
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner DGC Team Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in a Feature Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions
    Shared with: François Séguin · Hélène Grimard · Caroline Alder · Christian Fluet
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner DGC Craft Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Feature Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Lumiere Awards, France

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Lumiere Award
    • Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone)
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner VFCC Award
    • Best Director - Canadian Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Bangkok International Film Festival

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Golden Kinnaree Award
    • Best Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Association of Polish Filmmakers Critics Awards

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2003 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Foreign Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions

SESC Film Festival, Brazil

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
    • The Barbarian Invasions
  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
    • The Barbarian Invasions

FICE - Federazione Italiana Cinema d'Essai

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • The Barbarian Invasions

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Nominee IOMA
    • Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale)
    • The Barbarian Invasions

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Winner INOCA
    • Best Non-English Language Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions
    Canada

Prêmio Guarani

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
    2004 Nominee Premio Guarani
    • Best Foreign Film
    • The Barbarian Invasions
    Canada.

Le Gala Quebec Cinema

  • Testament (2023)
    2024 Nominee Prix Iris
    • Michel-Côté Public Prize
    • Testament
    Shared with: Denise Robert · Yoann Sauvageau
  • Maxim Roy, Maripier Morin, and Alexandre Landry in The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
    2019 Winner Prix Iris
    • Most Successful Film Outside Quebec
    • The Fall of the American Empire
    Shared with: Denise Robert
  • Maxim Roy, Maripier Morin, and Alexandre Landry in The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
    2019 Nominee Prix Iris
    • Public Prize
    • The Fall of the American Empire
    Shared with: Denise Robert

Beaujolais Meetings of French-speaking Cinema

  • Testament (2023)
    2023 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Film
    • Testament

Canada's Walk of Fame

  • Denys Arcand
    2004 Winner Star on Walk of Fame
    • Arts & Entertainment

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