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Costa-Gavras

Awards

Costa-Gavras

42 wins & 39 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Missing
    Costa-Gavras was not present at the awards ceremony.
    Shared with: Donald E. Stewart
  • Z (1969)
    1970 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Z
  • Z (1969)
    1970 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Z
    Shared with: Jorge Semprún

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2002 Winner Berlinale Camera
  • Amen. (2002)
    2002 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Amen.
  • The Little Apocalypse (1993)
    1993 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • The Little Apocalypse
  • Music Box (1989)
    1990 Winner Golden Berlin Bear
    • Music Box
    Tied with Larks on a String (1969).

BAFTA Awards

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Direction
    • Missing
  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Missing
    Shared with: Donald E. Stewart
  • Z (1969)
    1970 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Z
    Shared with: Jorge Semprún

Cannes Film Festival

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1982 Winner Palme d'Or
    • Missing
    Tied with Yol (1982).
  • Special Section (1975)
    1975 Winner Best Director
    • Special Section
    Tied with Orderers (1974).
  • Special Section (1975)
    1975 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • Special Section
  • Z (1969)
    1969 Winner Jury Prize
    • Z
    Unanimously.
  • Z (1969)
    1969 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • Z

César Awards, France

  • Christos Loulis in Adults in the Room (2019)
    2020 Nominee César
    • Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation)
    • Adults in the Room
  • José Garcia in The Ax (2005)
    2006 Nominee César
    • Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation)
    • The Ax
    Shared with: Jean-Claude Grumberg
  • Amen. (2002)
    2003 Nominee César
    • Best Film (Meilleur film)
    • Amen.
  • Amen. (2002)
    2003 Nominee César
    • Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
    • Amen.
  • Amen. (2002)
    2003 Winner César
    • Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation)
    • Amen.
    Shared with: Jean-Claude Grumberg

David di Donatello Awards

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)
    • Missing
  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Missing
  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera)
    • Missing
    Shared with: Donald E. Stewart

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Z (1969)
    1970 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Z

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

  • Z (1969)
    1970 Winner Edgar
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Z
    Shared with: Jorge Semprún
  • Yves Montand and Simone Signoret in The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
    1967 Nominee Edgar
    • Best Motion Picture
    • The Sleeping Car Murder

European Film Awards

  • Christos Loulis in Adults in the Room (2019)
    2020 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Screenwriter
    • Adults in the Room
  • Costa-Gavras
    2018 Winner Honorary Award

Golden Globes, USA

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Missing
  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Missing
    Shared with: Donald E. Stewart

Havana Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2003 Winner Honorary Award

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    1995 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Missing
  • The Confession (1970)
    1971 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • The Confession
  • Z (1969)
    1970 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Z

Locarno Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2022 Winner Leopard Career Award

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Winner ALFS Award
    • Director of the Year
    • Missing
  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Winner ALFS Award
    • Screenwriter of the Year
    • Missing
    Shared with: Donald E. Stewart

Moscow International Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2013 Winner Special Prize
    For an outstanding contribution to the world cinema.
  • Shock Troops (1967)
    1967 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Shock Troops

Munich Film Festival

  • Capital (2012)
    2013 Nominee ARRI/OSRAM Award
    • Best International Film
    • Capital

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Z (1969)
    1970 2nd Place NSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • Z
  • Z (1969)
    1970 2nd Place NSFC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Z
    Shared with: Jorge Semprún

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1982 3rd Place NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Missing
    Shared with: Donald E. Stewart
  • State of Siege (1972)
    1973 2nd Place NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • State of Siege
  • Z (1969)
    1969 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Z

Prix Louis Delluc

  • State of Siege (1972)
    1972 Winner Prix Louis Delluc
    • State of Siege

Pusan International Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2009 Winner Hand Printing
    Shared with: Dario Argento

SACD Awards

  • Costa-Gavras
    2002 Winner Grand Prize

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Kad Merad and Denis Podalydès in Last Breath (2024)
    2024 Nominee Golden Seashell
    • Best Film
    • Last Breath
  • Costa-Gavras
    2019 Winner Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Capital (2012)
    2012 Nominee Golden Seashell
    • Best Film
    • Capital
  • Capital (2012)
    2012 Winner Guipuzcoan Blood-Donors' Association Corresponding to the Solidarity Award
    • Capital

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • Fanny Ardant, Johnny Hallyday, Guy Marchand, Juliette Rennes, and Laurent Romor in Family Council (1986)
    1986 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • Family Council

Venice Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2019 Winner Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award
  • Hanna K. (1983)
    1983 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Hanna K.
  • Romy Schneider and Yves Montand in Womanlight (1979)
    1979 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Best Film
    • Womanlight

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
    • Missing
    Shared with: Donald E. Stewart

Lumiere Awards, France

  • Amen. (2002)
    2003 Winner Lumiere Award
    • Best Film (Meilleur film)
    • Amen.

Bombay International Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2013 Winner International Lifetime Achievement Award

Copenhagen International Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2005 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Sant Jordi Awards

  • The Confession (1970)
    1971 Winner Sant Jordi
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • The Confession

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • The Confession (1970)
    1972 Nominee Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • The Confession
    Ninth place

Film by the Sea International Film Festival

  • José Garcia in The Ax (2005)
    2005 Winner Film and Literature Award
    • The Ax

Flaiano International Prizes

  • Costa-Gavras
    2003 Winner Career Award
    • Cinema

Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2017 Winner Career Award

Zurich Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2008 Winner A Tribute to... Award

Gopo Awards, Romania

  • José Garcia in The Ax (2005)
    2007 Nominee Gopo Award
    • Best European Film
    • The Ax

Golden Globes, Italy

  • Amen. (2002)
    2002 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best European Film (Miglior Film Europeo)
    • Amen.

Magritte Awards, Belgium

  • Costa-Gavras
    2013 Winner Honorary Magritte Award

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Christos Loulis in Adults in the Room (2019)
    2020 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award
    • Adults in the Room
    Shared with: Yanis Varoufakis

Lisbon Film Festival (LEFFEST)

  • Costa-Gavras
    2019 Winner Tribute Award

Terenci Moix International Award

  • Costa-Gavras
    2010 Winner Terenci Moix Award
    • Film Prize

Seville European Film Festival

  • Costa-Gavras
    2025 Winner Honorary Giraldillo

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF)

  • Costa-Gavras
    2025 Winner Orpheus Award
    • Honorary Award

Pune International Film Festival (PIFF)

  • Christos Loulis in Adults in the Room (2019)
    2020 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best International Film
    • Adults in the Room

ASECAN

  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
    1983 Winner ASECAN Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Missing

Les Rimbaud du Cinéma

  • Costa-Gavras
    2021 Winner Rimbaud d'honneur
    • Rimbaud d'honneur
    The Rimbaud d'honneur is a lifetime achievement award presented to those whose body of work embodies the spirit of Les Rimbaud du Cinéma

Kasargod International Film Festival

  • I Still Hide to Smoke (2016)
    2019 Nominee World Frames
    • I Still Hide to Smoke
    Shared with: Rayhana Obermeyer · Rémi Burah · Olivier Père · Michèle Ray-Gavras

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