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José Padilha

Awards

José Padilha

53 wins & 17 nominations

Ariel Awards, Mexico

  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Nominee Silver Ariel
    • Best Latin-American Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana)
    • Elite Squad
    Brazil.

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards

  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2009 Winner Silver Condor
    • Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana)
    • Elite Squad
    Brazil.

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner Golden Berlin Bear
    • Elite Squad

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Screenplay, Original (Melhor Roteiro Original)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
    Shared with: Bráulio Mantovani
  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad
  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Screenplay, Original (Melhor Roteiro Original)
    • Elite Squad
    Shared with: Rodrigo Pimentel · Bráulio Mantovani
  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário)
    • Bus 174

Denver Film Festival

  • Napoleon A. Chagnon in Secrets of the Tribe (2010)
    2010 Winner Maysles Brothers Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Secrets of the Tribe

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2004 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • Bus 174

Havana Film Festival

  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Best Film
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Best Director
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Garapa (2009)
    2009 Winner Grand Coral - Second Prize
    • Documentary
    • Garapa
  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Winner Grand Coral - First Prize
    • Documentary
    • Bus 174
    Tied with _Raymundo (2002)_.
  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Winner Memoria Documentary Award
    • Bus 174
    Tied with _Raymundo (2002)_.

International Documentary Association

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Winner Video Source Award
    • Bus 174
    Shared with: Felipe Lacerda

Miami Film Festival

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Documentary Features - Ibero-American Cinema Competition
    • Bus 174
    Shared with: Felipe Lacerda

Munich Film Festival

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Winner One Future Prize
    • Bus 174
  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Winner One Future Prize
    • Bus 174
    Shared with: Felipe Lacerda

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2005 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming
    • Bus 174
    Shared with: Sheila Nevins · Marcos Prado · Rodrigo Pimentel

International Film Festival Rotterdam

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Winner Amnesty International - DOEN Award - Special Mention
    • Bus 174

Sundance Film Festival

  • Napoleon A. Chagnon in Secrets of the Tribe (2010)
    2010 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Secrets of the Tribe

São Paulo International Film Festival

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2002 Winner International Jury Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Bus 174

Lima Latin American Film Festival

  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner Audience Award
    • Elite Squad
  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner Elcine Second Prize
    • Best Film
    • Elite Squad

Tribeca Film Festival

  • Garapa (2009)
    2009 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Garapa

CPH:DOX

  • Garapa (2009)
    2009 Nominee Amnesty Award
    • Garapa
  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Winner Amnesty Award
    • Bus 174

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 Winner Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award
    • Bus 174

São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards

  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner APCA Trophy
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad

Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2002 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Best Brazilian Film (Melhor Filme Brasileiro)
    • Bus 174
  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2002 Winner Première Brazil
    • Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário)
    • Bus 174
  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2002 Winner Première Brazil
    • Best Film
    • Bus 174
    Shared with: Felipe Lacerda
  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2002 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Best Brazilian Film (Melhor Filme Brasileiro)
    • Bus 174
    Shared with: Felipe Lacerda

Prêmio Contigo Cinema, Brazil

  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
    Shared with: Bráulio Mantovani
  • Garapa (2009)
    2009 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Director - Documentary (Melhor Diretor - Documentário)
    • Garapa
  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad
  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
    • Elite Squad
    Shared with: Bráulio Mantovani · Rodrigo Pimentel · André Batista · Luiz Eduardo Soares

Prêmio Qualidade, Brazil

  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2007 Winner Prêmio Qualidade
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad

Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival

  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Andorinha Trophy
    • Best Production (Melhor Produção)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
    Shared with: Marcos Prado
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Andorinha Trophy
    • Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
    Shared with: Bráulio Mantovani

SESC Film Festival, Brazil

  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
    Shared with: Bráulio Mantovani
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Film (Melhor Filme)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
    Shared with: Bráulio Mantovani

ACIE Awards, Brazil

  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner ACIE Award
    • Best Film (Melhor Filme)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Nominee ACIE Award
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner ACIE Award
    • Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
    Shared with: Bráulio Mantovani
  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner ACIE Award
    • Best Film (Melhor Filme)
    • Elite Squad
  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner ACIE Award
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Elite Squad

Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival

  • Garapa (2009)
    2009 Nominee Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award
    • Garapa

Village Voice Film Poll

  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2003 3rd Place VVFP Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Bus 174
    Shared with: Felipe Lacerda

Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur

  • Garapa (2009)
    2009 Nominee Golden Alhambra
    • Garapa

Matchflick Flicker Awards

  • Michael Jai White in Android Cop (2014)
    2014 Winner Flicker Award
    • Mockbuster Twin
    • Android Cop
    • RoboCop
    Shared with: Mark Atkins

Prêmio Guarani

  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Premio Guarani
    • Best Director
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2011 Winner Premio Guarani
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
    Shared with: Bráulio Mantovani · Rodrigo Pimentel
  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Winner Premio Guarani
    • Best Director
    • Elite Squad
  • Elite Squad (2007)
    2008 Nominee Premio Guarani
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Elite Squad
    Shared with: Bráulio Mantovani · Rodrigo Pimentel
  • Bus 174 (2002)
    2004 Nominee Premio Guarani
    • Best Director
    • Bus 174

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