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João Pedro Rodrigues

Awards

João Pedro Rodrigues

42 wins & 65 nominations

Bogota Film Festival

  • Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, and João Carreira in Two Drifters (2005)
    2005 Winner Bronze Precolumbian Circle
    • Two Drifters
  • Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, and João Carreira in Two Drifters (2005)
    2005 Nominee Golden Precolumbian Circle
    • Best Film
    • Two Drifters

Bratislava International Film Festival

  • Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, and João Carreira in Two Drifters (2005)
    2005 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Two Drifters

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Best Feature Film - Avant-Garde and Genre
    • The Ornithologist
  • To Die Like a Man (2009)
    2010 Winner Cinema of the Future Award
    • To Die Like a Man

Cannes Film Festival

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Nominee Queer Palm
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp
  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Nominee SACD Prize
    • Directors' Fortnight
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp
  • To Die Like a Man (2009)
    2009 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • To Die Like a Man
  • China, China (2007)
    2007 Nominee SACD Short Film Award
    • Directors' Fortnight
    • China, China
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, and João Carreira in Two Drifters (2005)
    2005 Winner Cinémas de Recherche - Special Mention
    • Two Drifters

Cinéma du Réel

  • IEC Long (2015)
    2015 Nominee Short Film Award
    • IEC Long
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

Denver Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Nominee Krzysztof Kieslowski Award
    • Best Film
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Winner Krzysztof Kieslowski Award
    • Special Honorable Mention
    • The Ornithologist
    "For its striking visuals, daring symbolism and unique approach we'd like to give a special mention to Joao Pedro Rodrigues' The Ornithologist."

Entrevues Film Festival

  • China, China (2007)
    2007 Winner Audience Award
    • Short Film
    • China, China
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • China, China (2007)
    2007 Winner Grand Prix
    • Short Film
    • China, China
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, and João Carreira in Two Drifters (2005)
    2005 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Foreign Film
    • Two Drifters
  • O Fantasma (2000)
    2000 Winner Grand Prix
    • Foreign Film
    • O Fantasma
    Tied with Our Song (2000).

European Film Awards

  • Mariana Sampaio in Morning of Saint Anthony's Day (2012)
    2012 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Short Film
    • Morning of Saint Anthony's Day
    Vila do Conde

Hamburg Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Nominee Critics Award
    • The Ornithologist

Ghent International Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best Film
    • The Ornithologist
    Shared with: Diogo Varela Silva · João Figueiras

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee FFCC Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • The Ornithologist
    Shared with: Diogo Varela Silva · João Figueiras

Gijón International Film Festival

  • To Die Like a Man (2009)
    2009 Nominee Grand Prix Asturias
    • Best Film
    • To Die Like a Man

Golden Globes, Portugal

  • Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After (2022)
    2024 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Film
    • Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Film
    • The Ornithologist
    Shared with: João Figueiras · Diogo Varela Silva
  • To Die Like a Man (2009)
    2010 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Film
    • To Die Like a Man
    Shared with: Maria João Sigalho
  • Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, and João Carreira in Two Drifters (2005)
    2006 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Film
    • Two Drifters

Istanbul Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Winner Golden Tulip
    • International Competition
    • The Ornithologist

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • IEC Long (2015)
    2015 Nominee Best Documentary
    • Under 30 Minutes
    • IEC Long
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

Locarno Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Winner Best Director
    • Main Competition
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Nominee Golden Leopard
    • Best Film
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2012 Nominee Golden Leopard
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2012 Winner Swiss Critics Boccalino Award
    • Best Director
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Nominee Altered States Competition
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Nominee Sunny Bunny Prize
    • Best LGBTQ Film
    • The Ornithologist

Munich Film Festival

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Nominee CineRebels Award
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival

  • O Fantasma (2000)
    2001 Winner Best Feature
    • O Fantasma

RiverRun International Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Winner Jury Prize
    • Peter Brunette Award for Best Director
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • The Ornithologist

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Nominee Zabaltegi Section
    • Competition
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Nominee Zabaltegi Section
    • Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Nominee Sebastiane Award
    • Best Film
    • The Ornithologist

Venice Film Festival

  • O Fantasma (2000)
    2000 Nominee Golden Lion
    • O Fantasma
  • Happy Birthday! (1997)
    1997 Winner Special Mention
    • Happy Birthday!

Warsaw International Film Festival

  • China, China (2007)
    2008 Nominee Best Short
    • China, China
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

CPH:DOX

  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2012 Nominee CPH:DOX Award
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • Red Dawn (2011)
    2011 Nominee New Vision Award
    • Red Dawn
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

Sofia International Film Festival

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2023 Nominee Audience Award
    • Best Film
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

Brive Mid-Length Film Meeting

  • IEC Long (2015)
    2015 Nominee Grand Prix
    • European Competition
    • IEC Long
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • Mahjong (2013)
    2014 Nominee Grand Prix
    • European Competition
    • Mahjong
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português

  • China, China (2007)
    2008 Winner Honorable Mention
    • China, China
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, and João Carreira in Two Drifters (2005)
    2006 Winner Film Award
    • Special Mention
    • Two Drifters

Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

  • Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, and João Carreira in Two Drifters (2005)
    2006 Winner Best Film
    • Special Mention
    • Two Drifters

Mezipatra Queer Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Feature Film Competition
    • The Ornithologist
  • To Die Like a Man (2009)
    2009 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Feature Film Competition
    • To Die Like a Man

Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Winner Felix Award: Prêmio Félix
    • Special Jury Prize
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

Rio de Janeiro Curta Cinema

  • Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues? (2017)
    2017 Nominee International Competition - Grand Prize
    • International Competition
    • Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?

Festival du nouveau cinéma

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Nominee Louve d'Or
    • Best Film
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

International Cinephile Society Awards

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Winner ICS Award
    • Best Picture Not Released in 2016
    • The Ornithologist
    Shared with: Diogo Varela Silva · João Figueiras

LUX Prize

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2023 Nominee Lux Prize
    • LUX Audience Award
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

Autores Awards, Portugal

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2023 Winner Prémio Autores
    • Best Film
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Prémio Autores
    • Best Film
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2014 Winner Prémio Autores
    • Best Film
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • To Die Like a Man (2009)
    2010 Winner Prémio Autores
    • Best Film
    • To Die Like a Man

CinEuphoria Awards

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Film - National Competition
    • The Ornithologist
    Shared with: João Figueiras · Diogo Varela Silva
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee CinEuphoria
    • Best Director - National Competition
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Best Screenplay - National Competition
    • The Ornithologist
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Top Ten of the Year - National Competition
    • The Ornithologist

Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira

  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2012 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Film (Melhor Filme)
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Awards

  • Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues? (2017)
    2018 Nominee Sophia
    • Best Short Film - Documentary (Melhor Curta-Metragem - Documentário)
    • Where Do You Stand Now, João Pedro Rodrigues?
  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2014 Nominee Sophia
    • Best Director (Melhor Realizador)
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2014 Winner Sophia
    • Best Original Screenplay (Melhor Argumento Original)
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2014 Nominee Sophia
    • Best Editing (Melhor Montagem)
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival

  • To Die Like a Man (2009)
    2011 Winner Andorinha Trophy
    • Best Film (Melhor Filme)
    • To Die Like a Man

Seville European Film Festival

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Nominee Golden Giraldillo
    • Best Film
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp
  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Winner Grand Jury Award
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival

  • Red Dawn (2011)
    2011 Winner Best Portuguese Short Film
    • Red Dawn
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2018 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Non-English Language Film
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Halfway Award
    • Best Non-English Language Film
    • The Ornithologist
    Portugal

Black Movie Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Audience Award
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Winner Critics Prize
    • Best Film
    • The Ornithologist
    Shared with: Diogo Varela Silva · João Figueiras
  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2013 Nominee Critics Prize
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

Chéries-Chéris

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Winner Grand Prize Chéries-Chéris
    • Feature Film
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Winner Prix du Public
    • The Ornithologist

Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Premio Fénix
    • Best Director
    • The Ornithologist

Torino Film Festival

  • Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After (2022)
    2022 Nominee Prize of the City of Torino
    • Best International Documentary Film
    • Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After (2022)
    2022 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • International Documentary Film
    • Where Is This Street? Or with No Before or After
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata
  • The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)
    2012 Winner Prize of the City of Torino
    • Best International Documentary Film
    • The Last Time I Saw Macao
    For its complex engagement with cultural history, and its haunting evocation of personal and collective memory.
    Shared with: João Rui Guerra da Mata

FICUNAM Festival International de Cine UNAM

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Puma
    • International Competition
    • The Ornithologist

Kaleidoscope LGBT Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Outstanding Artistic Achievement
    • The Ornithologist

Janela do Recife International Film Festival

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Winner Janela Critics Prize
    • Best Feature
    • The Ornithologist
    Shared with: Diogo Varela Silva · João Figueiras
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2016 Nominee Janela Award
    • Best Film
    • The Ornithologist
    Shared with: Diogo Varela Silva · João Figueiras

LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBT Film Festival

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Winner Special Jury Mention
    • Cine Disidente
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp
  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Cine Disidente
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

Merlinka Festival

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Feature Film
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

Oslo Pix

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Oslo Grand Pix
    • Best Fiction Film
    • The Ornithologist

Prêmio Guarani

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2018 Nominee Premio Guarani
    • Best Foreign Film
    • The Ornithologist

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • To Die Like a Man (2009)
    2010 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • To Die Like a Man
    Seventh Place

Prémios Fantastic

  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Fantastic Award (Prémios Fantastic)
    • Best National Film (Melhor Filme Nacional)
    • The Ornithologist
  • The Ornithologist (2016)
    2017 Nominee Fantastic Award (Prémios Fantastic)
    • Best Director (Melhor Realização)
    • The Ornithologist

Sunny Bunny LGBTQIA+ Film Festival

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2023 Nominee Audience Prize
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

Cineuropa

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Winner Cineuropa's Best of Year
    • Best Film
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp
    Portugal/France.

Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF)

  • André Cabral and Mauro da Costa in Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
    2022 Winner Directors' Week Award
    • Will-o'-the-Wisp

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