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John Schlesinger

Awards

John Schlesinger

28 wins & 17 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
    1972 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    1970 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Midnight Cowboy
    John Schlesinger was not present at the awards ceremony. Jon Voight accepted the award on his behalf.
  • Julie Christie in Darling (1965)
    1966 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Darling

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    1969 Winner OCIC Award
    • Midnight Cowboy
  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    1969 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Midnight Cowboy
  • A Kind of Loving (1962)
    1962 Winner Golden Berlin Bear
    • A Kind of Loving

Bodil Awards

  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    1970 Winner Bodil
    • Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)
    • Midnight Cowboy

BAFTA Awards

  • John Schlesinger
    1996 Winner Academy Fellowship
    • Film
  • Screen One (1985)
    1992 Winner BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Single Drama
    • Screen One
    For episode "A Question of Attribution (#3.8)".
    Shared with: Innes Lloyd · Alan Bennett
  • An Englishman Abroad (1983)
    1984 Winner BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Single Drama
    • An Englishman Abroad
  • Yanks (1979)
    1980 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Direction
    • Yanks
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
    1972 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Direction
    • Sunday Bloody Sunday

CableACE Awards

  • An Englishman Abroad (1983)
    1985 Nominee ACE
    • Directing a Theatrical or Dramatic Special
    • An Englishman Abroad

Camerimage

  • John Schlesinger
    1996 Winner Special Award
    • Film Direction with a Special Visual Sensitivity

Cinequest San Jose Film Festival

  • John Schlesinger
    1998 Winner Maverick Tribute Award

David di Donatello Awards

  • Yanks (1979)
    1980 Winner European David
    • Yanks
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
    1972 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)
    • Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    1970 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)
    • Midnight Cowboy

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
    1972 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    1970 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Midnight Cowboy
    Shared with: Burtt Harris
  • Julie Christie in Darling (1965)
    1966 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Darling

Directors Guild of Great Britain

  • John Schlesinger
    2002 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Yanks (1979)
    1981 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Yanks

Golden Globes, USA

  • Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)
    1977 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Marathon Man
  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    1970 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • Midnight Cowboy
  • Julie Christie in Darling (1965)
    1966 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • Darling

Hamptons International Film Festival

  • John Schlesinger
    1995 Winner Distinguished Achievement Award

Hollywood Film Awards

  • John Schlesinger
    1999 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Directing

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    1970 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Midnight Cowboy

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    1969 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Midnight Cowboy

L.A. Outfest

  • John Schlesinger
    1997 Winner Outfest Achievement Award

Laurel Awards

  • John Schlesinger
    1971 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Best Director
    8th place.

Moscow International Film Festival

  • Julie Christie in Darling (1965)
    1965 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Darling

National Board of Review, USA

  • Yanks (1979)
    1979 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Director
    • Yanks
  • Julie Christie in Darling (1965)
    1965 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Director
    • Darling

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Julie Christie in Darling (1965)
    1965 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Darling

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • John Schlesinger
    2001 Winner Career Achievement Award

Razzie Awards

  • Madonna and Rupert Everett in The Next Best Thing (2000)
    2001 Nominee Razzie Award
    • Worst Director
    • The Next Best Thing

USC Scripter Award

  • Madame Sousatzka (1988)
    1990 Nominee USC Scripter Award
    • Madame Sousatzka
    Shared with: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala · Bernice Rubens

Venice Film Festival

  • Madame Sousatzka (1988)
    1988 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Madame Sousatzka
  • Billy Liar (1963)
    1963 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Billy Liar

Telluride Film Festival

  • John Schlesinger
    1995 Winner Silver Medallion Award

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