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Michel Franco at an event for After Lucia (2012)

Awards

Michel Franco

18 wins & 59 nominations

Ariel Awards, Mexico

  • Heroic (2023)
    2024 Nominee Golden Ariel
    • Best Picture (Mejor Película)
    • Heroic
    Shared with: Eréndira Núñez Larios · David Zonana
  • New Order (2020)
    2021 Nominee Silver Ariel
    • Best Editing (Mejor Edición)
    • New Order
    Shared with: Óscar Figueroa
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2013 Nominee Silver Ariel
    • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original)
    • After Lucia

Tromsø International Film Festival

  • Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández in Dreams (2025)
    2026 Nominee Aurora Award
    • Dreams

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández in Dreams (2025)
    2025 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Best Film
    • Dreams

Cannes Film Festival

  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2017 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • April's Daughter
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2017 Winner Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize
    • April's Daughter
  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    2015 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • Chronic
  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    2015 Winner Best Screenplay
    • Chronic
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2012 Winner Un Certain Regard Award
    • After Lucia

Cartagena Film Festival

  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    2016 Winner Gemas Award
    • Best Film (Mejor Película)
    • Chronic

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Tim Roth in Sundown (2021)
    2021 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • Sundown
  • New Order (2020)
    2020 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • New Order
  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    2015 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • Chronic
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2012 Winner Silver Hugo
    • Special Jury Prize
    • After Lucia
    For being a film of great simplicity and restraint, that nevertheless moved and shocked the jury.
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2012 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best International Feature
    • After Lucia

Fribourg International Film Festival

  • New Order (2020)
    2021 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • New Order

Guadalajara International Film Festival

  • Heroic (2023)
    2023 Winner MEZCAL Award
    • Best Mexican Film
    • Heroic
    Shared with: David Zonana · Eréndira Núñez Larios · Marco Polo Constandse · Jose Nacif

Havana Film Festival

  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2012 Winner Best Director
    • After Lucia

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    2017 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • Chronic
    Shared with: Gina Kwon · Gabriel Ripstein · Moisés Zonana

BFI London Film Festival

  • Tim Roth in Sundown (2021)
    2021 Nominee Best Film
    • Official Competition
    • Sundown
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2012 Nominee Best Film
    • After Lucia

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

  • Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández in Dreams (2025)
    2025 Nominee Best Latin-American Film
    • Latin-American Competition
    • Dreams
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2012 Nominee Best Latin-American Film
    • Latin-American Competition
    • After Lucia
  • Marimar Vega and Dario Yazbek Bernal in Daniel and Ana (2009)
    2009 Nominee Best Latin-American Film
    • Latin-American Competition
    • Daniel and Ana

Mexican Cinema Journalists

  • The Box (2021)
    2023 Nominee Silver Goddess
    • Best Film (Mejor Película)
    • The Box
    Shared with: Lorenzo Vigas · Jorge Hernandez Aldana
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Nominee Silver Goddess
    • Best Film (Mejor Película)
    • April's Daughter
    Shared with: Lorenzo Vigas · Moisés Zonana · Gregoire Lasalle · Juliette Sol
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Nominee Silver Goddess
    • Best Direction (Mejor Dirección)
    • April's Daughter
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Nominee Silver Goddess
    • Best Editing (Mejor Edición)
    • April's Daughter
    Shared with: Jorge Weisz
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Winner Silver Goddess
    • Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión)
    • April's Daughter

Miami Film Festival

  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Nominee Knight Competition Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Film
    • April's Daughter
  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    2016 Nominee Knight Competition Grand Jury Prize
    • Chronic

Munich Film Festival

  • Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain in Memory (2023)
    2024 Nominee ARRI/OSRAM Award
    • Best International Film
    • Memory

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Tim Roth in Sundown (2021)
    2022 Nominee Ibero-American Award
    • Best Ibero-American Film
    • Sundown
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Nominee Cine Latino Award
    • April's Daughter

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • New Order (2020)
    2020 Nominee Audience Award
    • Best Film
    • New Order
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2017 Nominee Horizons Award
    • April's Daughter
  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    2015 Nominee Horizons Award
    • Chronic
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2012 Winner Horizons Award - Special Mention
    • After Lucia

Stockholm Film Festival

  • New Order (2020)
    2020 Winner Impact Award
    • New Order
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2012 Nominee Bronze Horse
    • Best Film
    • After Lucia

Venice Film Festival

  • Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain in Memory (2023)
    2023 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Best Film
    • Memory
  • Tim Roth in Sundown (2021)
    2021 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Best Film
    • Sundown
  • New Order (2020)
    2020 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Best Film
    • New Order
  • New Order (2020)
    2020 Winner Silver Lion
    • Grand Jury Prize
    • New Order
  • New Order (2020)
    2020 Winner Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award
    • New Order

Bergen International Film Festival

  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2017 Nominee Cinema Extraordinaire
    • April's Daughter

Sarajevo Film Festival

  • Michel Franco at an event for After Lucia (2012)
    2020 Winner Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

New Hampshire Film Festival

  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    2016 Winner Best Feature
    • Chronic

Premios Canacine, MX

  • Heroic (2023)
    2023 Nominee Premio Canacine
    • Best Film (Mejor Película)
    • Heroic
    Shared with: David Zonana · Eréndira Núñez Larios
  • The Box (2021)
    2022 Nominee Premio Canacine
    • Best Film (Mejor Película)
    • The Box
    Shared with: Jorge Hernandez Aldana · Lorenzo Vigas
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Winner Premio Canacine
    • Best Director (Mejor Director)
    • April's Daughter
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Winner Premio Canacine
    • Best Film (Mejor Película)
    • April's Daughter
  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    2017 Nominee Premio Canacine
    • Best Director (Mejor Director)
    • Chronic

Chichester International Film Festival

  • New Order (2020)
    2021 Nominee Audience Award
    • Independent Films Competition
    • New Order

Lisbon Film Festival (LEFFEST)

  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    2012 Nominee Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award
    • Best Film
    • After Lucia

The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema

  • New Order (2020)
    2021 Nominee Platino Award
    • Best Director
    • New Order

José María Forqué Awards

  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Nominee Best Latin American Picture
    • April's Daughter

CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival

  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2017 Nominee Emeric Pressburger Prize
    • April's Daughter

El Gouna Film Festival

  • Tim Roth in Sundown (2021)
    2021 Nominee Golden Star
    • Feature Narrative Competition
    • Sundown
  • Tim Roth in Sundown (2021)
    2021 Winner Silver Star
    • Feature Narrative Competition
    • Sundown

Días de Cine Awards

  • New Order (2020)
    2022 Nominee Días de Cine Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • New Order
    5th place

Silk Road International Film Festival China

  • Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain in Memory (2023)
    2024 Nominee Golden Silk Road Award
    • Best Film
    • Memory

Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF)

  • Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain in Memory (2023)
    2024 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • Memory
  • Tim Roth in Sundown (2021)
    2022 Nominee Jury Award
    • International Competition
    • Sundown
  • New Order (2020)
    2021 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Grand Prix du Festival
    • New Order
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    2018 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Grand Prix du Festival
    • April's Daughter

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