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Awards

Pelin Esmer

27 wins & 24 nominations

Ankara International Film Festival

  • Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 10 to 11 (2009)
    2010 Winner Best Director
    • 10 to 11
  • Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 10 to 11 (2009)
    2010 Winner Best Screenplay
    • National Competition
    • 10 to 11

Fribourg International Film Festival

  • Watchtower (2012)
    2013 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Watchtower
  • Watchtower (2012)
    2013 Winner Ecumenical Jury Award - Special Mention
    • Watchtower
    The film underlines the human and efficient manner in which a man, hurt in his past, helps a woman in distress.
  • Watchtower (2012)
    2013 Winner Don Quixote Award - Special Mention
    • Watchtower
    As a model of a new generation of Turkish film directors who think in a cinematic way and bring to light a tough and delicate subject.

Istanbul Film Festival

  • O da Bir Sey mi (2025)
    2025 Winner Best Screenplay
    • Best Screenplay
    • O da Bir Sey mi
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Nominee Golden Tulip
    • National Competition
    • Something Useful
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • National Competition
    • Something Useful
  • Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 10 to 11 (2009)
    2009 Winner Special Prize of the Jury
    • National Competition
    • 10 to 11

International Film Festival Rotterdam

  • Watchtower (2012)
    2013 Nominee Tiger Award
    • Watchtower

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 10 to 11 (2009)
    2009 Nominee Golden Seashell
    • Best Film
    • 10 to 11
  • The Play (2005)
    2005 Nominee Zabaltegi Section
    • Competition
    • The Play

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2018 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Feature Film
    • Something Useful

Taipei Film Festival

  • Watchtower (2012)
    2013 Nominee International New Talent Competition - Grand Prize
    • Watchtower

Tribeca Film Festival

  • The Play (2005)
    2006 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • The Play
  • The Play (2005)
    2006 Winner Jury Award
    • Best New Documentary Director
    • The Play

Sofia International Film Festival

  • O da Bir Sey mi (2025)
    2025 Nominee Best Feature
    • International Competition
    • O da Bir Sey mi

Göteborg Film Festival

  • Watchtower (2012)
    2013 Nominee International Debut Award
    • Watchtower

Nuremberg Film Festival "Turkey-Germany"

  • Watchtower (2012)
    2013 Nominee Best Film
    • Watchtower
  • Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 10 to 11 (2009)
    2010 Winner Best Film
    • 10 to 11
  • Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 10 to 11 (2009)
    2010 Winner Critics Prize
    • 10 to 11
  • The Play (2005)
    2006 Nominee Best Documentary
    • The Play
  • The Play (2005)
    2006 Winner Best Documentary - Special Mention
    • The Play

Transilvania International Film Festival

  • O da Bir Sey mi (2025)
    2025 Nominee Best Film
    • Supernova
    • O da Bir Sey mi

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

  • 2017 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Script
    Shared with: Baris Bicakci
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Script
    • Something Useful
    Shared with: Baris Bicakci

Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC)

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Golden Kapok Award
    • Special Jury Prize
    • The Painter and the Thief
    • Queen Lear
    Shared with: Benjamin Ree
  • Queen Lear (2019)
    2020 Nominee Golden Kapok Award
    • Special Jury Prize
    • Queen Lear

International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra Punto de Vista

  • The Play (2005)
    2006 Winner Audience Award
    • The Play
  • The Play (2005)
    2006 Nominee Punto de Vista Grand Prize
    • The Play

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

  • Queen Lear (2019)
    2019 Winner SIYAD Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Queen Lear
  • Queen Lear (2019)
    2019 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Director
    • Queen Lear
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Director
    • Something Useful
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Winner SIYAD Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Something Useful
    Shared with: Baris Bicakci
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Editing
    • Something Useful
    Shared with: Evren Lus

Malatya International Film Festival

  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Nominee Crystal Apricot Award
    • Best Film
    • Something Useful

IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival

  • Nejat Isler and Mithat Esmer in 10 to 11 (2009)
    2010 Winner Special Mention
    • 10 to 11
    For interpretation.

Adana Film Festival

  • Queen Lear (2019)
    2019 Winner Golden Boll in National Feature Film
    • Yilmaz Guney Award
    • Queen Lear
  • Queen Lear (2019)
    2019 Winner Golden Boll
    • SIYAD Best Film Award
    • Queen Lear
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Nominee Golden Boll in National Feature Film
    • Best Film
    • Something Useful
  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Winner Golden Boll in National Feature Film
    • Best Screenplay
    • Something Useful
    Shared with: Baris Bicakci
  • Watchtower (2012)
    2012 Winner Golden Boll in National Feature Film
    • Best Director
    • Watchtower

South East European Film Festival Los Angeles

  • Queen Lear (2019)
    2020 Winner Best Documentary Award
    • Best documentary
    • Queen Lear

Bosphorus Film Festival

  • Basak Köklükaya and Öykü Karayel in Something Useful (2017)
    2017 Winner National Competition
    • Best Director
    • Something Useful

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