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Awards

Babak Jalali

12 wins & 23 nominations

BAFTA Awards

  • Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran (2005)
    2006 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
    Shared with: Homayoon Ass'adian

British Independent Film Awards

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best International Independent Film
    • Fremont
    Shared with: Carolina Cavalli · Marjaneh Moghimi · Sudnya Shroff · Rachael Fung

Deauville Film Festival

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Nominee Grand Special Prize
    • Fremont
  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Fremont

Gijón International Film Festival

  • Frontier Blues (2009)
    2009 Nominee Grand Prix Asturias
    • Best Director
    • Frontier Blues
  • Frontier Blues (2009)
    2009 Nominee Grand Prix Asturias
    • Best Film
    • Frontier Blues

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2024 Winner John Cassavetes Award
    • Fremont
    Shared with: Carolina Cavalli · Rachael Fung · Chris Martin · Marjaneh Moghimi · George Rush · Sudnya Shroff · Laura Wagner

Montréal Festival of New Cinema

  • Radio Dreams (2016)
    2016 Nominee Louve d'Or
    • Best Film
    • Radio Dreams

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Nominee Crystal Globe
    • Best Film
    • Fremont
  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Director
    • International Competition
    • Fremont

Locarno Film Festival

  • Frontier Blues (2009)
    2009 Nominee Golden Leopard
    • Frontier Blues

Munich Film Festival

  • Xoftex (2024)
    2024 Nominee Young German Cinema Award
    • Screenwriting (Drehbuch)
    • Xoftex
    Shared with: Noaz Deshe

International Film Festival Rotterdam

  • Radio Dreams (2016)
    2016 Winner Tiger Award
    • Radio Dreams
    "For its subtle and humorous reflection on displacement and alienation of a group of misfits in a foreign culture."
    Shared with: Marjaneh Moghimi

San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Frontier Blues (2009)
    2010 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Best Film
    • Frontier Blues

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Nominee New American Cinema Competition
    • Fremont
  • Radio Dreams (2016)
    2016 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Special Jury Mention
    • Radio Dreams

Stockholm Film Festival

  • Frontier Blues (2009)
    2009 Nominee Bronze Horse
    • Frontier Blues

Sundance Film Festival

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Nominee NEXT Innovator Award
    • Fremont

SXSW Film Festival

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Nominee Audience Award
    • Festival Favorites
    • Fremont

Split International Festival of New Film

  • Radio Dreams (2016)
    2016 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Film Competition
    • Radio Dreams

Vesoul Asian Film Festival

  • Frontier Blues (2009)
    2010 Nominee Golden Wheel
    • Frontier Blues

Milan Film Festival

  • Radio Dreams (2016)
    2016 Nominee Best Feature Film
    • International Competition
    • Radio Dreams

Göteborg Film Festival

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2024 Nominee Dragon Award
    • International Competition
    • Fremont

Durban International Film Festival

  • Radio Dreams (2016)
    2016 Nominee Best Film
    • Feature Film Competition
    • Radio Dreams

Rome Film Fest

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Nominee Progressive Cinema
    • Best Film
    • Fremont

New York City Short Film Festival

  • Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran (2005)
    2005 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Student Short
    • Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran
  • Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran (2005)
    2005 Nominee Audience Award
    • Audience Choice Award
    • Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran

Independent Film Festival of Boston

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Narrative Feature
    • Fremont

Sun Valley Film Festival, US

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Winner One In A Million Award
    • Narrative
    • Fremont

Tarkovsky Film festival - Zerkalo

  • Radio Dreams (2016)
    2016 Winner Grand-Prix
    • Best Director
    • Radio Dreams

Black Movie Film Festival

  • Radio Dreams (2016)
    2017 Nominee Audience Award
    • Radio Dreams

Americana Film Fest

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2024 Nominee Audience Award
    • Next
    • Fremont

Bosphorus Film Festival

  • Land (2018)
    2018 Winner International Competition
    • Jury Special
    • Land

Pingyao International Film Festival

  • Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (2023)
    2023 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Gala-Best Film
    • Fremont

International Bosphorus Film Festival

  • Land (2018)
    2018 Winner International Feature Film Award
    • Jury Speacial Award
    • Land

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