Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Biography
  • Awards
IMDbPro
Benjamin Ree at an event for The Painter and the Thief (2020)

Awards

Benjamin Ree

23 wins & 36 nominations

Tromsø International Film Festival

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Film
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Chicago International Children's Film Festival

  • Drømmen om kongeørnen (2012)
    2013 2nd Place Adult's Jury Award
    • Documentary Film
    • Drømmen om kongeørnen
    Dreaming of the Golden Eagle

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2021 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2025 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
    Shared with: Ingvil Giske

European Film Awards

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Winner Young Audience Award
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Hong Kong International Film Festival

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Winner Golden Firebird Award
    • Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief

International Documentary Association

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
    Shared with: Ingvil Giske

BFI London Film Festival

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Winner Audience Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • The Painter and the Thief

Moscow International Film Festival

  • Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen in Magnus (2016)
    2016 Nominee Prize
    • Best Documentary
    • Magnus

Norwegian International Film Festival

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Winner Andreas Award
    • The Painter and the Thief
  • Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen in Magnus (2016)
    2016 Winner Ray of Sunshine
    • Best film
    • Magnus
    Shared with: Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen · Linn-Jeanethe Kyed

Oulu International Children's Film Festival

  • Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen in Magnus (2016)
    2016 Winner Global Future Prize
    • Best Film Youth Competition
    • Magnus
    Shared with: Linn-Jeanethe Kyed · Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen

Sundance Film Festival

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Winner Directing Award
    • World Cinema, Documentary
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Winner Audience Award
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Winner World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award
    • Creative Storytelling
    • The Painter and the Thief

Amanda Awards, Norway

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Nominee Amanda
    • Best Direction (Årets regi)
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Winner Amanda
    • Best Film (Årets norske kinofilm)
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
    Shared with: Ingvil Giske
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2021 Nominee Amanda
    • Best Direction (Årets regi)
    • The Painter and the Thief
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2021 Nominee Amanda
    • Best Screenplay (Årets filmmanuskript)
    • The Painter and the Thief
    Shared with: Robert Stengård
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2021 Winner Amanda
    • Best Documentary (Årets dokumentarfilm)
    • The Painter and the Thief
    Shared with: Ingvil Giske

Göteborg Film Festival

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Winner Dragon Award
    • Best Nordic Documentary
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Golden Alexander
    • International Competition
    • The Painter and the Thief

Nordisk Panorama

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Winner Nordic Documentary Film Award
    • Best Nordic Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief
  • Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen in Magnus (2016)
    2016 Nominee Nordic Documentary Film Award
    • Best Nordic Documentary
    • Magnus

Zurich Film Festival

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Nominee Golden Eye Award
    • Best International Documentary Film
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Golden Eye Award
    • Best International Documentary Film
    • The Painter and the Thief
  • Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen in Magnus (2016)
    2016 Nominee Golden Eye Award
    • Best International Documentary Film
    • Magnus
  • Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen in Magnus (2016)
    2016 Nominee Filmmaker Award
    • Best International Documentary Film
    • Magnus

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2025 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Documentary of the Year
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Nominee Best Documentary
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2025 Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

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: Pelin Esmer

DocAviv Film Festival

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best International Film
    • The International Competition
    • The Painter and the Thief
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Winner Best International Film - Honorable Mention
    • The Painter and the Thief

Adelaide Film Festival

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee International Documentary Award
    • Best Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief

Budapest International Documentary Festival

  • Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen in Magnus (2016)
    2016 2nd Place Festival Prize
    • Special Mention
    • Magnus

One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • International Competition
    • The Painter and the Thief

Gullruten

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2025 Winner Fagprisen
    • Best Director - Single Camera - Documentary
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2021 Nominee Fagprisen
    • Best Cinematography - Single Camera - Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief
    Shared with: Kristoffer Kumar
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2021 Winner Fagprisen
    • Best Director - Single Camera - Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief

Millennium Docs Against Gravity

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Winner Freedom Prize
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Director
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Director
    • The Painter and the Thief

FIPA

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2021 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best International Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief

ZagrebDox

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Big Stamp
    • International Competition
    • The Painter and the Thief

Docville

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Winner Jury Award
    • Best International Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief
  • Bill Gates and Magnus Carlsen in Magnus (2016)
    2017 Winner Audience Award
    • Magnus

Human International Documentary Film Festival

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 2nd Place The HUMAN award
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
    2024 Nominee The HUMAN award
    • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 2nd Place Human Award - Honorable Mention
    • Honarary Mention
    • The Painter and the Thief

Nordic Docs

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Winner Special Jury Award
    • The Painter and the Thief
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best Feature Documentary
    • Best Feature Documentary (over 60 min)
    • The Painter and the Thief

Hainan International Film Festival

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Golden Coconut
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • The Painter and the Thief
  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 2nd Place Audience Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • The Painter and the Thief

Tempo Documentary Festival

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Nominee Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award
    • Best International Documentary
    • The Painter and the Thief

Atlántida Film Fest

  • The Painter and the Thief (2020)
    2020 Winner Audience Award
    • The Painter and the Thief

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Please see our guide to updating awards
  • Learn more about contributing

More from this person

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.