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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Won | Honorary Award |
For cinematic accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained worldwide audiences and influenced filmmakers throughout the world. |
| 1986 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Ran (1985). |
| Amanda Awards, Norway | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Amanda |
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) for: Ran (1985). |
| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Screenplay for: After the Rain (1999). |
| 1999 | Won | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
| 1992 | Nominated | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Rhapsody in August (1991). |
Best Screenplay for: Rhapsody in August (1991). |
| 1991 | Nominated | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Dreams (1990). |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Ran (1985). Shared with: Serge Silberman Masato Hara France/Japan. |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Ran (1985). Shared with: Hideo Oguni Masato Ide |
|
| 1981 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Kagemusha (1980). |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film for: Kagemusha (1980). Shared with: Tomoyuki Tanaka |
|
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
The Bad Sleep Well (1960). |
| 1959 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for:
The Hidden Fortress (1958). |
| Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Director for: The Hidden Fortress (1958). |
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| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
The Hidden Fortress (1958). |
|
| 1954 | Won | Special Prize of the Senate of Berlin |
for:
Ikiru (1952). |
| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Special Award |
For his work. |
| 1986 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Film for: Ran (1985). |
| 1981 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Film for: Kagemusha (1980). |
| 1966 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Film for: Red Beard (1965). |
| 1959 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Film for: The Hidden Fortress (1958). |
| 1951 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Screenplay for: Rashomon (1950). Shared with: Shinobu Hashimoto |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Bodil |
Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film) for: Ran (1985). |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Palme d'Or |
for:
Kagemusha (1980). Tied with All That Jazz (1979). |
| 1956 | Nominated | Palme d'Or |
for:
I Live in Fear (1955). |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Madadayo (1993). |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Ran (1985). |
| 1981 | Won | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Kagemusha (1980). |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Ran (1985). |
| 1981 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Kagemusha (1980). |
| 1977 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Dersu Uzala (1975). |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
| 1986 | Won | Golden Jubilee Special Award |
|
| 1953 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Rashomon (1950). |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Foreign Film for: High and Low (1963). Shared with: Ryûzô Kikushima Eijirô Hisaita |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Won | Critics Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Dersu Uzala (1975). Soviet Union |
| Hochi Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Hochi Film Award |
Best Film for: Kagemusha (1980). |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Kagemusha (1980). |
| 1977 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Dersu Uzala (1975). |
| Jussi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Won | Diploma of Merit |
Foreign Director for: Seven Samurai (1954). |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1966 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Director for: Red Beard (1965). |
Best Film for: Red Beard (1965). |
| 1953 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Film for: Ikiru (1952). |
| 1949 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Film for: Drunken Angel (1948). |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year for: Ran (1985). |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Career Achievement Award |
|
| LAFCA Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Ran (1985). Tied with The Official Story (1985). |
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| 2nd place | LAFCA Award |
Best Director for: Ran (1985). |
|
| Mainichi Film Concours | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Special Award |
For his work. |
| 1986 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Director for: Ran (1985). |
Best Film for: Ran (1985). |
| 1981 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Director for: Kagemusha (1980). |
Best Film for: Kagemusha (1980). |
| Readers' Choice Award |
for:
Kagemusha (1980). |
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| 1966 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: Red Beard (1965). |
| 1964 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: High and Low (1963). |
Best Screenplay for: High and Low (1963). Shared with: Hideo Oguni Eijirô Hisaita Ryûzô Kikushima |
| 1953 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: Ikiru (1952). |
Best Screenplay for: Ikiru (1952). Shared with: Hideo Oguni Shinobu Hashimoto |
| 1949 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: Drunken Angel (1948). |
| 1948 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Director for: One Wonderful Sunday (1947). |
| Moscow International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | Honorary Prize |
For the contribution to the cinema. |
| 1975 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for:
Dersu Uzala (1975). |
| Golden Prize |
for:
Dersu Uzala (1975). |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: Ran (1985). |
| 1951 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: Rashomon (1950). |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | 2nd place | NSFC Award |
Best Director for: Ran (1985). |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Special Award |
For his work. |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Akira Kurosawa Award |
|
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | OCIC Award |
for:
Ran (1985). |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | Won | Career Golden Lion |
|
| 1965 | Won | OCIC Award |
for:
Red Beard (1965). |
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for:
Red Beard (1965). |
|
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for:
High and Low (1963). |
| 1961 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for:
Yojimbo (1961). |
| 1957 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for:
Throne of Blood (1957). |
| 1954 | Won | Silver Lion |
for:
Seven Samurai (1954). |
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for:
Seven Samurai (1954). |
|
| 1951 | Won | Golden Lion |
for:
Rashomon (1950). |
| Italian Film Critics Award |
for:
Rashomon (1950). |
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