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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: The Pianist (2002). Roman Polanski was not present at the awards ceremony, being a fugitive from U.S. justice since fleeing the country in 1978. Presenter Harrison Ford accepted the award on his behalf. |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Picture for: The Pianist (2002). Shared with: Robert Benmussa Alain Sarde |
|
| 1981 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Tess (1979). |
| 1975 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Chinatown (1974). |
| 1969 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Rosemary's Baby (1968). |
| Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Silver Condor |
Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: The Ghost Writer (2010). UK. |
| 2004 | Nominated | Silver Condor |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: The Pianist (2002). France/Germany/Netherlands/Poland/UK. |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film for: The Pianist (2002). Shared with: Robert Benmussa Alain Sarde |
| David Lean Award for Direction |
for:
The Pianist (2002). |
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| 1975 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Chinatown (1974). |
| Bavarian Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Honorary Award |
|
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Director for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
The Ghost Writer (2010). |
|
| 1972 | Won | Special Recognition |
Documentary for: Weekend of a Champion (1972). Shared with: Frank Simon |
| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
Weekend of a Champion (1972). Shared with: Frank Simon |
|
| 1966 | Won | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
Cul-de-sac (1966). |
| 1965 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for:
Repulsion (1965). |
| Silver Berlin Bear |
Special Prize of the Jury for: Repulsion (1965). |
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| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for:
Repulsion (1965). |
|
| Bermuda International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Audience Choice Award |
for:
The Pianist (2002). |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1975 | Won | Bodil |
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film) for: Chinatown (1974). |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Director for: The Pianist (2002). |
| 1981 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Director for: Tess (1979). |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Director for: The Pianist (2002). |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Nominated | Palme d'Or |
for:
Venus in Fur (2013). |
| 2002 | Won | Palme d'Or |
for:
The Pianist (2002). |
| 1976 | Nominated | Palme d'Or |
for:
The Tenant (1976). |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Director for: The Pianist (2002). |
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay for: The Ghost Writer (2010). Shared with: Robert Harris |
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | CEC Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted (Mejor Guión Adaptado) for: Carnage (2011). Shared with: Yasmina Reza |
| Cracow Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1963 | Won | Golden Dragon |
Other Forms for: Mammals (1962). Shared with: Andrzej Kondratiuk Andrzej Kostenko Krzysztof Komeda |
| Czech Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | World Cinematography Award |
|
| Czech Lions | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Czech Lion |
Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) for: The Pianist (2002). Poland. |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | César |
Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation) for: Carnage (2011). Shared with: Yasmina Reza |
| 2011 | Won | César |
Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation) for: The Ghost Writer (2010). Shared with: Robert Harris |
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
| Nominated | César |
Best Film (Meilleur film) for: The Ghost Writer (2010). Shared with: Robert Benmussa Alain Sarde |
|
| 2003 | Won | César |
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) for: The Pianist (2002). |
Best Film (Meilleur film) for: The Pianist (2002). |
| 1980 | Won | César |
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) for: Tess (1979). |
Best Film (Meilleur film) for: Tess (1979). |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | David |
Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) for: Carnage (2011). |
| 2003 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) for: The Pianist (2002). |
| 1969 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Rosemary's Baby (1968). |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Pianist (2002). |
| 1975 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Chinatown (1974). |
| 1969 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Rosemary's Baby (1968). |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Motion Picture for: Rosemary's Baby (1968). |
| European Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | European Film Award |
Best Screenwriter for: Carnage (2011). Shared with: Yasmina Reza |
| 2010 | Won | European Film Award |
Best Director for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
Best Film for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
Best Screenwriter for: The Ghost Writer (2010). Shared with: Robert Harris |
| Nominated | Audience Award |
Best Film for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
|
| 2006 | Won | Life Achievement Award |
|
| Nominated | Audience Award |
Best Film for: Oliver Twist (2005). |
|
| 2002 | Nominated | European Film Award |
Best Director for: The Pianist (2002). |
Best Film for: The Pianist (2002). Shared with: Robert Benmussa Alain Sarde |
| 1999 | Won | Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema |
for:
The Ninth Gate (1999). |
| Fantasporto | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Nominated | International Fantasy Film Award |
Best Film for: Death and the Maiden (1994). |
| Fotogramas de Plata | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Fotogramas de Plata |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: The Pianist (2002). |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1970 | Won | Critics Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Rosemary's Baby (1968). USA. |
| Gaudí Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Gaudí Award |
Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea) for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
| Golden Globes, Italy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best European Film (Miglior Film Europeo) for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
| 2003 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best European Film (Miglior Film Europeo) for: The Pianist (2002). |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Tess (1979). |
| 1975 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Chinatown (1974). |
| 1969 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay for: Rosemary's Baby (1968). |
| Goya Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Goya |
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) for: Carnage (2011). |
| 2011 | Nominated | Goya |
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
| 2003 | Won | Goya |
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) for: The Pianist (2002). UK/Poland. |
| Hugo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Nominated | Hugo |
Best Dramatic Presentation for: Rosemary's Baby (1968). Shared with: Ira Levin (based on the novel) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Death and the Maiden (1994). |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Silver Ribbon |
Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo) for: Carnage (2011). |
| 2010 | Nominated | Silver Ribbon |
Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo) for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
| 2003 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: The Pianist (2002). |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema |
|
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
| 2004 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: The Pianist (2002). |
| Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: The Pianist (2002). |
||
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1971 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Best Director 9th place. |
| 1968 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Director 10th place. |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Director for: Tess (1979). |
| Mainichi Film Concours | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Foreign Language Film for: The Pianist (2002). |
| Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: The Pianist (2002). |
||
| Melbourne International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1963 | Won | Best Short Film |
Under 30 minutes for: The Fat and the Lean (1961). Tied with The Most (1963). |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | 3rd place | NSFC Award |
Best Director for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
Best Screenplay for: The Ghost Writer (2010). Shared with: Robert Harris |
| 2003 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Director for: The Pianist (2002). |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1965 | 2nd place | NYFCC Award |
Best Director for: Repulsion (1965). Tied with David Lean for Doctor Zhivago (1965). |
| Norwegian International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Ecumenical Film Award |
for:
The Pianist (2002). |
| Oberhausen International Short Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1963 | Won | Main Prize |
for:
Mammals (1962). |
| 1959 | Won | Honorable Mention |
for:
Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958). |
| Polish Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Won | Eagle |
Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria) for: Carnage (2011). |
| Nominated | Eagle |
Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz) for: Carnage (2011). Shared with: Yasmina Reza |
|
| 2003 | Won | Eagle |
Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria) for: The Pianist (2002). |
Best Film (Najlepszy Film) for: The Pianist (2002). Shared with: Robert Benmussa Alain Sarde |
| Life Achievement Award |
|
||
| 2001 | Won | Special Award |
|
| San Francisco International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1958 | Won | Golden Gate Award |
Best Short Subject for: Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958). |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: The Pianist (2002). |
| Special Award |
For his whole works. |
||
| 1975 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Chinatown (1974). |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Director for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: The Ghost Writer (2010). Shared with: Robert Harris |
| Stockholm Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
| Turia Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Foreign Film for: The Pianist (2002). |
| USC Scripter Award | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | USC Scripter Award |
for:
The Ghost Writer (2010). Shared with: Robert Harris (screenwriter/author) |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | VFCC Award |
Best Director for: The Pianist (2002). |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Little Golden Lion |
for:
Carnage (2011). |
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for:
Carnage (2011). |
|
| 1993 | Won | Career Golden Lion |
|
| 1962 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for:
Knife in the Water (1962). |
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for:
Knife in the Water (1962). |
|
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1969 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Drama for: Rosemary's Baby (1968). |
| Zurich Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Golden Eye for Lifetime Achievement |
A Tribute To... |
| Étoiles d'Or | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Won | Étoile d'Or |
Best Director (Réalisateur) for: The Ghost Writer (2010). |
| 2003 | Won | Étoile d'Or |
Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) for: The Pianist (2002). |
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