Academy Awards, USA
| 1988 |
Won Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
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| 1967 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen The Fortune Cookie (1966) |
| 1961 |
Won Oscar |
Best Picture The Apartment (1960) |
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Best Director The Apartment (1960) |
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Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen The Apartment (1960) |
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| 1960 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Director Some Like It Hot (1959) |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Some Like It Hot (1959) |
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| 1958 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Director Witness for the Prosecution (1957) |
| 1955 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Director Sabrina (1954) |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Sabrina (1954) |
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| 1954 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Director Stalag 17 (1953) |
| 1952 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Ace in the Hole (1951) |
| 1951 |
Won Oscar |
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
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Nominated Oscar |
Best Director Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
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| 1949 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay A Foreign Affair (1948) |
| 1946 |
Won Oscar |
Best Director The Lost Weekend (1945) |
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Best Writing, Screenplay The Lost Weekend (1945) |
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| 1945 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Director Double Indemnity (1944) |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Double Indemnity (1944) |
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| 1942 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Writing, Original Story Ball of Fire (1941) |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Hold Back the Dawn (1941) |
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| 1940 |
Nominated Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Ninotchka (1939) |
Golden Globes, USA
| 1973 |
Nominated Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Avanti! (1972) |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Avanti! (1972) |
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| 1961 |
Nominated Golden Globe |
Best Director The Apartment (1960) |
| 1958 |
Nominated Golden Globe |
Best Director Witness for the Prosecution (1957) |
| 1955 |
Won Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay Sabrina (1954) |
| 1951 |
Won Golden Globe |
Best Director Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
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Nominated Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
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| 1946 |
Won Golden Globe |
Best Director The Lost Weekend (1945) |
BAFTA Awards
| 1995 |
Won Academy Fellowship |
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| 1961 |
Won BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film from any Source The Apartment (1960)
USA.
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| 1960 |
Nominated BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film from any Source Some Like It Hot (1959)
USA.
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American Film Institute, USA
| 1986 |
Won Life Achievement Award |
Berlin International Film Festival
| 1993 |
Won Honorary Golden Berlin Bear |
Blue Ribbon Awards
| 1952 |
Won Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
Bodil Awards
| 1951 |
Won Bodil |
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
Boxoffice Magazine Awards
| 1957 |
Won Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (April) The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) |
Cannes Film Festival
| 1946 |
Won Grand Prize of the Festival |
Feature Film The Lost Weekend (1945) |
Chicago International Film Festival
| 1978 |
Nominated Gold Hugo |
Best Feature Fedora (1978) |
David di Donatello Awards
| 1975 |
Won David |
Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) The Front Page (1974) |
Directors Guild of America, USA
| 1991 |
Won Preston Sturges Award |
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| 1985 |
Won Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| 1961 |
Won DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures The Apartment (1960)
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| 1960 |
Nominated DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Some Like It Hot (1959) |
| 1958 |
Nominated DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Witness for the Prosecution (1957) |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Love in the Afternoon (1957) |
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| 1956 |
Nominated DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures The Seven Year Itch (1955) |
| 1955 |
Nominated DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Sabrina (1954) |
| 1954 |
Nominated DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Stalag 17 (1953) |
| 1951 |
Nominated DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
| 1958 |
Nominated Edgar |
Best Motion Picture Witness for the Prosecution (1957) |
European Film Awards
| 1992 |
Won Lifetime Achievement Award |
Film Society of Lincoln Center
| 1982 |
Won Gala Tribute |
Flaiano International Prizes
| 2000 |
Won Career Award |
Cinema |
Fotogramas de Plata
| 1982 |
Won Fotogramas de Plata |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor PelĂcula Extranjera) Fedora (1978)
Tied with Atlantic City, USA (1980).
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German Film Awards
| 1997 |
Won Lifetime Achievement Award |
Billy Wilder was not present at the award's ceremony. The presentation was made at his home in Los ... More Billy Wilder was not present at the award's ceremony. The presentation was made at his home in Los Angeles and taped for inclusion in the broadcast. |
| 1973 |
Won Honorary Award |
For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years.
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Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
| 1951 |
Won Silver Ribbon |
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
Laurel Awards
| 1971 |
Nominated Golden Laurel |
Best Producer-Director
4th place.
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| 1970 |
Nominated Golden Laurel |
Producer-Director
7th place.
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| 1965 |
Nominated Golden Laurel |
Producer-Director
9th place.
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| 1964 |
Nominated Golden Laurel |
Top Producer/Director
4th place.
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| 1963 |
Won Golden Laurel |
Top Producer/Director |
| 1962 |
Nominated Golden Laurel |
Top Producer/Director
5th place.
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| 1961 |
2nd place Golden Laurel |
Top Producer/Director |
| 1960 |
3rd place Golden Laurel |
Top Producer/Director |
| 1959 |
2nd place Golden Laurel |
Top Producer/Director |
| 1958 |
Nominated Golden Laurel |
Top Producer/Director
7th place.
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
| 1994 |
Won Career Achievement Award |
National Board of Review, USA
| 1994 |
Won Billy Wilder Award |
For excellence in directing
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New York Film Critics Circle Awards
| 1961 |
2nd place NYFCC Award |
Best Screenplay One, Two, Three (1961) |
| 1960 |
Won NYFCC Award |
Best Director The Apartment (1960)
Tied with Jack Cardiff for Synowie i kochankowie (1960).
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Best Screenplay The Apartment (1960) |
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| 1950 |
3rd place NYFCC Award |
Best Director Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
| 1946 |
Won NYFCC Award |
Best Director The Lost Weekend (1945) |
| 1944 |
3rd place NYFCC Award |
Best Director Double Indemnity (1944) |
Online Film & Television Association
| 2002 |
Won OFTA Film Hall of Fame |
Creative |
| 1999 |
Won OFTA Film Hall of Fame |
Creative |
PGA Awards
| 2000 |
Won PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures |
Some Like It Hot (1959)
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| 1997 |
Won Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures |
Venice Film Festival
| 1972 |
Won Career Golden Lion |
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| 1960 |
Nominated Golden Lion |
The Apartment (1960)
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| 1959 |
Nominated Golden Lion |
Some Like It Hot (1959)
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| 1951 |
Won International Award |
Ace in the Hole (1951)
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Nominated Golden Lion |
Ace in the Hole (1951)
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Walk of Fame
| 1960 |
Won Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture
On 8 February 1960. At 1751 Vine Street.
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Writers Guild of America, USA
| 1980 |
Won Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement |
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| 1975 |
Nominated WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium The Front Page (1974) |
| 1973 |
Nominated WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium Avanti! (1972) |
| 1971 |
Nominated WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) |
| 1967 |
Nominated WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy The Fortune Cookie (1966) |
| 1964 |
Nominated WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy Irma la Douce (1963) |
| 1962 |
Nominated WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy One, Two, Three (1961) |
| 1961 |
Won WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy The Apartment (1960) |
| 1960 |
Won WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) |
| 1958 |
Won WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy Love in the Afternoon (1957) |
| 1957 |
Won Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement |
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| 1956 |
Nominated WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy The Seven Year Itch (1955) |
| 1955 |
Won WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy Sabrina (1954) |
| 1954 |
Nominated WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy Stalag 17 (1953) |
| 1951 |
Won WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Drama Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
| 1949 |
Nominated WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy A Foreign Affair (1948) |
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Best Written American Musical The Emperor Waltz (1948) |
