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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).
Shared with:
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

 
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1992 Nominated Silver Condor Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: The Double Life of Veronique (1991).
France/Poland.
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film not in the English Language
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).
Shared with:
Marin Karmitz

Best Screenplay - Adapted
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).
Shared with:
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

David Lean Award for Direction for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won Silver Berlin Bear Best Director
for: Three Colors: White (1994).

Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for: Three Colors: White (1994).

 
1980 Won Interfilm Award - Otto Dibelius Film Award Forum of New Cinema
for: Camera Buff (1979).

 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Won Bodil Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

 
1991 Won Bodil Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film)
for: "The Decalogue" (1988).

 
1990 Won Bodil Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film)
for: A Short Film About Killing (1988).

 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Nominated Palme d'Or for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

 
1991 Won FIPRESCI Prize for: The Double Life of Veronique (1991).

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for: The Double Life of Veronique (1991).

Nominated Palme d'Or for: The Double Life of Veronique (1991).

 
1988 Won FIPRESCI Prize for: A Short Film About Killing (1988).
Tied with Hôtel Terminus (1988).
Jury Prize for: A Short Film About Killing (1988).

Nominated Palme d'Or for: A Short Film About Killing (1988).

 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Nominated CFCA Award Best Director
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

 
Chicago International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1993 Won Special Jury Prize Special Jury Award
for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

 
1991 Nominated Gold Hugo Best Feature
for: The Double Life of Veronique (1991).

 
1989 Nominated Gold Hugo Best Feature
for: A Short Film About Love (1988).

 
1980 Won Gold Hugo Best Feature
for: Camera Buff (1979).

 
1978 Nominated Gold Hugo Best Feature
for: The Scar (1976).

 
Chlotrudis Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Adapted Screenplay
for: Big Animal (2000).

 
Cracow Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1979 Won FIPRESCI Prize for: From a Night Porter's Point of View (1979).
For its unique ethical values and social tendencies as well as for interesting artistic solutions.
Golden Hobby-Horse of Cracow for: Siedem kobiet w róznym wieku (1979).

for: From a Night Porter's Point of View (1979).

 
1977 Won Golden Dragon for: Szpital (1977).

 
1975 Won Bronze Hobby-Horse of Cracow for: Life Story (1975).

 
1974 Won Golden Hobby-Horse of Cracow for: First Love (1974) (TV).

Special Jury Prize for: First Love (1974) (TV).

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Nominated César Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

Best Film (Meilleur film)
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation)
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).
Shared with:
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

 
1994 Nominated César Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

Best Film (Meilleur film)
for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation)
for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).
Shared with:
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

 
European Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated European Film Award Best Screenwriter
for: Heaven (2002/I).
Shared with:
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

 
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Won Critics Award Best Film
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

 
1992 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film
for: The Double Life of Veronique (1991).
Poland.
 
1991 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film
for: "The Decalogue" (1988).
Poland.
 
1990 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film
for: A Short Film About Killing (1988).
Poland.
 
Giffoni Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Won François Truffaut Award
 
Guild of German Art House Cinemas
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won Guild Film Award - Gold Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film)
for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

 
Independent Spirit Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Won Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).
France/Switzerland/Poland.
 
1992 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film
for: The Double Life of Veronique (1991).
France/Poland/Norway.
 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1990 Won European Silver Ribbon for: "The Decalogue" (1988).

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won LAFCA Award Best Foreign Film
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

 
1993 2nd place LAFCA Award Best Foreign Film
for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

 
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won Grand Prize for: Personel (1976) (TV).
Tied with The Prize Trap (1975).
 
Moscow International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1979 Won FIPRESCI Prize for: Camera Buff (1979).

Golden Prize for: Camera Buff (1979).

 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Special Citation Outstanding Cinematic Series
for: "The Decalogue" (1988).

 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 2nd place NSFC Award Best Director
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

3rd place NSFC Award Best Screenplay
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).
Shared with:
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 2nd place NYFCC Award Best Director
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

 
Nyon Visions du Réel
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1979 Won Silver Medal for: From a Night Porter's Point of View (1979).

 
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Honorable Mention for: Talking Heads (1980).

 
Polish Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Eagle Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz)
for: Big Animal (2000).
Posthumously.
 
Polish Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won Golden Lion for: A Short Film About Love (1988).
Tied with A Short Film About Killing (1988).
for: A Short Film About Killing (1988).
Tied with A Short Film About Love (1988).
 
1987 Won Silver Lion for: Blind Chance (1987).
Tied with Sala nr 6 (1987) (TV), Zycie wewnetrzne (1987), The Young Magician (1987) and Wierna rzeka (1987).
 
1981 Won Special Jury Prize for: The Calm (1980) (TV).
Tied with Meta (1971) (TV).
 
1979 Won Golden Lion for: Camera Buff (1979).

 
1976 Won Critics Award Television Film
for: Personel (1976) (TV).

Silver Lion Television Film
for: Personel (1976) (TV).

Special Jury Prize for: The Scar (1976).

 
Robert Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1990 Won Robert Best Foreign Film (Årets udenlandske spillefilm)
for: A Short Film About Killing (1988).

 
San Sebastián International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won OCIC Award - Honorable Mention for: "The Decalogue" (1988).

 
1988 Won OCIC Award for: A Short Film About Love (1988).

Special Prize of the Jury for: A Short Film About Love (1988).

 
Sant Jordi Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won Sant Jordi Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

 
São Paulo International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won Audience Award Best Feature
for: A Short Film About Love (1988).

Critics Award for: "The Decalogue" (1988).

 
Turia Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Won Audience Award Best Foreign Film
for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

 
1994 Won Audience Award Best Foreign Film
for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

 
Vancouver International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won Most Popular Film for: Three Colors: Red (1994).

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1993 Won Golden Ciak Best Film
for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

Golden Lion for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).
Tied with Short Cuts (1993).
Little Golden Lion for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

OCIC Award for: Three Colors: Blue (1993).

 
1989 Won Children and Cinema Award for: "The Decalogue" (1988).

FIPRESCI Prize Competition
for: "The Decalogue" (1988).

 
Warsaw International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Won Audience Award for: The Double Life of Veronique (1991).

 

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