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Adolf Grimme Awards, Germany
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Adolf Grimme Award Fiction/Entertainment
for: Short Sharp Shock (1998).
Shared with:
Mehmet Kurtulus (lead actor)
Aleksandar Jovanovic (lead actor)
Adam Bousdoukos (lead actor)

 
Ankara International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Best Screenplay National Competition
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Golden Orange Best Director
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

Special Jury Award for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated Silver Condor Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).
Germany.
 
Bangkok International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated Golden Kinnaree Award Best Film
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
Bavarian Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Bavarian Film Award Best Director (Regiepreis)
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
1999 Won Bavarian Film Award Best Direction - Young Film (Regienachwuchspreis)
for: Short Sharp Shock (1998).

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won FIPRESCI Prize Competition
for: Head-On (2004).

Golden Berlin Bear for: Head-On (2004).

 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Bodil Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)
for: Head-On (2004).

 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Best Screenplay for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

Nominated Palme d'Or for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
Chicago International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Won Gold Plaque Best Student Narrative Short
for: Getürkt (1996).

 
Cinemanila International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Lino Brocka Award for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated David Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)
for: Soul Kitchen (2009).

 
2005 Nominated David Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)
for: Head-On (2004).

 
European Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated Audience Award Best Film
for: Soul Kitchen (2009).

European Film Award Best Film
for: Soul Kitchen (2009).

 
2007 Won European Film Award Best Screenwriter
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

Nominated European Film Award Best Director
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

Best Film
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).
Shared with:
Klaus Maeck
Andreas Thiel
Jeanette Würl

 
2004 Won Audience Award Best Director
for: Head-On (2004).

Nominated European Film Award Best Director
for: Head-On (2004).

Best Screenwriter
for: Head-On (2004).

 
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated FCCA Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
German Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated Film Award in Gold Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm)
for: Soul Kitchen (2009).
Shared with:
Klaus Maeck

 
2009 Nominated Film Award in Gold Outstanding Feature Film (Programmfüllende Spielfilme)
for: Chiko (2008).
Shared with:
Klaus Maeck

 
2008 Won Film Award in Gold Best Direction (Beste Regie)
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch)
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm)
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).
Shared with:
Klaus Maeck
Andreas Thiel

 
2004 Won Film Award in Gold Best Direction (Beste Regie)
for: Head-On (2004).

 
1999 Nominated Film Award in Gold Best Direction (Beste Regie)
for: Short Sharp Shock (1998).

 
Ghent International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Canvas Audience Award for: Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005).

 
Goya Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated Goya Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
2005 Won Goya Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)
for: Head-On (2004).
Germany.
 
Guild of German Art House Cinemas
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Guild Film Award - Gold German Film (Deutscher Film)
for: Head-On (2004).

 
2003 Won Guild Film Award - Silver German Film (Deutscher Film)
for: Solino (2002).

 
Hamburg Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated Art Cinema Award for: Garbage in the Garden of Eden (2012).

 
Independent Spirit Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film
for: Head-On (2004).
Germany/Turkey.
 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
for: Head-On (2004).

 
Locarno International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Golden Leopard for: Short Sharp Shock (1998).

 
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Festival Award Best Narrative Feature Director
for: Head-On (2004).

 
Nuremberg Film Festival "Turkey-Germany"
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Best Film for: Head-On (2004).

 
Oslo Films from the South Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Films from the South Award for: Head-On (2004).

 
Ourense Independent Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Grand Prize for: Head-On (2004).

 
RiverRun International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Jury Prize Best Feature Film
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

Best Screenplay
for: The Edge of Heaven (2007).

 
Robert Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Robert Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film)
for: Head-On (2004).

 
Thessaloniki Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Golden Alexander for: Short Sharp Shock (1998).

 
Tromsø International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Audience Award for: In July (2000).

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Won Special Jury Prize for: Soul Kitchen (2009).

Young Cinema Award Best Film
for: Soul Kitchen (2009).

Nominated Golden Lion for: Soul Kitchen (2009).

 

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