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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated Award of the Argentinean Academy Best Foreign Film
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).
Iran.
 
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated Silver Condor Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).
Iran/France/Iraq.
 
Aspen Shortsfest
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Horizon Award for: Zendegi dar meh (1999).

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Crystal Bear - Special Mention 14plus: Best Feature Film
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

Peace Film Award for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
Buster International Children's Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Buster's Grand Prix for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).

 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Won Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize for: No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009).

 
2002 Won François Chalais Award for: Marooned in Iraq (2002).

 
2000 Won FIPRESCI Prize Parallel Section
for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).
For its compassionate but rigorous depiction of a harsh reality where horses and humans share the same predicament.
Golden Camera for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).

 
Chicago International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Silver Hugo Jury Special Prize
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004) (feature film) .

 
2002 Won Gold Plaque for: Marooned in Iraq (2002).
Bahman Quobadi refused to accept the prize in protest of the U.S. government's refusal to issue him a visa, just weeks after Abbas Kiarostami had been denied a visa to visit a film festival in New York City.
 
2000 Won Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize
for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).

 
Cinematexas International Short Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Special Jury Prize International Competition
for: Zendegi dar meh (1999).

 
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Special Jury Award International Competition
for: Zendegi dar meh (1999).

 
Corto Imola Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Best International Film for: Zendegi dar meh (1999).

 
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Golden Dolphin for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won President Award Humanitarian Award
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
1999 Won Jury Award Best Documentary
for: Zendegi dar meh (1999).
Tied with The Children of Chabannes (1999).
 
Gijón International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Grand Prix Asturias Best Feature
for: Marooned in Iraq (2002).

 
2000 Won Special Jury Award for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).

Nominated Grand Prix Asturias Best Feature
for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).

 
Independent Spirit Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film
for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).
France/Iran.
 
Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Young Adults
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Golden Butterfly Best Film
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
Istanbul International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won People's Choice Award International Competition
for: Half Moon (2006).

 
2003 Nominated Golden Tulip for: Marooned in Iraq (2002).

 
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Audience Award Best Narrative Feature
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

Festival Award Best Film
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
Miami Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Won Audience Award World Competition
for: No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009).

Special Mention World Competition
for: No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009).

 
NatFilm Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Audience Award for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
Rotterdam International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Audience Award for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
San Sebastián International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won FIPRESCI Prize for: Half Moon (2006).

Golden Seashell for: Half Moon (2006).
Tied with Mon fils à moi (2006).
 
2004 Won CEC Award for Best Film for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

Golden Seashell for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
Santa Fe Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Luminaria Best Feature
for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).

 
Sarajevo Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Best First Feature - Honorable Mention for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).

 
St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Golden Centaur Award for: Zendegi dar meh (1999).

 
São Paulo International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Won Critics Award Best Foreign-Language Film
for: No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009).

 
2004 Won Audience Award Best Fiction Film
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

International Jury Award - Honorable Mention for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

Nominated International Jury Award for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
2002 Won International Jury Award for: Marooned in Iraq (2002).

 
2000 Won International Jury Award for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).

 
Tbilisi International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Golden Prometheus Best Film
for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
Tokyo International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Tokyo Grand Prix for: Marooned in Iraq (2002).

 
Tribeca Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won Best Screenplay - Special Jury Mention for: Half Moon (2006).

 
Tromsø International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Aurora Award for: Turtles Can Fly (2004).

 
2003 Won Aurora Award - Special Mention for: Marooned in Iraq (2002).

Don Quixote Award - Special Mention for: Marooned in Iraq (2002).

 
2001 Won Don Quixote Award for: A Time for Drunken Horses (2000).

 
Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Grand Prize Fiction
for: Zendegi dar meh (1999).

RTP Onda Curta Award for: Zendegi dar meh (1999).

 

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