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Amanda Awards, Norway
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
for: Central Station (1998).

 
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Silver Condor Best Director (Mejor Director)
for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
2000 Won Silver Condor Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: Central Station (1998).

 
Ariel Awards, Mexico
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Silver Ariel Best Latin-American Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana)
for: Midnight (1998).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas
Brazil.
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Film not in the English Language
for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).
Shared with:
Michael Nozik
Edgard Tenenbaum
Karen Tenkhoff

 
2002 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film not in the English Language
for: Behind the Sun (2001).
Shared with:
Arthur Cohn

 
1999 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Film not in the English Language
for: Central Station (1998).
Shared with:
Arthur Cohn
Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre

 
Bangkok International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Golden Kinnaree Award Best Film
for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
Bergamo Film Meeting
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1996 Won Golden Rosa Camuna for: Foreign Land (1996).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Golden Berlin Bear for: Central Station (1998).

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Competition
for: Central Station (1998).

 
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1996 Won Golden FIPA Documentary and Essay
for: Socorro Nobre (1996).

 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated Palme d'Or for: On the Road (2012).

 
2008 Nominated Palme d'Or for: Linha de Passe (2008).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
2004 Won François Chalais Award for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

Nominated Palme d'Or for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
Carrousel International du Film
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Won Camério Best Short Film
for: Guns and Peace (2003).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
for: Linha de Passe (2008).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
2000 Won Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
for: Midnight (1998).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
for: Midnight (1998).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas
José de Carvalho
João Emanuel Carneiro
Tied with Dois Córregos - Verdades Submersas no Tempo (1999).
Nominated Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Cinema Release (Melhor Lançamento de Cinema)
for: Midnight (1998).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).
USA/Germany/UK/Argentina/Chile/Peru.
 
1999 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
for: Central Station (1998).
Brazil.
 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
for: Central Station (1998).

 
Directors Guild of Great Britain
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won DGGB Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Foreign Language Film
for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
Entrevues Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1996 Won Grand Prix Foreign Film
for: Foreign Land (1996).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
European Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Screen International Award for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).
Argentina/Brazil/Chile/Peru/USA.
 
Havana Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Grand Coral - Second Prize for: Linha de Passe (2008).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
2002 Won Best Director for: Behind the Sun (2001).

House of the Americas Award for: Behind the Sun (2001).

 
1998 Won Award of the Havana University for: Central Station (1998).

Glauber Rocha Award - Special Mention for: Central Station (1998).

Special Jury Prize for: Central Station (1998).

 
Hollywood Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Hollywood World Award for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
Imagen Foundation Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Imagen Award Best Director - Film
for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
Independent Spirit Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Director
for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
1999 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film
for: Central Station (1998).
Brazil.
 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
for: Central Station (1998).

 
Locarno International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Golden Leopard for: Midnight (1998).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated ALFS Award Director of the Year
for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 2nd place LAFCA Award Best Foreign Film
for: Central Station (1998).

 
Norwegian International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Audience Award for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
Premios ACE
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Premio ACE Cinema - Best Director
for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
Prêmio Contigo Cinema, Brazil
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Won Jury Award Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
for: Linha de Passe (2008).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
Prêmio Qualidade, Brazil
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Prêmio Qualidade Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
for: Linha de Passe (2008).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

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

 
San Sebastián International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Audience Award for: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).

 
1998 Won Audience Award for: Central Station (1998).

Youth Jury Award for: Central Station (1998).

 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language
for: Central Station (1998).
Brazil.
 
Silver Daisy Awards, Brazil
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Silver Daisy for: Behind the Sun (2001).

 
1998 Won Silver Daisy for: Central Station (1998).

 
1996 Won Silver Daisy for: Foreign Land (1996).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas

 
Spain Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Spain Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Central Station (1998).

 
Sundance Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1996 Won Cinema 100/Sundance International Award
NHK Award For "Central do Brasil" (Latin America, Brazil).
 
São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Won APCA Trophy Best Film (Melhor Filme)
for: Linha de Passe (2008).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas
Tied with Serras da desordem (2006).
 
1999 Won APCA Trophy Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
for: Central Station (1998).

Best Film (Melhor Filme)
for: Central Station (1998).

 
1996 Won APCA Trophy Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
for: Foreign Land (1996).
Shared with:
Daniela Thomas
João Emanuel Carneiro

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Little Golden Lion for: Behind the Sun (2001).
Shared with:
Arthur Cohn

 
2001 Won Little Golden Lion for: Behind the Sun (2001).
Shared with:
Arthur Cohn

Nominated Golden Lion for: Behind the Sun (2001).

 

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