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Luc Besson

Awards

Luc Besson

32 wins & 33 nominations

Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival

  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1983 Winner Special Jury Award
    • The Last Battle
  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1983 Nominee Grand Prize
    • The Last Battle
  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1983 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Film
    • The Last Battle

BAFTA Awards

  • Ray Winstone in Nil by Mouth (1997)
    1998 Winner Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Nil by Mouth
    Shared with: Douglas Urbanski · Gary Oldman
  • Christopher Lambert in Subway (1985)
    1986 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Subway
    France.
    Shared with: François Ruggieri

Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF)

  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1983 Winner Critic's Prize
    • The Last Battle

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1983 Winner Caixa de Catalunya
    • Best Film
    • The Last Battle
  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1983 Winner Caixa de Catalunya
    • Best Director
    • The Last Battle

César Awards, France

  • A Monster in Paris (2011)
    2012 Nominee César
    • Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation)
    • A Monster in Paris
    Shared with: Bibo Bergeron
  • Mia Farrow, Penny Balfour, Ron Crawford, and Robert Stanton in Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
    2011 Nominee César
    • Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation)
    • Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
  • Milla Jovovich in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
    2000 Nominee César
    • Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
    • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
  • Milla Jovovich in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
    2000 Nominee César
    • Best Film (Meilleur film)
    • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    1998 Winner César
    • Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
    • The Fifth Element

Chicago International Film Festival

  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1983 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • The Last Battle

Czech Lions

  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)
    1996 Winner Czech Lion
    • Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film)
    • Léon: The Professional

David di Donatello Awards

  • Anne Parillaud in La Femme Nikita (1990)
    1991 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • La Femme Nikita

European Film Awards

  • John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Dane DeHaan, and Cara Delevingne in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
    2018 Nominee EFA People's Choice Award
    • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Fantasporto

  • Louise Bourgoin in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
    2011 Winner Audience Jury Award
    • Feature Film
    • The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
  • Christopher Lambert in Subway (1985)
    1987 Nominee International Fantasy Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Subway
  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1984 Winner International Fantasy Film Award
    • Best Film
    • The Last Battle
  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1984 Winner International Fantasy Film Award
    • Best Director
    • The Last Battle
  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1984 Winner Audience Jury Award - Special Mention
    • The Last Battle

Hugo Awards

  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    1998 Nominee Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation
    • The Fifth Element
    Shared with: Robert Mark Kamen

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
    2006 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
    Shared with: Michael Fitzgerald · Tommy Lee Jones · Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    1998 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • The Fifth Element
  • Anne Parillaud in La Femme Nikita (1990)
    1991 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • La Femme Nikita

Locarno Film Festival

  • Scarlett Johansson in Lucy (2014)
    2014 Nominee Variety Piazza Grande Award
    • Lucy

Montréal World Film Festival

  • Luc Besson
    2002 Winner Grand Prix Special des Amériques
    For his exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art.

Mystfest

  • Anne Parillaud in La Femme Nikita (1990)
    1990 Nominee Best Film
    • La Femme Nikita

Shanghai International Film Festival

  • Luc Besson
    2010 Winner Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema

Stockholm Film Festival

  • Luc Besson
    2009 Winner Visionary Award

Taormina International Film Festival

  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1983 Winner Silver Charybdis
    • The Last Battle
  • The Last Battle (1983)
    1983 Nominee Golden Charybdis
    • The Last Battle

Venice Film Festival

  • DogMan (2023)
    2023 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Best Film
    • DogMan
  • DogMan (2023)
    2023 Nominee Queer Lion Award
    • DogMan
  • DogMan (2023)
    2023 Winner Fanheart3 Award
    • Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film
    • DogMan

National Academy of Cinema, France

  • The Big Blue (1988)
    1989 Winner Academy Award
    • The Big Blue

Empire Awards, UK

  • Luc Besson
    2017 Winner Inspiration Award

Western Heritage Awards

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
    2006 Winner Bronze Wrangler
    • Theatrical Motion Picture
    • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
    Shared with: Tommy Lee Jones · Michael Fitzgerald · Pierre-Ange Le Pogam · Guillermo Arriaga

Lumiere Awards, France

  • Milla Jovovich in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
    2000 Winner Lumiere Award
    • Best Film (Meilleur Film)
    • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
  • Milla Jovovich in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
    2000 Winner Lumiere Award
    • Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
    • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    1998 Winner Lumiere Award
    • Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
    • The Fifth Element

Durban International Film Festival

  • Michelle Yeoh in The Lady (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature
    • The Lady

NRJ Ciné Awards

  • Luc Besson
    2007 Winner Honorary Award

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, and John D'Leo in The Family (2013)
    2014 Winner Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year
    • The Family
  • Michelle Yeoh in The Lady (2011)
    2012 Winner International Human Rights Award
    • The Lady
  • Michelle Yeoh in The Lady (2011)
    2012 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Award for Justice
    • The Lady

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)
    1994 Winner Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)
    • Honorable Mentions
    • Léon: The Professional

Huading Award

  • Scarlett Johansson in Lucy (2014)
    2015 Nominee Huading Award
    • Best Global Director for a Motion Picture
    • Lucy

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Luc Besson
    2019 Winner WFCC Award
    • Hall of Shame
    Who has been officially charged with sexual assault by at least nine women. The actions not only affected the lives of the women assaulted, but also all the people associated with his latest film, Anna.

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    1997 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!)
    • The Fifth Element

Yoga Awards

  • Scarlett Johansson in Lucy (2014)
    2015 Winner Yoga Award
    • Worst Foreign Director
    • Lucy

20/20 Awards

  • Anne Parillaud in La Femme Nikita (1990)
    2011 Nominee Felix
    • Best Director
    • La Femme Nikita

Busan International Film Festival

  • Luc Besson
    2011 Winner Hand Printing

El Gouna Film Festival

  • DogMan (2023)
    2023 Nominee Golden Star
    • Feature Narrative Competition
    • DogMan

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