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Jean-Claude Carrière

Awards

Jean-Claude Carrière

18 wins & 19 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Lena Olin in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
    1989 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    Shared with: Philip Kaufman
  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1978 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
    Shared with: Luis Buñuel
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1973 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    Shared with: Luis Buñuel
  • Pierre Étaix in Happy Anniversary (1962)
    1963 Winner Oscar
    • Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
    • Happy Anniversary
    Shared with: Pierre Étaix
  • Jean-Claude Carrière
    2015 Winner Honorary Award

BAFTA Awards

  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
    1992 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • Cyrano de Bergerac
    Shared with: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
  • Lena Olin in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
    1989 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    Shared with: Philip Kaufman
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1974 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    Shared with: Luis Buñuel
  • Taking Off (1971)
    1972 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Taking Off
    Shared with: Milos Forman · John Guare · Jon Klein

Cannes Film Festival

  • La pince à ongles (1969)
    1969 Winner Grand Prize of the Jury
    • Best Short Film
    • La pince à ongles
  • La pince à ongles (1969)
    1969 Nominee Palme d'Or - Best Short Film
    • La pince à ongles

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

  • Hard to Be a God (1989)
    1990 Winner Best Screenplay
    • Hard to Be a God
    Shared with: Peter Fleischmann

César Awards, France

  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
    1991 Nominee César
    • Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation)
    • Cyrano de Bergerac
    Shared with: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
  • The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
    1983 Winner César
    • Best Original Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original et dialogues)
    • The Return of Martin Guerre
    Shared with: Daniel Vigne
  • Danton (1983)
    1983 Nominee César
    • Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation et dialogues)
    • Danton
  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1978 Nominee César
    • Best Sreenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, dialogue ou adaptation)
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
    Shared with: Luis Buñuel

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

  • The Artist and the Model (2012)
    2013 Nominee CEC Award
    • Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original)
    • The Artist and the Model
    Shared with: Fernando Trueba

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon in Borsalino (1970)
    1971 Nominee Edgar
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Borsalino
    Shared with: Jean Cau · Claude Sautet · Jacques Deray

European Film Awards

  • Jean-Claude Carrière
    2016 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Goya Awards

  • The Artist and the Model (2012)
    2013 Nominee Goya
    • Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original)
    • The Artist and the Model
    Shared with: Fernando Trueba

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1973 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    2nd place
    Shared with: Luis Buñuel

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    1977 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • That Obscure Object of Desire
    Shared with: Luis Buñuel
  • Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    1972 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    Shared with: Luis Buñuel

SACD Awards

  • Jean-Claude Carrière
    2014 Winner Grand Prize
  • Jean-Claude Carrière
    1983 Winner Cinema Award

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Laetitia Casta, Louis Garrel, and Lily-Rose Depp in A Faithful Man (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Screenplay
    • A Faithful Man
    Shared with: Louis Garrel

USC Scripter Award

  • Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Kathy Bates, John Lithgow, Aidan Quinn, and Tom Waits in At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
    1992 Nominee USC Scripter Award
    • At Play in the Fields of the Lord
    Shared with: Hector Babenco · Peter Matthiessen
  • Lena Olin in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
    1990 Nominee USC Scripter Award
    • The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    Shared with: Philip Kaufman · Milan Kundera

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Jean-Claude Carrière
    2000 Winner Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
  • Lena Olin in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
    1989 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    Shared with: Philip Kaufman
  • Taking Off (1971)
    1972 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
    • Taking Off
    Shared with: Milos Forman · John Guare · Jon Klein

7 d'Or Night

  • La controverse de Valladolid (1992)
    1993 Winner 7 d'Or
    • Best Writer (Meilleur auteur)
    • La controverse de Valladolid
  • Bouvard et Pecuchet (1990)
    1991 Winner 7 d'Or
    • Best Writer (Meilleur auteur)
    • Bouvard et Pecuchet
  • Jean Carmet and Delphine Seyrig in Les étonnements d'un couple moderne (1986)
    1987 Winner 7 d'Or
    • Best Writer (Meilleur auteur)
    • Les étonnements d'un couple moderne

Film by the Sea International Film Festival

  • Jean-Claude Carrière
    2010 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Flaiano International Prizes

  • Jean-Claude Carrière
    1978 Winner Flaiano d'Oro
    • Screenwriting
    Shared with: Sergio Amidei

Telluride Film Festival

  • Jean-Claude Carrière
    2004 Winner Silver Medallion Award

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