This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Alfonso Cuarón.
Alfonso Cuarón is a Mexican filmmaker. He has received various accolades including four Academy Awards, eight BAFTA Awards, eight Critics' Choice Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, as well as a nominations for an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award.
He received his first Oscar nomination at the 75th Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay for his coming-of-age film Y Tu Mamá También (2002). At the 79th Academy Awards, his dystopian drama film Children of Men (2006) was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing. At the 86th Academy Awards, his science-fiction drama film Gravity (2013) earned him two Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Film Editing, and a nomination for Best Picture. At the 91st Academy Awards, his semi-autobiographical drama film Roma (2018) earned him two Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography, along with nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. At the 95th Academy Awards he was nominated for the short-film Le pupille (2022) in the Best Live Action Short Film category.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2002 Best Original Screenplay Y Tu Mamá También 2006 Best Adapted Screenplay Children of Men Best Film Editing 2013 Best Picture Gravity Best Director Best Film Editing 2018 Best Picture Roma Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography 2022 Best Live Action Short Le pupille
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2002 Best Original Screenplay Y Tu Mamá También 2004 Best British Film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2013 Best Film Gravity Best Director Best British Film Best Original Screenplay Best Editing 2018 Best Film Roma Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best Film Not in the English Language Best Cinematography Best Editing British Academy of Film and Television Arts Children's Awards 2004 Best Feature Film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2002 Best Foreign Language Film Y Tu Mamá También 2004 Best Family Film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2013 Best Picture Gravity Best Director Best Editing Best Science Fiction/Horror Film 2018 Best Picture Roma Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Foreign Language Film
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2026 Outstanding Animated Special An Almost Christmas Story
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2002 Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language Y Tu Mamá También 2013 Best Motion Picture – Drama Gravity Best Director – Motion Picture 2018 Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language Roma Best Director – Motion Picture Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2003 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Y Tu Mamá También
Guild associations AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult ACE Eddie Awards 2013 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Gravity 2018 Roma ASC Awards 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Roma Directors Guild of America Awards 2013 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Gravity 2018 Roma 2024 Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film Disclaimer Producers Guild of America Awards 2013 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Gravity 2018 Roma Writers Guild of America Awards 2019 Best Original Screenplay Roma
Miscellaneous associations AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult AACTA Awards 2013 Best International Film Gravity Best International Director 2018 Best International Film Roma Best International Director Best International Screenplay Argentine Film Critics Association 2014 Best Foreign Film Gravity British Independent Film Awards 2018 Best Foreign Independent Film Roma Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2013 Best Film Gravity Best Director 2018 Best Film Roma Best Director Best Cinematography Best Foreign Language Film Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2018Best DirectorRoma Empire Awards 2014 Best Director Gravity Florida Film Critics Circle 2013 Best Director Gravity 2018 Best Film Roma Best Director Best Cinematography Best Foreign Language Film Houston Film Critics Society 2013 Best Film Gravity Best Director 2018 Roma Best Film Best Director Best Cinematography Best Foreign Language Film Independent Spirit Awards 2003 Best Foreign Film Y Tu Mamá También 2007 Best Feature Pan's Labyrinth 2019 Best International Film Roma Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2013 Best Film Gravity Best Director Best Editing 2018 Best Film Roma Best Director Best Cinematography Best Editing Locarno Film Festival 2024Lifetime Achievement Award Morelia International Film Festival 2018Artistic Excellence AwardLifetime Achievement National Board of Review 2018 Top Ten Films Roma New York Film Critics Circle 2018 Best Film Roma Best Director Best Cinematography San Diego Film Critics Society 2013 Best Film Gravity Best Director Best Editing 2018 Best Cinematography Roma Best Foreign Language Film Palm Springs International Film Festival 2019 Sonny Bono Visionary Award Roma San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2013 Best Director Gravity Best Editing Satellite Awards 2014 Best Director Gravity Best Editing 2019 Best Director Roma Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing Saturn Awards 2005 Best Fantasy Film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Best Director 2007 Best Science Fiction Film Children of Men Best Director Best International Film Pan's Labyrinth 2014 Best Science Fiction Film Gravity Best Director Best Editing Best Writing Seattle Film Critics Society 2018 Best Picture Roma Best Director Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Foreign Language Film Venice Film Festival 2001 Golden Lion Y tu mamá también Best Screenplay 2006 Golden Lion Children of Men Laterna Magica Prize 2013 Future Film Digital Award Gravity 2018 Golden Lion Roma
Directed Academy Award performances Cuaron has directed multiple nominated performances.
Year Performer Film ResultAcademy Award for Best Actress 2013 Sandra Bullock Gravity 2018 Yalitza Aparicio Roma Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 2018 Marina de Tavira Roma
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