The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Greek-French filmmaker Costa-Gavras.
Academy Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1970 Best Director Z Best Adapted Screenplay 1983 Best Adapted ScreenplayMissing
Amandaprisen
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2006 Film DVD The Ax
Athens International Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2019 Honorary Award Himself
Berlin Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1990 Golden Bear Music Box Jury Prize Best Director 1993 Golden Bear The Little Apocalypse 2002 Amen. Berlinale Camera Himself
British Academy Film Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1970 Best Film Z Best Screenplay United Nations Award 1971 The Confession 1974 State of Siege 1983 Best Film Missing Best Direction Best Screenplay
Cannes Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1969 Grand Prix Z Jury Prize Best Director 1975 Palme d'OrSection spéciale Grand Prix Best Director Prize of the Ecumenical Jury 1982 Palme d'Or Missing Grand Prix Best Director Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Best Artistic Contribution Prize Award of the Youth
Catalonia International Prize
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2017 Catalonia International Prize Himself
César Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1980 Best Film Womanlight Best Director 2003 Best Film Amen. Best Director Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation 2006 Best Adaptation The Ax 2020 Adults in the Room 2025Honorary CésarHimself
CinEuphoria Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2020 Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award Adults in the Room
Cineuropa
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2017 Premio Cineuropa Himself
COLCOA
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2009 Critics' Award Eden Is West
Copenhagen International Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award Himself
David di Donatello Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1983 Best Foreign Film Missing Best Foreign Director Best Foreign Screenplay
Directors Guild of America Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1969 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Z
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1967 Best Motion Picture Screenplay The Sleeping Car Murders 1970 Z
Efebo d'oro
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2021 Life Achievement Award Himself
European Film Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2018 Honorary Award Himself 2020 Best Screenwriter Adults in the Room
Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2017 Premio Luis Buñuel Himself
Festival Internacional de Cine de San Cristóbal de las Casas
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2015 Premio Ámbar Himself
Film by the Sea
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2005 Film and Literature Award The Ax
FIPRESCI
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2015 FIPRESCI Platinum Award Himself
Flaiano Prizes
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2003 Career Award (Cinema) Himself
Francophone Film Festival of Greece
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2009 Prix d'honneur Himself
Globo d'oro
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2002 Best European Film Amen.
Golden Globe Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1970 Best Foreign Film Z 1971 The Confession 1974 State of Siege 1976 Special Section 1983 Best Motion Picture – Drama Missing Best Director Best Screenplay
Gopo Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2007 Best European Film The Ax
Havana Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2003 Premio Coral de Honor Himself
Hellenic Film Academy Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2014 Honorary Award Himself
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1995 Lifetime Achievement Award Himself
IFG Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2016 Arts and Letters Himself
Istanbul Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Himself
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1970 Best Foreign Director Z 1971 The Confession 1983 Missing
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1971 Best Foreign Film Z
LiberPress
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2005 LiberPress Cinema Award Himself
Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2019 Tribute Award Himself
Locarno Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2022 Leopard Career Award Himself
London Film Critics' Circle
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1983 Film of the Year Missing Director of the Year Screenwriter of the Year
Louis Delluc Prize
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1972 Best Film State of Siege
Lumière Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2003 Best Film Amen. 2020 Lumière d'honneur Himself
Magritte Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2013 Magritte d'honneur Himself
Monte-Carlo Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2017 Career Award Himself
Moscow International Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1967 Grand Prix Shock Troops 2013 Special Prize for An Outstanding Contribution to Cinema
Mostra de València
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2009 Critics' Award Eden Is West Special Jury Award
Mumbai International Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Himself
Munich International Film festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2013 Best International Film Capital
National Board of Review
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.1966 Best Foreign Film The Sleeping Car Murders Top Foreign Films 1970 The Confession 1975 Special Section 1982 Top Ten Films Missing
National Society of Film Critics Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.1969 Best Film Z Best Director Best Screenplay
New York Film Critics Circle
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.1969 Best Film Z Best Director 1972 Best FilmState of Siege Best Director Best Screenplay 1982 Best FilmMissing Best Screenplay
Online Film & Television Association
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2019 OFTA Film Hall of Fame Z
Premios ASECAN
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1983 Best Foreign Film Missing
Prix France Culture Cinéma
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2017 Prix France Culture Cinéma Consécration Himself
Prix Jean-Zay
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2021 Prix Jean-Zay Himself
Pune International Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2007 Best International Director The Axe 2020 Best International Film Himself
SACD Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2002 Grand Prize Himself
San Sebastián Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2012 Golden Shell Capital Silver Shell for Best Director Special Jury Prize Solidarity Award 2019 Donostia Award Himself
Sant Jordi Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1971 Best Foreign Film The Confession
Sofia International Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2013 Sofia Prize Himself
Terenci Moix International Award
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2010 Film Prize Himself
Trophées du Film français
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2012 Trophée d'honneur Himself
Turkish Film Critics Association
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2003 Best Foreign Film Amen.
Valladolid International Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1986 Golden Spike (Best Film) Family Business
Venice Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1983 Golden Lion Hanna K. 2019 Glory to the Filmmaker Award
Writers Guild of America Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 1983 Best Adapted Screenplay Missing
Zurich Film Festival
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2008 Tribute Award Himself
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