+ Pedro Almodóvar awards and nominations Almodóvar in 2017. Award Wins Nominations TotalsAcademy AwardsBAFTA AwardsBerlin Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCésar AwardsCritics' Choice Movie AwardsGolden Globe AwardsGoya AwardsEuropean Film AwardsIndependent Spirit AwardsNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsPlatino AwardsVarious awardsCritics associations colspan="2" width=50 colspan="2" width=50
Pedro Almodóvar is a Spanish filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, and former actor. He has received various accolades including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, three César Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, six Goya Awards, six European Film Awards, and two News and Documentary Emmy Awards. He has also received prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. He won the Honorary César in 1999 and the Honorary Golden Lion in 2019.
Acclaimed as one of the most internationally successful Spanish filmmakers, with his filmography gaining worldwide interest and developing a cult following. Known for his distinctive style of black-comedies and melodramas that explore themes like family, passion and desire, he has received several awards and nominations both in Spain and worldwide throughout his career.
He achieved international recognition for his black comedy-drama film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His next movies Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! and The Flower of My Secret would continue his success at his home country, with both being nominated for the Goya Award for Best Director. In 1999 he released All About My Mother followed by Talk to Her in 2002, both received critical acclaim and won Academy Awards, the former won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film while the latter won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and he was nominated for Best Director.
Through the 2000s and the 2010s he released several films, Volver in 2006, Broken Embraces in 2009, The Skin I Live In in 2011, Julieta in 2016 and Pain and Glory in 2019, the latter being the third nomination for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for one of his films. In 2019 he won the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Film Festival.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1999Best Foreign Language FilmAll About My Mother 2002 Best Director Talk to Her Best Original Screenplay
Directed Academy Award performancesUnder Almodóvar's direction, these actors have received Academy Award nominations for their performances in their respective roles. +YearPerformerFilmResultAcademy Award for Best Actor2019Antonio BanderasPain and GloryAcademy Award for Best Actress2006Penélope CruzVolver2021Parallel Mothers
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.British Academy Film Awards 1999Best Film Not in the English Language All About My Mother Best Direction Best Original Screenplay 2002 Talk to Her Best Film Not in the English Language 2011 The Skin I Live In
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1999Best Foreign Language Film All About My Mother 2002 Talk to Her 2006 Volver 2009 Broken Embraces 2011 The Skin I Live In 2016 Julieta 2019 Pain and Glory
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. News & Documentary Emmy Awards 2021 Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary The Silence of Others Best Documentary
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1988 Best Foreign Language Film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1991 High Heels 1999 All About My Mother 2002 Talk to Her 2006 Volver 2009 Broken Embraces 2011 The Skin I Live In 2019 Pain and Glory 2021 Parallel Mothers
Goya Awards YearCategoryNominated wokResultRef 1988 Best Director Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Best Original Screenplay 1990 Best Director Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Best Original Screenplay 1995 Best Director The Flower of My Secret 1999 All About My Mother Best Original Screenplay 2002 Best Director Talk to Her Best Original Screenplay 2004 Best Director Bad Education 2006 Volver Best Original Screenplay 2009 Broken Embraces 2011 Best Director The Skin I Live In Best Adapted Screenplay 2015 Best Film Wild Tales 2016 Best Director Julieta Best Adapted Screenplay 2019 Best Director Pain and Glory Best Original Screenplay 2021 Best Director Parallel Mothers 2024 The Room Next Door Best Adapted Screenplay
Festival awards Berlin Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1987 Teddy Award Law of Desire 1990 Golden Bear Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1999 Palme d'Or All About My Mother Best Director 2006 Best Screenplay Volver Palme d'Or 2009 Broken Embraces 2011 The Skin I Live In 2016 Julieta 2019 Pain and Glory Queer Palm
Venice Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1988 Golden Lion Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Best Screenplay 2019Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2021 Golden Lion Parallel Mothers Queer Lion 2024 Golden Lion The Room Next Door Brian Award
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result British Independent Film Award 1997Best International Independent Film Award Live Flesh 1999 All About My Mother 2002 Talk to Her 2006 Volver 2011 The Skin I Live In César Awards 1991 Best Foreign Film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 1993 High Heels 1999Honorary César 2000 Best Foreign Film All About My Mother 2003 Best Film from the European Union Talk to Her 2005 Bad Education 2007 Best Foreign Film Volver 2020 Pain and Glory 2022 Parallel Mothers David di Donatello 1988 Best Foreign Director Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Best Foreign Film 1999 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film\ All About My Mother 2002 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Talk to Her European Film Awards 1988 Young European Film of the Year Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1999 Best Film All About My Mother 2002 Best FilmTalk to Her Best Director Best Screenwriter 2004 Best Film Bad Education Best Director Best Screenwriter 2006 Best FilmVolver Best Director 2009 Broken Embraces 2013 Best Comedy I'm So Excited 2016 Best FilmJulieta Best Director 2019 Best FilmPain and Glory Best Director Best Screenwriter Audience Award (People's Choice) 2024 Best FilmThe Room Next Door Best Director Best Screenwriter Guldbagge Award 1999 Best Foreign Film All About My Mother Independent Spirit Awards 1999Best International Film All About My Mother 2004 Bad Education 2021 Parallel Mothers Platino Awards 2017 Best Ibero-American FilmJulieta Best Director 2020 Best Ibero-American FilmPain and Glory Best Director Best Screenplay Toronto International Film Festival 2023 Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media Himself
Critics associations Year Nominated work Association Category Result 1988 National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Foreign Language Film 1999 Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Foreign Film All About My Mother Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film London Film Critics Circle Award Foreign Language Film of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Foreign Language Film Online Film Critics Society Award Best Film Not in the English Language 2002 Bangkok International Film Festival Best Film Talk to Her Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film Best Director National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Foreign Language Film Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Non-English Language Feature Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film London Film Critics Circle Award Director of the Year Foreign Language Film of the Year New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Film Best Director Best Foreign Language Film Online Film Critics Society Award Best Film Not in the English Language 2004 National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film Bad Education New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Foreign Language Film London Film Critics Circle Award Foreign Language Film of the Year 2006 London Film Critics Circle Award Volver National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Non-English Language Feature Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Foreign Film Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award London Film Critics Circle Award Film of the Year Director of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Foreign Language Film Online Film Critics Society Award Best Film Not in the English Language Toronto Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film 2009 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Broken Embraces Chicago Film Critics Association Award Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Foreign Language Film Online Film Critics Society Award Best Film Not in the English Language Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Non-English Language Feature Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film 2011 Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Foreign Language Film The Skin I Live In Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award London Film Critics Circle Award Foreign Language Film of the Year New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Foreign Language Film Online Film Critics Society Award Best Film Not in the English Language 2016 National Board of Review Best Foreign Language Film Julieta San Diego Film Festival Award Best International Film Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film 2019 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film Pain and Glory National Board of Review Top 5 Foreign Films
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