+ List of Baz Luhrmann awards Luhrmann at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 Award Wins NominationsAcademy AwardsAACTA AwardsBAFTA AwardsGolden Globe AwardsGrammy AwardsTony Awards
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by director Baz Luhrmann.
Luhrmann has received various awards for his film projects. This includes an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture as a producer of Moulin Rouge! (2001). He has also received nine Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award nominations winning four times for Strictly Ballroom (1992), and The Great Gatsby (2013). He also received seven British Academy Film Award nominations winning Best Director and Best Screenplay for Romeo + Juliet (1996). He has also received a Golden Globe Award nomination.
He has also earned three Grammy Award nominations, two for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film in 2002, and The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film in 2014, and a nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for Moulin Rouge! in 2020. For his work on the Broadway stage he has received two Tony Award nominations for La bohème in 2003, and another nomination for Best Musical for Moulin Rouge! in 2020.
Major associations Academy Awards Moulin Rouge! was nominated for Best Picture at the 74th Academy Awards. Luhrmann was not nominated for Best Director, prompting host Whoopi Goldberg to remark, "I guess [it] just directed itself." Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best PictureMoulin Rouge!2023Elvis
Australian Academy Awards Luhrmann has received six awards from twelve Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards nominations. Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1992Best DirectorStrictly BallroomBest Screenplay 1997Best Foreign FilmRomeo + Juliet2001Best DirectionMoulin Rouge!Best Film2009Best Original ScoreAustraliaNews Limited Readers' Choice Award2014Best DirectionThe Great GatsbyBest Film2022Best FilmElvisBest DirectionBest Screenplay
British Academy Film Awards Luhrmann has received two awards from eight British Academy Film Award nominations. Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1993Best FilmStrictly BallroomBest Adapted Screenplay1998David Lean Award for DirectionRomeo + JulietBest Adapted Screenplay2002Best FilmMoulin Rouge!David Lean Award for DirectionBest Original Screenplay2023Best FilmElvis
Golden Globe Awards Luhrmann has received one award from five Golden Globe Award nominations. Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1994Best Picture - Musical/Comedy Strictly Ballroom2002Moulin Rouge!Best Director, Motion Picture2023Best Picture - Drama ElvisBest Director, Motion Picture
Grammy Awards Luhrmann has been specifically been nominated four times for Grammy Awards, with additional accolades for songs on the albums he has produced for his films, including wins for Lady Marmalade at 2002's Grammy's (Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals), as well as nominations for Young and Beautiful for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media the 2014 Grammy's. Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaMoulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film2014The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film2020Best Musical Theater AlbumMoulin Rouge! The Musical 2023Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaElvis
Tony Awards Luhrmann has specifically been nominated for three Tony Awards, winning once. In addition, his production of La Boheme also won awards for Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design at the 57th Tony Awards. Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2003Best Direction of a MusicalLa bohèmeBest Revival of a Musical2020Best MusicalMoulin Rouge!
Miscellaneous awards ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
! |- | 1998 | "Now Until the Break of Day" | Best Video | | ARIA Award previous winners.
AFI Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2001Movie of the YearMoulin Rouge!
Australians in Film Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2013Orry-Kelly Award
Berlin International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1997Alfred Bauer PrizeRomeo + JulietGolden Bear
Bodil Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Non-American FilmMoulin Rouge!
Bogotá Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1994Golden Precolumbian Circle for Best FilmStrictly Ballroom
Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1992Award of the YouthStrictly Ballroom2001Palme d'OrMoulin Rouge!
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2022Best PictureElvisBest Director
César Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Foreign FilmMoulin Rouge!
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2001Best DirectorMoulin Rouge!
Clio Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2016Honorary Award
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best DirectorMoulin Rouge! 2023Best Picture Elvis Best Director
Drama Desk Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2003Outstanding Revival of a MusicalLa BohemeOutstanding Director of a Musical
Directors Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmMoulin Rouge!
Empire Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best DirectorMoulin Rouge!
European Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1997Best Non-European FilmStrictly Ballroom2001Moulin Rouge!
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Screenplay - OriginalMoulin Rouge!Best Director2009Best FilmAustralia
Hollywood Critics Association Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2022Best PictureElvisBest Director
Hollywood Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2001Hollywood Movie of the YearMoulin Rouge!
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2022Music Themed Film, Biopic or MusicalElvis
Inside Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2001Best Feature FilmMoulin Rouge!Best Direction
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Foreign DirectorMoulin Rouge!
London Film Critics' Circle Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1993Newcomer of the YearStrictly Ballroom1998Director of the YearRomeo + Juliet
Love is Folly International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1993Golden AphroditeStrictly Ballroom
MTV Movie & TV Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1997Movie of the YearRomeo + Juliet
Online Film Critics Society Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best DirectorMoulin Rouge!
Producers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Theatrical Motion PictureMoulin Rouge!2023Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion PicturesElvis
Palm Springs International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Sonny Bono Visionary Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best DirectorMoulin Rouge!
Robert Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1993Best Foreign FilmStrictly Ballroom2002Best Non-American FilmMoulin Rouge!
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best DirectorMoulin Rouge!Best Film - Musical or Comedy2008Best Original SongAustraliaBest Screenplay – OriginalAuteur Award 2023Best Film - Musical of ComedyElvisBest Director
Teen Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Choice Movie – DramaMoulin Rouge!2009Choice Movie – RomanceAustralia
Toronto International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1992People's Choice AwardStrictly Ballroom
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2001Best DirectorMoulin Rouge!
Vancouver International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1992Most Popular International FilmStrictly Ballroom
World Soundtrack Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2001Most Creative Use of Existing Material on a SoundtrackMoulin Rouge!
Writers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best Original ScreenplayMoulin Rouge!
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