+ List of Lynne Ramsay awards Award Wins NominationsBritish Academy Film AwardBritish Independent Film AwardIndependent Spirit Awards
Lynne Ramsay is a Scottish filmmaker and cinematographer. She is known for her short films, such as Gasman (1997), and her feature films Ratcatcher (1999), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), and You Were Never Really Here (2017). She has received seven British Academy Film Award nominations winning twice for Ratcatcher (1999) and Swimmer (2012). She has also received seven British Independent Film Award nominations and two Independent Spirit Award nominations. She has received four prizes at the Cannes Film Festival and her films We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), You Were Never Really Here (2017) and Die My Love (2025) competed for the prestigious Palme d'Or.
Major associations British Academy Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1998 Best Short Film Gasman 2000 Outstanding British, Writer, Director or Producer Ratcatcher Outstanding British Film 2012 We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Direction 2013 Best Short Film Swimmer 2019 Outstanding British Film You Were Never Really Here 2026Die My Love
British Independent Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1999 Best Debut Director Ratcatcher Best Screenplay 2002Best DirectorMorvern CallarBest Screenplay2011Best DirectorWe Need to Talk About KevinBest Screenplay2017Best British Independent FilmYou Were Never Really HereBest DirectorBest Screenplay2025Best DirectorDie My Love
Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1996 Jury Prize Short film Small Deaths 1998 Gasman 2002 Award of the Youth Morvern Callar 2011 Palme d'Or We Need to Talk About Kevin 2017 You Were Never Really Here Best Screenplay 2025 Palme d'OrDie My Love
Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2019 Best Film You Were Never Really Here Best Director
Critics awards Year Category Nominated work Result1997 Atlantic Film Festival Best Short filmGasmanChicago International Film Festival Best Short filmLocarno International Film Festival Best Short film1999Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo Directing AwardRatcatcherEdinburgh International Film Festival New Director's AwardLondon Critics Circle Film Award for British Director of the Year2002Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation AwardMorvern Callar2011BFI London Film Festival Best Film AwardWe Need to Talk About KevinBIFA for Best DirectorEvening Standard British Film Award for Best FilmDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Russell Smith AwardWriters' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Film ScreenplayAACTA International Award for Best DirectionAACTA International Award for Best ScreenplayBodil Award for Best American FilmLondon Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the YearOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2017Noir Film Festival Special Jury AwardYou Were Never Really Here
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