Paolo Sorrentino is an Italian film director.

He has accepted an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for The Great Beauty (2013). Another of his movies,The Hand of God (2021), was nominated as well for the same Oscar category. He has received numerous accolades including BAFTA Award two Cannes Film Festival prizes, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards. In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six Nastro d'Argento.

Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2014Best International Feature FilmThe Great Beauty 2022The Hand of God

BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2014Best Film not in the English LanguageThe Great Beauty

César Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2014Best Foreign Language FilmThe Great Beauty 2016Youth

Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2014Foreign Language FilmThe Great Beauty2022Foreign Language FilmThe Hand of God

Nastro d'Argento Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best New DirectorOne Man UpBest Screenplay 2005Best Director The Consequences of LoveBest Original Story 2007The Family Friend 2009Best Director Il DivoBest Screenplay 2012Best Director This Must Be the Place Best Screenplay 2013Best Director The Great BeautyBest Screenplay 2015Best Director YouthBest Script 2018Best Film LoroBest DirectorBest Screenplay 2022Best Film È stata la mano di DioBest DirectorBest Screenplay 2025Best Film ParthenopeBest DirectorBest Screenplay 2026Best Film La graziaBest DirectorBest Screenplay

Industry awards

British Independent Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2014Best Foreign Independent FilmThe Great Beauty

Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2014Best Foreign Language FilmThe Great Beauty

David di Donatello Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2002Best New Director One Man UpBest Screenplay2005Best Director The Consequences of LoveBest ScreenplayBest Film2009Best Director Il DivoBest ScreenplayBest Film2012Best Director This Must Be the PlaceBest ScreenplayBest Film2014David of the YouthThe Great BeautyBest Director Best ScreenplayBest Film2016Best Director YouthBest ScreenplayBest Film2022Best Director The Hand of GodBest ScreenplayBest ProducerBest FilmYoung David Award2025Best Director ParthenopeBest Original ScreenplayBest Film2026Best Director La graziaBest ScreenplayBest ProducerBest FilmYoung David Award

European Film Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2005Best DirectorThe Consequences of Love2008Il DivoBest Screenwriter2013Best FilmThe Great BeautyBest DirectorBest Screenwriter2015Best FilmYouthBest DirectorBest Screenwriter2021Best FilmThe Hand of GodBest ScreenwriterBest Director2026Best ScreenwriterLa grazia

Gotham Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2019Breakthrough Series - LongformL'amica geniale

Independent Spirit Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2014Best Foreign FilmThe Great Beauty

Festival awards Association Year Category Nominated work ResultBellaria Film Festival2002Best FilmOne Man UpBest Technical ContributionBangkok International Film Festival2006The Nation, Headlines, February 10, 2006 Best FilmThe Consequences of LoveBFI London Film Festival2021Best FilmThe Hand of GodBuenos Aires International Festival 2002Best FilmOne Man UpYouth Jury AwardCannes Film Festival2004Palme d'OrThe Consequences of Love2006The Family Friend2008Il DivoJury Prize2011Palme d'OrThis Must Be the PlacePrize of the Ecumenical Jury2013Palme d'OrThe Great Beauty2015YouthCapri Hollywood International Film Festival2013Capri Visionary AwardThe Great Beauty2021Best DirectorThe Hand of GodChicago International Film Festival2006Best FeatureThe Family Friend2025Best FeatureLa graziaBest ScreenplayCinemanila International Film Festival2014Best Foreign-Language FilmThe Great Beauty Cinemanila International Film Festival2013Lino Brocka Award for Best FilmThe Great BeautyDresden Film Festival2010Best Short Fiction Film - International La Partita LentaDublin International Film Festival2009 Achievement AwardHimselfFlorida Film Critics Circle Awards2013Best Foreign Language FilmThe Great BeautyKarlovy Vary International Film Festival2015Audience AwardYouthMunich International Film Festival 2013Best International FilmThe Great BeautyLondon Critics Circle Film Awards2014Director of the YearThe Great BeautyLos Angeles Film Critics Association2013Best Foreign Language FilmThe Great BeautyOstend Film Festival 2015Look PrizeYouthRaindance Film Festival2009Film of the FestivalLa Partita LentaSalerno Shadowline Film Festival2014Best FilmOne Man Up Sarajevo Film Festival 2025 Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award Lifetime achievement Seville European Film Festival2008Eurimages AwardIl Divo 2013Best Co-ProductionThe Great BeautyAsecan Award (Special Mention)Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival2006Grand PrizeThe Family Friend2008Il Divo 2013The Great BeautyTorino Film Festival1998Best Italian Fiction FilmL'amore non ha confini 2001Himself Giuseppe De Santis AwardTribeca Film Festival2002Best Narrative FeatureOne Man UpVenice Film Festival2008SIAE AwardIl Divo2016The Young PopeFondazione Mimmo Rotella Award2021Golden LionThe Hand of GodGrand Jury Prize2025Golden LionLa grazia Brian Award Zurich Film Festival 2021 Lifetime AchievementTribute to...Award

Critics awards Association Year Category Nominated work Result Association of Polish Filmmakers Critics Awards2014Best Foreign FilmThe Great Beauty2015YouthBoston Society of Film Critics Awards 2013Best Foreign Language FilmThe Great BeautyDetroit Film Critics Society2015Best DirectorYouthBest FilmFlorida Film Critics Circle Awards2013Best Foreign-Language FilmThe Great Beauty Globo d'oro2005Best ScreenplayThe Consequences of Love2009Best DirectorIl DivoBest Screenplay2013Best DirectorThe Great Beauty2026Best FilmLa graziaHollywood Film Awards2013Best International FilmThe Great BeautyBest Independent FilmBest New ScreenplayInternational Cinephile Society Awards2014 Best FilmThe Great Beauty Best Foreign Film Cinema Brazil Grand Prize2014Best Foreign-Language FilmThe Great BeautyLondon Critics Circle Film Awards2014Director of the YearThe Great BeautyBest Foreign Language FilmLos Angeles Film Critics Association 2013Best Foreign FilmThe Great BeautyLa Pellicola d'Oro2026Best FilmParthenopePremio Flaiano2012Best Film DirectorThis Must Be the PlaceSeattle Film Critics Society2014Best Foreign-Language FilmThe Great Beauty

Miscellaneous associations {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Association ! Year ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- !scope="row"| Amanda Awards |rowspan="1"|2014 |Best Film - International |The Great Beauty

!ASECAN Awards |rowspan="1"|2017 |Best Foreign Film |Youth

!rowspan="2"|Bodil Awards |rowspan="1"|2010 |rowspan="2"|Best Non-American Film |Il Divo

|2014 |The Great Beauty

!rowspan="3"|FICE Awards |rowspan="1"|2005 |rowspan="2"|Best Italian Film |The Consequences of Love

|rowspan="2"|2012 |rowspan="2"|This Must Be the Place

|Best Foreign Language Film

!rowspan="1"|Gold Derby Awards |rowspan="1"|2014 |Best Foreign Language Film |The Great Beauty

!rowspan="1"|Goya Awards |rowspan="1"|2014 |Best European Film |The Great Beauty

!rowspan="1"|Kineo Awards |rowspan="1"|2017 |Best Film |This Must Be the Place

!rowspan="1"|L'Association des Critiques de Séries |rowspan="1"|2017 |Best Direction |The Young Pope

!rowspan="2"|Polish Film Awards |rowspan="1"|2015 |rowspan="2"|Best European Film |The Great Beauty

|rowspan="1"|2016 |Youth

!rowspan="1"|Prêmio Guarani |rowspan="1"|2014 |Best Foreign Film |The Great Beauty

!rowspan="2"|Robert Awards |rowspan="1"|2014 |rowspan="2"|Best Non-American Film |The Great Beauty

|rowspan="1"|2017 |Youth

!rowspan="1"|Sant Jordi Awards |rowspan="1"|2014 |Best Foreign Film |The Great Beauty

!rowspan="1"|Satellite Awards |rowspan="1"|2014 |Best Foreign Film |The Great Beauty

!rowspan="1"|Turia Awards |rowspan="1"|2014 |Best Foreign Film |The Great Beauty

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