Abderrahmane Sissako Biography

Awards

• 1998SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
• 1998Silver Charybdis-: winner
• 1999Grand Prix-: winner
• 1999FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention-: winner
• 1999Ecumenical Jury Award-: winner
• 1999Special Mention-: winner
• 1999Air Afrique Special Award-: winner
• 1999TELCIPRO Award-Feature Film: winner
• 1999INALCO Award-: winner
• 1999Golden Spire-Film & Video - Short Narrative: winner
• 2002Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2002FIPRESCI Prize-Un Certain Regard: winner
• 2002Grand Prix Asturias-Best Feature: nominated
• 2002Special Jury Award-: winner
• 2002Youth Jury Emile Cantillon Award-: winner
• 2002Golden Bayard-Best Film (Meilleur Film Francophone): nominated
• 2002IMA Grand Prize-: winner
• 2003Best Film-: winner
• 2003France Culture Award-Foreign Cineaste of the Year: winner
• 2003Grand Prize - Etalon de Yennega-: winner
• 2004Screenplay Creation Fonds-: winner
• 2006Audience Award-: winner
• 2007International Feature Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2007FACE Award-: winner
• 2007Lumiere Award-Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone): winner
• 2014Narrative Competition-Special Jury Award: winner
• 2014Black Pearl Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2014Best Film-Official Competition: nominated
• 2014Best Arabic Film-: nominated
• 2014Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
• 2014François Chalais Award-: winner
• 2014Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 2014Silver Hugo-Best Director: winner
• 2014Best Film-Feature Film Competition: winner
• 2014Art Cinema Award-: nominated
• 2014In Spirit for Freedom Award-Best Feature: winner
• 2014Prix Louis Delluc-Best Film: nominated
• 2015AMAA-Best Director: winner
• 2015AMAA-Best Film in an African Language: winner
• 2015AMAA-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2015Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year: winner
• 2015César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): winner
• 2015César-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
• 2015César-Best Original Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original): winner
• 2015Critics Award-Best Film: winner
• 2015Globe de Cristal-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
• 2015Halfway Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2015Lumiere Award-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): winner
• 2015Trophée Francophone-Best Feature Film (Trophée francophone du long métrage de fiction): winner
• 2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: nominated
• 2016Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2016Guldbagge-Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film): nominated
• 2016NSFC Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2024Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated