Akira Kurosawa Biography

Awards

• 1948Mainichi Film Concours-Best Director: winner
• 1949Kinema Junpo Award-Best Film: winner
• 1949Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film: winner
• 1951Blue Ribbon Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 1951NBR Award-Best Director: winner
• 1951Golden Lion-: winner
• 1951Italian Film Critics Award-: winner
• 1953DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
• 1953Kinema Junpo Award-Best Film: winner
• 1953Mainichi Film Concours-Best Screenplay: winner
• 1953Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film: winner
• 1954Golden Berlin Bear-Competition: nominated
• 1954Special Prize of the Senate of Berlin-: winner
• 1954Golden Lion-: nominated
• 1954Silver Lion-: winner
• 1955Kinema Junpo Award-Best Film: nominated
• 1956Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1957Golden Lion-: nominated
• 1959Silver Berlin Bear-Best Director: winner
• 1959FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 1959Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
• 1959Blue Ribbon Award-Best Film: winner
• 1959Diploma of Merit-Best Foreign Director: winner
• 1961Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
• 1961Golden Lion-: nominated
• 1963Kinema Junpo Award-Best Film: nominated
• 1963Golden Lion-: nominated
• 1964Edgar-Best Foreign Film: nominated
• 1964Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film: winner
• 1964Mainichi Film Concours-Best Screenplay: winner
• 1965Golden Lion-: nominated
• 1965OCIC Award-: winner
• 1965San Giorgio Prize-: winner
• 1966Blue Ribbon Award-Best Film: winner
• 1966Kinema Junpo Award-Best Film: winner
• 1966Kinema Junpo Award-Best Director: winner
• 1966Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film: winner
• 1967Golden Spike-Best Film: winner
• 1971OCIC Award-: winner
• 1975FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 1975Golden Prize-: winner
• 1977David-Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero): winner
• 1977Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): winner
• 1978Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 1980Palme d'Or-: winner
• 1980Hochi Film Award-Best Film: winner
• 1981BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: winner
• 1981BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 1981Blue Ribbon Award-Best Film: winner
• 1981César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
• 1981David-Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero): winner
• 1981Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): winner
• 1981Mainichi Film Concours-Best Director: winner
• 1981Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film: winner
• 1981Readers' Choice Award-: winner
• 1985Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 1985LAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 1985LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 1985NBR Award-Best Director: winner
• 1985NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
• 1985OCIC Award-: winner
• 1985Grand Remi Award-Best of Show: winner
• 1986Oscar-Best Director: nominated
• 1986Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): winner
• 1986Blue Ribbon Award-Best Film: winner
• 1986Bodil-Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film): winner
• 1986César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
• 1986David-Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero): winner
• 1986David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
• 1986Mainichi Film Concours-Best Film: winner
• 1986Mainichi Film Concours-Best Director: winner
• 1986NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
• 1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Adapted: nominated
• 1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 1987ALFS Award-Director of the Year: winner
• 1987Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
• 1990Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 1991Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: nominated
• 1991Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 1992Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 1992Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: nominated
• 1999CFCA Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated