Benh Zeitlin Biography

Awards

• 2008Special Jury Prize-Short Films: winner
• 2008Special Jury Prize-Short Film: winner
• 2008Narrative Short Award-Short Films: winner
• 2008SXSW Wolphin Award-: winner
• 2008Special Jury Award-: winner
• 2008Jury Prize-Best Short: winner
• 2010NHK Award-: winner
• 2012New Horizons Competition-Special Jury Award: winner
• 2012Black Pearl Award-New Horizons Competition: nominated
• 2012AFCA Award-Best First Film: winner
• 2012ACCA-Best Original Score: winner
• 2012ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2012Sutherland Award-First Feature Competition: winner
• 2012Golden Gateway-: nominated
• 2012Mumbai Young Critics Award-: winner
• 2012Silver Gateway-Jury Grand Prize: winner
• 2012BSFC Award-Best New Filmmaker: nominated
• 2012Sutherland Trophy-: winner
• 2012Best Directorial Debut-: nominated
• 2012Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2012FIPRESCI Prize-Un Certain Regard: winner
• 2012Prix Regards Jeune-: winner
• 2012Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-: winner
• 2012Golden Camera-: winner
• 2012CFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: winner
• 2012CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2012CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2012CFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2012FICC Award-: winner
• 2012Russell Smith Award-: winner
• 2012Revelations Prize-: winner
• 2012Grand Special Prize-: winner
• 2012DFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: nominated
• 2012DFCC-Breakthrough Artist: nominated
• 2012Best Direction-: winner
• 2012Special Jury Award-Best Debut Feature: winner
• 2012Youth Jury Award-Best Film: winner
• 2012Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Director: winner
• 2012Audience Award-: nominated
• 2012Humanitas Prize-Sundance Film Category: winner
• 2012ICP Award-Best Original Score or Soundtrack: nominated
• 2012ICP Award-Best First Feature: winner
• 2012IOFCP Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2012Golden Rock Narrative Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2012LAFCA Award-Best Music: winner
• 2012New Generation Award-: winner
• 2012Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2012Screenwriting Award-New Voices in Screenwriting Award: winner
• 2012Screenwriting Award-New Voices: winner
• 2012NBR Award-Best Directorial Debut: winner
• 2012NYFCC Award-Best First Film: nominated
• 2012NYFCO Award-Best Debut as Director: winner
• 2012OFCC Award-Best First Film: winner
• 2012Directors to Watch-: winner
• 2012PFCS Award-Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera: winner
• 2012Golden Puffin-Best Film: winner
• 2012SDFCS Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2012Satellite Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2012Golden Space Needle Award-Best Director: winner
• 2012SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2012SLFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2012SLFCA Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2012Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
• 2012Aluminum Horse-Best Directorial Debut: winner
• 2012Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: winner
• 2012Sydney Film Prize-: nominated
• 2012TFCA Award-Best First Feature: winner
• 2012WAFCA Award-Best Score: nominated
• 2012Golden Eye Award-Best International Feature Film: nominated
• 2013Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
• 2013Oscar-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013EDA Female Focus Award-Best Woman Screenwriter: winner
• 2013EDA Award-Best Film Music or Score: winner
• 2013BAFTA Film Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Black Reel-Best Original Score: winner
• 2013COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: nominated
• 2013Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2013CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
• 2013Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
• 2013Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2013GAFCA Award-Best Original Score: winner
• 2013GAFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013GAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2013Breakthrough Award-: winner
• 2013Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Gold Derby Film Award-Original Score: nominated
• 2013HFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2013Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television): winner
• 2013ICS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2013INOCA-Best Original Score: winner
• 2013INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013IOMA-Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale): nominated
• 2013NCFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013OFTA Film Award-Best Feature Debut: winner
• 2013OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Bradbury Award-: winner
• 2013USC Scripter Award-: nominated
• 2013World Soundtrack Award-Discovery of the Year: winner
• 2013World Soundtrack Award-Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film: nominated
• 2014Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): winner
• 2014Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
• 2017Creative Recognition Award-Best Music: winner
• 2018Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score: nominated
• 2020Film and Literature Award-Best Film Adaptation: nominated
• 2020Youth Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Grand Prix du Jury-Compétition internationale: nominated
• 2020Official Fantàstic Competition-Best Motion Picture: nominated
• 2020Just Film Award-Best Youth Film: nominated
• 2021IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film: nominated
• 2022CinEuphoria-Best Original Music - International Competition: nominated
• 2022David-Best Music (Migliore Musicista): nominated