Benito Zambrano Biography

Awards

• 1999Special Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-Panorama: winner
• 1999C.I.C.A.E. Award - Recommendation-Panorama: winner
• 1999Panorama Audience Award-: winner
• 1999Golden Precolumbian Circle-Best Film: nominated
• 1999Gold Hugo-New Directors Competition: nominated
• 1999CARACOL Award-: winner
• 1999Best First Work-Best First Work: winner
• 1999Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
• 2000ASECAN Award-Best Director: winner
• 2000ASECAN Award-Best Spanish Film: winner
• 2000Teo Escamilla Award-Best Technical/Artistic Achievement: winner
• 2000Audience Award-Feature Film: winner
• 2000FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 2000Golden Iris-Best European Feature: winner
• 2000Cineclubs Award-: winner
• 2000Golden India Catalina-Best First Work (Mejor Opera Prima): winner
• 2000Golden India Catalina-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
• 2000Critics Award-: winner
• 2000CEC Award-Best Screenplay, Original (Mejor Guión Original): winner
• 2000CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
• 2000CEC Award-Best New Artist (Premio Revelación): winner
• 2000Youth Award-: winner
• 2000Fotogramas de Plata-Best Spanish Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
• 2000Goya-Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original): winner
• 2000Goya-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
• 2000Goya-Best New Director (Mejor Director Novel): winner
• 2000Golden Anchor Award-: winner
• 2000Sant Jordi-Best First Work (Mejor Ópera Prima): winner
• 2000Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Spanish Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
• 2000Audience Award-Best Spanish Film: winner
• 2000Turia Award-Best Spanish Film: winner
• 2001Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
• 2001Silver Ariel-Best Latin-American Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): winner
• 2005Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2005CARACOL Award-: winner
• 2005Jury Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2006CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
• 2006CEC Award-Best Screenplay, Original (Mejor Guión Original): nominated
• 2006Goya-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
• 2006Premio ACE-Cinema - Best Director: winner
• 2006Turia Award-Best Spanish Film: winner
• 2011Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
• 2012ASECAN Award-Best Andalusian Film: winner
• 2012ASECAN Award-Best Director: winner
• 2012Golden India Catalina-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
• 2012CEC Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted (Mejor Guión Adaptado): nominated
• 2012Goya-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
• 2012Goya-Best Adapted Screenplay (Mejor Guión Adaptado): nominated
• 2012Grand Jury Prize-Knight Ibero-American Competition: nominated
• 2012Audience Award-: winner
• 2012Special Award-: winner
• 2012Yoga Award-Worst Spanish Film: winner
• 2020José María Forqué Award-25th Anniversary: nominated
• 2021ASECAN Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2021ASECAN Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2022CEC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay (Mejor Guión Adaptado): nominated
• 2022Goya-Best Adapted Screenplay (Mejor Guión Adaptado): nominated
• 2022Carmen Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2022Carmen Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2024ASECAN Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2024Prix Belle Jeunesse Notre-Dame de Sion-Best Film: winner
• 2024Prix Belle Jeunesse Sciences-Po Aix-Best Film: winner
• 2025Solidarity Medal-Fiction: winner
• 2025Carmen Award-Best Director: nominated