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Carlos Saura Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Production designer, Actor, Art director, Assistant director

Awards

  • 1960Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1966Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 1966Silver Berlin Bear-Best Director: winner
  • 1967Sant Jordi-Best Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
  • 1968Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 1968Silver Berlin Bear-Best Director: winner
  • 1968CEC Award-Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión): winner
  • 1968Sant Jordi-Best Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
  • 1968Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 1969Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 1970CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
  • 1972Sant Jordi-Best Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
  • 1973Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1974Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1974Jury Prize-: winner
  • 1974Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1975Sant Jordi-Best Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
  • 1976Grand Prize of the Jury-: winner
  • 1976Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1976Sant Jordi-Best Film (Mejor Película Española): nominated
  • 1977Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1977CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
  • 1977César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 1977Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 1978Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1978CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
  • 1978Premio ACE-Cinema - Best Director: winner
  • 1979Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1979CEC Award-Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión): winner
  • 1979Special Prize of the Jury-: winner
  • 1981Golden Berlin Bear-: winner
  • 1981Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1982Special Prize of the Jury-: winner
  • 1983Technical Grand Prize-: winner
  • 1983Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1983Best Artistic Contribution-: winner
  • 1983Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1983Most Popular Film of the Festival-: winner
  • 1984Bodil-Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film): winner
  • 1984CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
  • 1984César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 1984Jupiter Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 1984Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 1985BAFTA Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 1985Guild Film Award - Silver-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
  • 1986Prix Special du Festival-: winner
  • 1987International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1988Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1989Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 1991ADIRCAE Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
  • 1991ADIRCAE Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1991Goya-Best Adapted Screenplay (Mejor Guión Adaptado): winner
  • 1991Goya-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
  • 1996Golden Seashell-: nominated
  • 1997Best Director-: winner
  • 1997Grand Prix des Amériques-: nominated
  • 1999Silver Condor-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
  • 1999Grand Prix des Amériques-: nominated
  • 1999People's Choice Award-: nominated
  • 1999Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
  • 1999Best Artistic Contribution-: winner
  • 1999Jules Verne Award-: winner
  • 2000Sant Jordi-Best Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
  • 2001Golden Seashell-: nominated
  • 2002International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2002Yoga Award-Worst Spanish Director: winner
  • 2004Grand Prix des Amériques-: nominated
  • 2004Best Director-: winner
  • 2005CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
  • 2005Goya-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
  • 2008European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
  • 2009Award of the Argentinean Academy-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2009Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): nominated
  • 2010Golden Biznaga-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
  • 2015Award of the Argentinean Academy-Best Documentary (Mejor Documental): nominated
  • 2016CEC Award-Best Documentary (Mejor Documental): nominated
  • 2016Grand Jury Prize-Knight Documentary Competition: nominated
  • 2017CEC Award-Best Documentary (Mejor Documental): nominated
  • 2017Días de Cine Award-25th Anniversary: winner
  • 2017José María Forqué Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2018Premio ACE-Cinema - Best Documentary: winner