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István Szabó Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Assistant director, Art department

Awards

  • 1974Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1974Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
  • 1974Golden Leopard-: winner
  • 1977Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1980Interfilm Award - Special Recommendation-Competition: winner
  • 1980Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 1980Silver Berlin Bear-Best Director: winner
  • 1981Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1981FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 1981Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 1982David-Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero): nominated
  • 1982David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): winner
  • 1982Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): winner
  • 1983Guild Film Award - Silver-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
  • 1984Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 1985Jury Prize-: winner
  • 1985Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 198530th Anniversary Prize-: winner
  • 1986Golden Reel-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 1986BAFTA Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 1988Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1990Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1991Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 1992Silver Berlin Bear-Special Jury Prize: winner
  • 1992Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-Competition: winner
  • 1992Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 1992European Film Award-European Screenwriter of the Year: winner
  • 1992European Silver Ribbon-: winner
  • 1993Golden Reel-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 1999European Film Award-European Screenwriter: winner
  • 2000Genie-Best Achievement in Direction: nominated
  • 2000WGC Award-: winner
  • 2001Honorable Mention-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2001Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2001Special Award-: winner
  • 2002Best Director-: winner
  • 2002Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 2002SIGNIS Award-: winner
  • 2002Best Director-: winner
  • 2002Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2003Special Award-: winner
  • 2005Golden Kinnaree Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2005EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: nominated
  • 2005Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
  • 2012Golden St. George-: nominated
  • 2020Grand Prize-Best Film: nominated