Kaouther Ben Hania Biography

Awards

• 2014French Union of Film Critics Award-: winner
• 2015Discovery Award-Best New Director: winner
• 2015Trophée Francophone-Best Director (Trophée francophone de la réalisation): winner
• 2017Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2017Tanit d'Or-Narrative Feature Film: nominated
• 2017Victor Turov Memorial Award for Best Film-Youth on the March: Feature Films Competition: nominated
• 2018Lumiere Award-Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone): nominated
• 2018Prix Alice Guy-Best Female-Directed French or Francophone Film (Meilleur film français ou francophone réalisé par une femme): nominated
• 2020Golden Star-Feature Narrative Competition: nominated
• 2020Best Arab Film-Feature Narrative Competition: winner
• 2020Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Best Screenplay-: winner
• 2020Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Edipo Re Award (Università degli Studi di Padova e ResInt Rete dell'Economia Sociale Internazionale)-: winner
• 2021Audience Award-Independent Films Competition: nominated
• 2021Glocal Images-Glocal Images Best Film Award: nominated
• 2021Audience Award-Publikumspreis: nominated
• 2021Lumiere Award-Best International Coproduction (Meilleure coproduction internationale): winner
• 2021Andreas Award-: winner
• 2021Amnesty International Febio Fest Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2021The Critics Awards for Arab Films Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2021The Critics Awards for Arab Films Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2021International Jury Grand Prize-: nominated
• 2021Audience Award-: winner
• 2021World Cinema Exchange Award-Most Thought Provoking Film: winner
• 2022Magritte Award-Best Foreign Film in Co-Production (Meilleur film étranger en coproduction): nominated
• 2023Grand Prix-International Competition: nominated
• 2023Jury Award-International Competition: winner
• 2023Best International Documentary-Best International Documentary: nominated
• 2023Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 2023Golden Eye-: winner
• 2023Gold Hugo-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2023Special Mention-Best Documentary: winner
• 2023Maysles Brothers Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2023European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
• 2023Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2023IDA Award-Best Writing: winner
• 2023Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature-: winner
• 2023ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: winner
• 2023Jury Award-Best Feature: winner
• 2023Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2024Golden Tanit of Beirut-Best International Feature Documentary: nominated
• 2024Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
• 2024Heterodox Award-: nominated
• 2024Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: winner
• 2024Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for Women's Empowerment: winner
• 2024César-Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire): winner
• 2024Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2024Gold Derby Film Award-Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2024Lumiere Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2024NDFS Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2024FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 2024Special Mention-Best Documentary Film: winner
• 2024Grand Prix-International Documentary Competition: nominated
• 2024Camera Justitia Award-: nominated
• 2024Grand Jury Documentary Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2024Aurora Award-: nominated
• 2024Don Quixote Award-: winner
• 2024Aurora Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 2024Big Stamp-International Competition: winner
• 2025Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2025Best Film-Official Competition: nominated
• 2025Capri Humanitarian Award-: winner
• 2025Silver Hugo-Jury Prize: winner
• 2025Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
• 2025Grand Prix-Best Film: winner
• 2025Grand Prix-Best Film: nominated
• 2025Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for a Film of Conflict and Resolution-Best Film: winner
• 2025Prix du public-: winner
• 2025City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award-: winner
• 2025FCA Award-Director of the Year: nominated
• 2025Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award-Best Film in a Foreign Language: winner
• 2025UNICEF Award-: winner
• 2025Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award - Cinema for UNICEF-: winner
• 2025Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award-: winner
• 2025Edipo Re Award (Università degli Studi di Padova e ResInt Rete dell'Economia Sociale Internazionale)-: winner
• 2025Croce Rossa Italiana Award-: winner
• 2025CICT-UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award-: winner
• 2025Arca CinemaGiovani Award-Best Film in Competition: winner
• 2025Silver Lion-Grand Jury Prize: winner
• 2025Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
• 2026BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
• 2026European Film Award-European Film: nominated
• 2026Girls on Film Award-Best Editing sponsored by Disauthority: nominated
• 2026Lumiere Award-Best International Coproduction (Meilleure coproduction internationale): nominated