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Sebastian Lelio Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Actor, Camera department

Awards

  • 2005Titra Film Award-: winner
  • 2006Special Mention-First Feature Competition: winner
  • 2006SIGNIS Award-: winner
  • 2006Best First Work-Special Mention: winner
  • 2006Special Mention-: winner
  • 2006Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2006FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 2006Grand Prix-: winner
  • 2007Altazor Award-Best Director of a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2007Pedro Sienna Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2007Pedro Sienna Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2007Pedro Sienna Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2011Golden Leopard-: nominated
  • 2011Junior Jury Award - "Environment Is Quality of Life" Prize-: winner
  • 2011Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 2012Golden India Catalina-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
  • 2012Films in Progress Award-: winner
  • 2013Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-Competition: winner
  • 2013Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 2013Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas-: winner
  • 2013Celebrate Age Best Film-: winner
  • 2013Grand Coral - Third Prize-Best Film: winner
  • 2013EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013Elcine First Prize-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Variety Piazza Grande Award-: nominated
  • 2013Silver Mirror Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2013Pedro Sienna Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2013Pedro Sienna Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2013Pedro Sienna Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014Silver Ariel-Best Latin-American Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): winner
  • 2014Altazor Award-Best Director of a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2014Altazor Award-Best Screenplay of a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2014Días de Cine Award-Best Spanish Language Film: nominated
  • 2014Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2014FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2014Cine Latino Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2014Cine Latino Award-: nominated
  • 2014Platino Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014Platino Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2016Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): winner
  • 2017Audience Award-World Cinema: nominated
  • 2017Golden Boll in International Feature Film-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Teddy-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2017Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-Competition: winner
  • 2017Silver Berlin Bear-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2017Grand Prix-Best Film: winner
  • 2017Award of the Youth-Best Film: winner
  • 2017Grand Coral - First Prize-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Special Jury Prize-Best Film: winner
  • 2017Best Latin-American Film-Latin-American Competition: nominated
  • 2017People's Choice Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2017Premio Fénix-Best Director: winner
  • 2017Sebastiane Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Horizons Award-: nominated
  • 2017Sebastiane Award-Best Latin American Film: winner
  • 2017World Cinema Amsterdam Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Silver Ariel-Best Latin-American Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): winner
  • 2018British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018British Independent Film Award-Best British Independent Film: nominated
  • 2018Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2018Merlinka Queer Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: winner
  • 2018Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 2018PREMIO MAGUEY-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2018Dragon Award-International Competition: nominated
  • 2018Halfway Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018Best Latin American Picture-: winner
  • 2018Cine Latino Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2018Cine Latino Award-: nominated
  • 2018FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2018Premio ACE-Cinema - Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2018Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2018The Best Film-The 50 best films of 2018 in the UK: nominated
  • 2018Platino Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2018Platino Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2019Apolo Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): nominated
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
  • 2019HCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Halfway Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019National Film Award-Best British Film: nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film of the Decade: nominated
  • 2022British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2022British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2022British Independent Film Award-Best British Independent Film: nominated
  • 2022Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023EDA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2023BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
  • 2023Girls on Film Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2023Girls on Film Ally Award sponsored by IMDb-: winner