Werner Herzog Biography

Awards

• 1968Silver Berlin Bear-Special Prize: winner
• 1968Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
• 1968Film Award in Silver-Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
• 1968Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 1971Interfilm Award-: winner
• 1972Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 1973Challenge Award 'Golden Bowl'-Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
• 1975Grand Prize of the Jury-: winner
• 1975FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
• 1975Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
• 1975Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1975Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
• 1975Film Award in Silver-Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
• 1976César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
• 1976Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 1977Golden Charybdis-: nominated
• 1977Special Jury Prize-: winner
• 1977Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 1978Film Award in Silver-Best Short Film (Bester Kurzfilm): winner
• 1978German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
• 1978Special Mention-International Competition: winner
• 1979Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
• 1979Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1979Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 1981Guild Film Award - Silver-German Film (Deutscher Film): winner
• 1982Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1982Best Director-: winner
• 1982OCIC Award-: winner
• 1983BAFTA Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 1984Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1984Film Award in Gold-Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch): nominated
• 1984Guild Film Award - Gold-German Film (Deutscher Film): winner
• 1988Bavarian Film Award-Best Production (Produzentenpreis): winner
• 1990Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 1991Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
• 1991Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 1991Golden Lion-: nominated
• 1993Grand Prix-: winner
• 1997Special Jury Award-: winner
• 1998IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: winner
• 1999Silver FIPA-Documentary and Essay: winner
• 1999Gold Hugo-Best Documentary: nominated
• 1999European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
• 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Non-Fiction Special: nominated
• 1999Golden Spire-Television - History: winner
• 1999Audience Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2000Sierra Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2001Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year-: nominated
• 2002Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2005CPH:DOX Award-: winner
• 2005Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2005Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2005LAFCA Award-Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: winner
• 2005Carnet Jove - Special Mention-: winner
• 2005New Visions Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 2005Best Film-: nominated
• 2005Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize-: winner
• 2005Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Documentary: nominated
• 2005Grand Prize-: nominated
• 2005Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2005FIPRESCI Prize-Parallel Sections: winner
• 2005Big Stamp-International Competition: nominated
• 2006Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2006DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: winner
• 2006Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2006Best Film-International Competition: nominated
• 2007Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: nominated
• 2007Emmy-Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming: nominated
• 2007Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
• 2008Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2009Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: nominated
• 2009Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2009Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2009Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2009Top Film-Top 10 Key Films of the Noughties: winner
• 2009Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Award-: winner
• 2009Golden Lion-: nominated
• 2009Golden Lion-: nominated
• 2010Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2010Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2010DFCC-Best Director: nominated
• 2010Dublin Film Critics Special Jury Prize-: winner
• 2011Grierson Award-: winner
• 2011Earth Grand Prix - Special Award-: winner
• 2011Prize of the City of Torino-Best International Documentary Film: nominated
• 2011Gandhi's Glasses Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 2012EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
• 2012Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2012Gold Derby Film Award-Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2012IDA Award-Best Limited Series: winner
• 2012INOCA-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2013CINE Golden Eagle-Documentary: winner
• 2013IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2014Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
• 2015BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
• 2015Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
• 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
• 2016BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series: nominated
• 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
• 2016Nesnady and Schwartz Documentary Competition-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2016Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Director (TV/Streaming): nominated
• 2016One Future Prize - Honorable Mention-: winner
• 2016Golden Goblet-Best Film: nominated
• 2017German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2019Audience Award-Biografilm Contemporary Lives: winner
• 2019Nesnady and Schwartz Documentary Competition-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2019Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Video Source Award-: nominated
• 2019Grand Prix-: nominated
• 2020Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Narration: nominated
• 2022Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award-Best Film: winner
• 2022Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2022Special Jury Award-Best Film: winner
• 2022Albar-Best Film: nominated
• 2022Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award-Best Film: winner
• 2023National Lottery Prize-Best Scientific Documentary: nominated
• 2023A Different Tomorrow-Best Documentary: nominated