Wim Wenders Biography

Awards

• 1972FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 1974Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
• 1975Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
• 1975Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): winner
• 1976FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
• 1976Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1976Gold Hugo-Best Feature: winner
• 1976German Film Critics Award-Best Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
• 1977Bambi-Film - National: winner
• 1977Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1978César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
• 1978Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): winner
• 1980Gold Hugo-Best Documentary: nominated
• 1982Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1982FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 1982Golden Lion-: winner
• 1983Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 1984Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 1984Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
• 1984FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 1984Palme d'Or-: winner
• 1985Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): nominated
• 1985BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: winner
• 1985Bodil-Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film): winner
• 1985Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 1985César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
• 1985David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
• 1985René Clair Award-: winner
• 1985Fotogramas de Plata-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
• 1985Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 1985Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
• 1986Guild Film Award - Silver-German Film (Deutscher Film): winner
• 1986Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
• 1987Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 1987Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1987Best Director-: winner
• 1988Bavarian Film Award-Best Direction (Regiepreis): winner
• 1988César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
• 1988European Film Award-Best Director: winner
• 1988European Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 1988Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 1988Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 1988LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 1988NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
• 1988Audience Award-Best Feature: winner
• 1989BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: nominated
• 1989Blue Ribbon Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
• 1989Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 1989Special Film Award '40th Anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany'-: nominated
• 1989Guild Film Award - Silver-German Film (Deutscher Film): winner
• 1989NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
• 1990Joris Ivens Award-: nominated
• 1991Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
• 1991Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
• 1992Guild Film Award - Gold-German Film (Deutscher Film): winner
• 1993Grand Prize of the Jury-: winner
• 1993Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1993European Silver Ribbon-: nominated
• 1994Bavarian Film Award-Best Direction (Regiepreis): winner
• 1994Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 1994European Silver Ribbon-: nominated
• 1995Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 1995Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 1995FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 1995Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Director: winner
• 1996Honorable Mention-Best Foreign Film: winner
• 1996Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Award-: winner
• 1996Film Award in Gold-Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
• 1996Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
• 1997Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 1998Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
• 1998Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): winner
• 1999ACCA-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 1999Audience Award-: winner
• 1999European Film Award-European Documentary: winner
• 1999LAFCA Award-Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: winner
• 1999Golden Space Needle Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2000Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: nominated
• 2000BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: nominated
• 2000Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
• 2000Silver Berlin Bear-Jury Prize: winner
• 2000Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2000Golden Camera-Film - National: winner
• 2000Daring Digital Award-N-Vision: nominated
• 2000Silver Clod-Best Foreign Film of the Year (Beste Utenlandske Spillefilm): winner
• 2000Special Award-: winner
• 2001Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
• 2001Grammy-Best Long Form Music Video: nominated
• 2001Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Director: winner
• 2002Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2004Golden Lion-: nominated
• 2004UNESCO Award-: winner
• 2005Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 2005European Film Award-European Director: nominated
• 2008Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 2009Burgas Municipality Award 'Silver Sea-Gull'-: winner
• 2010Best International-Best Film: winner
• 2011Politiken's Audience Award-: winner
• 2011European Film Award-European Documentary: winner
• 2011Film Award in Gold-Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm): winner
• 2011Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2011Best Documentary-: winner
• 2011Audience Award - Honorable Mention-Special Events Screenings: winner
• 2011HAG Award-: winner
• 2012Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: nominated
• 2012EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
• 2012EDA Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
• 2012Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
• 2012BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
• 2012Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Production: winner
• 2012Gaudí Award-Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea): nominated
• 2012German Film Critics Award-Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm): winner
• 2012Gold Derby Film Award-Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2012INOCA-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2012Romy-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
• 2012White Elephant-Best Foreign Film: nominated
• 2012WGA Award (Screen)-Best Documentary Screenplay: nominated
• 2014Audience Choice Award-: winner
• 2014Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2014Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize-: winner
• 2014Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-: winner
• 2014François Chalais Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 2014Audience Choice Award-Audience Choice Award: nominated
• 2014IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2014People's Choice Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2014One Future Prize-: winner
• 2014DOC: South Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2014Audience Award-: winner
• 2015Oscar-Best Documentary, Feature: nominated
• 2015Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Documentary of the Year: nominated
• 2015César-Best Documentary Film (Meilleur film documentaire): winner
• 2015David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
• 2015Audience Award-Audience Award: winner
• 2015EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
• 2015Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2015Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
• 2015INOCA-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2015Audience Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2015Burgas Municipality Award 'Silver Sea-Gull'-Best Film: winner
• 2015Platino Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2015Audience Award - Third Place-: winner
• 2016Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
• 2016Premio Guarani-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2016Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
• 2017Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Golden Eye-: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary: nominated
• 2018Founders Prize-Grand Prize for Best Film: winner
• 2023Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Film: winner
• 2023Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
• 2023Golden Eye-: nominated
• 2023Palme d'Or-: nominated
• 2023Emeric Pressburger Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2023CineLibri Award for Documentary Film-Best Documentary: winner
• 2023Junior Jury-: winner
• 2023Audience Award-Audience Choice Best Special Presentation Documentary Feature: winner
• 2024Abraccine Award-Best International Feature Film (Melhor Longa Estrangeiro): nominated
• 2024Astra Award-Best International Filmmaker: nominated
• 2024Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: winner
• 2024Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2024César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
• 2024DFCC-Best Director: nominated
• 2024Film Award in Gold-Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm): nominated
• 2024Audience Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Nippon Cinema Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2024FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
• 2024Pinoy Rebyu Award-Best International Film: nominated
• 2024Audience Award 'Silver Sea-Gull'-Best Film: winner
• 2025Bodil-Best Non-English Language Film (Bedste ikke-engelsksprogede film): nominated
• 2025Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: winner
• 2025Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2025CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
• 2025Robert-Best Non-English Language Film (Årets ikke-engelsksprogede film): nominated
• 2025David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
• 2025Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: nominated
• 2025Golden Panda Award-Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture: nominated