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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | - | Honorary Award |
For cinematic accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained worldwide audiences and influenced filmmakers throughout the world. |
| 1986 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Director for: Ran (1985) |
| Amanda Awards, Norway | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Amanda |
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) for: Ran (1985) |
| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Screenplay for: Ame agaru (1999) |
| 1999 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| 1992 | Nominated | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku (1991) |
Best Screenplay for: Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku (1991) |
| 1991 | Nominated | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Director for: Dreams (1990) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Ran (1985) Shared with: Serge Silberman Masato Hara France/Japan. |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Ran (1985) Shared with: Hideo Oguni Masato Ide |
|
| 1981 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Direction for: Kagemusha (1980) |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film for: Kagemusha (1980) Shared with: Tomoyuki Tanaka |
|
| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (1960) |
| 1959 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for: Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) |
| Silver Berlin Bear |
Best Director for: Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) |
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| Nominated | Golden Berlin Bear |
for: Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) |
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| 1954 | Won | Special Prize of the Senate of Berlin |
for: Ikiru (1952) |
| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Special Award |
For his work. |
| 1986 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Film for: Ran (1985) |
| 1981 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Film for: Kagemusha (1980) |
| 1966 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Film for: Akahige (1965) |
| 1959 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Film for: Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) |
| 1951 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Screenplay for: Rashômon (1950) Shared with: Shinobu Hashimoto |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Bodil |
Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film) for: Ran (1985) |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Golden Palm |
for: Kagemusha (1980) Tied with All That Jazz (1979). |
| 1956 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Ikimono no kiroku (1955) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Madadayo (1993) |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Ran (1985) |
| 1981 | Won | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Kagemusha (1980) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | David |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Ran (1985) |
| 1981 | Won | David |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Kagemusha (1980) |
| 1977 | Won | David |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Dersu Uzala (1975) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| 1986 | - | Golden Jubilee Special Award | |
| 1953 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Rashômon (1950) |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1964 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Foreign Film for: Tengoku to jigoku (1963) Shared with: Ryuzo Kikushima Eijirô Hisaita |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Won | Critics Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Dersu Uzala (1975) Soviet Union |
| Hochi Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Hochi Film Award |
Best Film for: Kagemusha (1980) |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1981 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Kagemusha (1980) |
| 1977 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Dersu Uzala (1975) |
| Jussi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Won | Diploma of Merit |
Foreign Director for: Shichinin no samurai (1954) |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1966 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Director for: Akahige (1965) |
Best Film for: Akahige (1965) |
| 1953 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Film for: Ikiru (1952) |
| 1949 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Film for: Yoidore tenshi (1948) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year for: Ran (1985) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | - | Career Achievement Award | |
| Mainichi Film Concours | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Special Award |
For his work. |
| 1986 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Director for: Ran (1985) |
Best Film for: Ran (1985) |
| 1981 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Director for: Kagemusha (1980) |
Best Film for: Kagemusha (1980) |
| Readers' Choice Award |
for: Kagemusha (1980) |
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| 1966 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: Akahige (1965) |
| 1964 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: Tengoku to jigoku (1963) |
Best Screenplay for: Tengoku to jigoku (1963) Shared with: Hideo Oguni Eijirô Hisaita Ryuzo Kikushima |
| 1953 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: Ikiru (1952) |
Best Screenplay for: Ikiru (1952) Shared with: Hideo Oguni Shinobu Hashimoto |
| 1949 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Film for: Yoidore tenshi (1948) |
| 1948 | Won | Mainichi Film Concours |
Best Director for: Subarashiki nichiyobi (1947) |
| Moscow International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | Honorary Prize |
For the contribution to the cinema. |
| 1975 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
for: Dersu Uzala (1975) |
| Golden Prize |
for: Dersu Uzala (1975) |
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| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: Ran (1985) |
| 1951 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Director for: Rashômon (1950) |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Special Award |
For his work. |
| San Francisco International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | - | Akira Kurosawa Award | |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | OCIC Award |
for: Ran (1985) |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1982 | - | Career Golden Lion | |
| 1965 | Won | OCIC Award |
for: Akahige (1965) |
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Akahige (1965) |
|
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Tengoku to jigoku (1963) |
| 1961 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Yojimbo (1961) |
| 1957 | Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Kumonosu jô (1957) |
| 1954 | Won | Silver Lion |
for: Shichinin no samurai (1954) |
| Nominated | Golden Lion |
for: Shichinin no samurai (1954) |
|
| 1951 | Won | Golden Lion |
for: Rashômon (1950) |
| Italian Film Critics Award |
for: Rashômon (1950) |
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