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Atom Egoyan

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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
Adult Video News Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1996 Won AVN Award Best Alternative Adult Film
for: Exotica (1994)

 
Atlantic Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Won Canadian Award Best Canadian Film or Video over 60 Minutes
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Also for The Hanging Garden (1997).
 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won Interfilm Award - Honorable Mention Forum of New Cinema
for: Family Viewing (1987)

 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Bodil Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film)
for: Felicia's Journey (1999)

 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Golden Palm
for: Adoration (2008)

 
2005 Nominated Golden Palm
for: Where the Truth Lies (2005)

 
1999 Nominated Golden Palm
for: Felicia's Journey (1999)

 
1997 Won FIPRESCI Prize
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Grand Prize of the Jury
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Nominated Golden Palm
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
1994 Won FIPRESCI Prize
for: Exotica (1994)

Nominated Golden Palm
for: Exotica (1994)

 
Chlotrudis Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Director
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
Directors Guild of Canada
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated DGC Craft Award Outstanding Direction - Feature Film
for: Where the Truth Lies (2005)

 
2003 Nominated DGC Craft Award Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Feature Film
for: Ararat (2002)

DGC Team Award Outstanding Achievement in a Feature Film
for: Ararat (2002)

 
Durban International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Won Best Direction
for: Ararat (2002)

Best Film
for: Ararat (2002)

 
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1995 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film
for: Exotica (1994)
Canada.
 
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Won Jury Award Best Film
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Tied with Ma vie en rose (1997).
 
Gemini Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 (fall) Nominated Gemini Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
for: "Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach" (1997)
For episode "Sarabande".
 
1989 Nominated Gemini Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
for: Looking for Nothing (1988) (TV)

 
Genie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won Genie Best Screenplay, Adapted
for: Where the Truth Lies (2005)

 
2003 Won Genie Best Motion Picture
for: Ararat (2002)
Shared with:
Robert Lantos

Nominated Genie Best Screenplay, Original
for: Ararat (2002)

 
2000 Won Genie Best Screenplay, Adapted
for: Felicia's Journey (1999)

Nominated Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Felicia's Journey (1999)

 
1997 Won Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Best Motion Picture
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Shared with:
Camelia Frieberg

Nominated Genie Best Screenplay
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
1994 Won Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Exotica (1994)

Best Motion Picture
for: Exotica (1994)
Shared with:
Camelia Frieberg

Best Screenplay, Original
for: Exotica (1994)

 
1993 Nominated Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Calendar (1993)

Best Screenplay
for: Calendar (1993)

 
1991 Nominated Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: The Adjuster (1991)

 
1990 Nominated Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Speaking Parts (1989)

Best Motion Picture
for: Speaking Parts (1989)

Best Screenplay, Original
for: Speaking Parts (1989)

 
1988 Nominated Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Family Viewing (1987)

Best Achievement in Film Editing
for: Family Viewing (1987)
Shared with:
Bruce MacDonald

Best Motion Picture
for: Family Viewing (1987)

Best Screenplay
for: Family Viewing (1987)

 
1985 Nominated Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Next of Kin (1984)

 
Independent Spirit Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Canada.
 
1996 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film
for: Exotica (1994)
Canada.
 
Locarno International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1988 Won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
for: Family Viewing (1987)

 
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Won Interfilm Award - Honorable Mention
for: Next of Kin (1984)

 
Moscow International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Won Special Jury Prize
for: The Adjuster (1991)

Nominated Golden St. George
for: The Adjuster (1991)

 
Sant Jordi Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Sant Jordi Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Screenplay, Adapted
for: Felicia's Journey (1999)

 
1998 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Adaption
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Won STFC Award Best Director
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
Sudbury Cinéfest
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Won Best Canadian Film
for: Exotica (1994)

 
1991 Won Best Canadian Film
for: The Adjuster (1991)

Best Ontario Feature
for: The Adjuster (1991)

 
São Paulo International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Won Special Jury Award
for: "Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach" (1997)
Shared with:
Patricia Rozema
Niv Fichman
Barbara Willis Sweete
François Girard
Kevin McMahon

 
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won TFCA Award Best Director
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
Toronto International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Won Best Canadian Feature Film
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Tied with The Hanging Garden (1997).
 
1994 Won Best Canadian Feature Film
for: Exotica (1994)

 
1991 Won Best Canadian Feature Film
for: The Adjuster (1991)

 
1987 Won Best Canadian Feature Film
for: Family Viewing (1987)

 
USC Scripter Award
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated USC Scripter Award
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Shared with:
Russell Banks (author)

 
Valladolid International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Golden Spike
for: Ararat (2002)

 
1999 Nominated Golden Spike
for: Felicia's Journey (1999)

 
1997 Won Golden Spike
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Youth Jury Award Competition
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
1991 Won Golden Spike
for: The Adjuster (1991)
Tied with Thelma & Louise (1991).
 
Vancouver International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won Best Canadian Screenplay
for: Speaking Parts (1989)

 
Writers Guild of Canada
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Won WGC Award
for: Ararat (2002)

 
1998 Won WGC Award
for: The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

 
Yerevan International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Grand Prix - Golden Apricot Best Film
for: Ararat (2002)

 

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