| Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Won | Interfilm Grand Prix |
for: Padre padrone (1977) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| 1972 | Won | Interfilm Award - Recommendation |
Forum of New Cinema for: San Michele aveva un gallo (1972) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Director for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Fiorile (1993) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| 1982 | Won | Grand Prize of the Jury |
for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury |
for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
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| Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
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| 1977 | Won | FIPRESCI Prize |
Competition for: Padre padrone (1977) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Golden Palm |
for: Padre padrone (1977) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
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| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Luchino Visconti Award |
Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| 1985 | Won | David |
Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura) for: Kaos (1984) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani Tonino Guerra |
| 1983 | Won | Alitalia Award |
for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| David |
Best Director (Migliore Regista) for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
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| 1978 | Won | Special David |
for: Padre padrone (1977) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Flaiano International Prizes | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | - | Career Award |
Cinema |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | Critics Award |
Best Foreign Film for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani Italy. Tied with Yol (1982). |
| Giffoni Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Nocciola d'Oro | |
| Gramado Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Golden Kikito |
Latin Competition: Best Film (Competição Latino: Melhor Filme) for: Affinità elettive, Le (1996) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Hochi Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | Hochi Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Good Morning, Babylon (1987) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura) for: Kaos (1984) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani Tonino Guerra |
| 1983 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film Italiano) for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura) for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani Tonino Guerra Giuliani G. De Negri |
| 1978 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film Italiano) for: Padre padrone (1977) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Good Morning, Babylon (1987) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Mar del Plata Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Best Director |
for: Tu ridi (1998) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Montréal World Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | - | Grand Prix Special des Amériques |
Shared with: Vittorio Taviani (director) For exceptional contribution to the art of cinema. |
| Moscow International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Golden St. George |
for: Resurrezione (2001) (TV) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1984 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Director for: Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Spike |
for: Resurrezione (2001) (TV) Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | Pietro Bianchi Award | |
| 1986 | - | Career Golden Lion | |
| 1962 | Won | Italian Film Critics Award |
for: Uomo da bruciare, Un (1962) Shared with: Valentino Orsini Vittorio Taviani |
| Yerevan International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award |
Shared with: Vittorio Taviani |