List of awards and nominations received by Lars Von Trier
Academy Awards, USA 2001 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Song Dancer in the Dark (2000) Shared with:
Björk (composer) Sjón Sigurdsson (lyricist)
For the song "I've Seen It All".
Golden Globes, USA 2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best Original Song - Motion Picture Dancer in the Dark (2000) Shared with:
Björk Sjón Sigurdsson
Song: "I've Seen It All"
Adolf Grimme Awards, Germany 1996 Won Adolf Grimme Award Series/Miniseries Riget (1994)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2009 Nominated EDA Special Mention Award Hall of Shame Antichrist (2009)
Amanda Awards, Norway 1996 Won Amanda Best Nordic Feature Film (Nordisk Amanda) Breaking the Waves (1996)
Australian Film Institute 2012 Nominated AACTA International Award Best Screenplay Melancholia (2011) Best Direction Melancholia (2011)
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival 1985 Nominated Grand Prize Forbrydelsens element (1984)
Awards Circuit Community Awards 1996 Nominated Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders) Honorable Mentions Breaking the Waves (1996)
Blue Ribbon Awards 2001 Won Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Bodil Awards 2014 Nominated Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) 2012 Won Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Melancholia (2011) 2010 Won Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Antichrist (2009) 2006 Nominated Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Manderlay (2005) 2004 Won Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Dogville (2003) 2001 Nominated Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Dancer in the Dark (2000) 1999 Nominated Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Idioterne (1998) 1997 Won Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Breaking the Waves (1996) 1995 Won Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Riget (1994) 1992 Won Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Europa (1991) 1985 Won Bodil Best Film (Bedste danske film) Forbrydelsens element (1984)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1996 2nd place BSFC Award Best Director Breaking the Waves (1996)
Bremen Film Award 2008 Won Bremen Film Award
Cannes Film Festival 2011 Nominated Palme d'Or Melancholia (2011) 2009 Nominated Palme d'Or Antichrist (2009) 2005 Nominated Palme d'Or Manderlay (2005) 2003 Nominated Palme d'Or Dogville (2003) 2000 Won Palme d'Or Dancer in the Dark (2000) 1998 Nominated Palme d'Or Idioterne (1998) 1996 Won Grand Prize of the Jury Breaking the Waves (1996) Nominated Palme d'Or Breaking the Waves (1996) 1991 Won Jury Prize Europa (1991) Tied with Out of Life (1991). Won Technical Grand Prize Europa (1991) Won Best Artistic Contribution Europa (1991) Nominated Palme d'Or Europa (1991) 1984 Won Technical Grand Prize Forbrydelsens element (1984) Nominated Palme d'Or Forbrydelsens element (1984)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2012 2nd place COFCA Award Best Director Melancholia (2011)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2001 Nominated CFCA Award Best Original Score Dancer in the Dark (2000) Shared with:
Björk Sjón Sigurdsson
1997 Nominated CFCA Award Best Director Breaking the Waves (1996)
Chicago International Film Festival 1984 Won Silver Hugo Best Feature Film Forbrydelsens element (1984)
Chlotrudis Awards 2012 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Director Melancholia (2011) 2005 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Original Screenplay Dogville (2003) 2001 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Director Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US 2015 Won Cinema Eye Honors Award The Influentials De fem benspænd (2003) Shared with:
Jørgen Leth
Copenhagen International Film Festival 2003 Won Honorary Award Dogville (2003)
CPH:DOX 2003 Nominated CPH:DOX Award De fem benspænd (2003) Shared with:
Jørgen Leth
Czech Lions 1998 Won Czech Lion Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) Breaking the Waves (1996)
César Awards, France 2012 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Melancholia (2011) 2004 Nominated César Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne) Dogville (2003) Denmark. 2001 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Dancer in the Dark (2000) 1997 Won César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Breaking the Waves (1996)
David di Donatello Awards 2012 Nominated David Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) Melancholia (2011) 2004 Won David Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) Dogville (2003) Tied with Rosenstrasse (2003).
Denver Film Critics Society 2011 Nominated DFCS Award Best Director Melancholia (2011)
European Film Awards 2014 Nominated Audience Award Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) Nominated European Film Award European Film Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) Shared with:
Louise Vesth
2011 Won European Film Award European Film Melancholia (2011) Shared with:
Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen Louise Vesth
Nominated European Film Award European Director Melancholia (2011) European Screenwriter Melancholia (2011) 2009 Nominated European Film Award European Director Antichrist (2009) 2008 Won Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema Shared with:
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Kristian Levring Thomas Vinterberg
To the Dogma founders. 2003 Won European Film Award European Director Dogville (2003) Nominated European Film Award European Screenwriter Dogville (2003) Nominated Audience Award Best European Director Dogville (2003) Nominated European Film Award European Documentary De fem benspænd (2003) Shared with:
Jørgen Leth
2000 Won Audience Award Best European Director Dancer in the Dark (2000) 1998 Nominated European Film Award European Screenwriter Idioterne (1998) 1996 Won FIPRESCI Prize Breaking the Waves (1996)
Fantasporto 1999 Won International Fantasy Film Award Best Director Riget (1994) Best Screenplay Riget (1994) Shared with:
Morten Arnfred
Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film Riget (1994) 1992 Won International Fantasy Film Award Best Director Europa (1991) Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film Europa (1991) 1988 Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film Epidemic (1987) 1986 Won International Fantasy Film Award Best Director Forbrydelsens element (1984) Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film Forbrydelsens element (1984)
Fotogramas de Plata 1997 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) Breaking the Waves (1996) Tied with Secrets & Lies (1996).
Fright Meter Awards 2009 Nominated Fright Meter Award Best Director Antichrist (2009)
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival 1996 Won President Award Best Director Breaking the Waves (1996)
Gaudí Awards 2012 Nominated Gaudí Award Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea) Melancholia (2011)
Ghent International Film Festival 1991 Won Grand Prix Europa (1991)
Golden Cable, Germany 1996 Won Bronze Cable for Innovation Riget (1994)
Gopo Awards, Romania 2015 Nominated Gopos Award Best European Film Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) 2012 Won Gopos Award Best European Film Melancholia (2011) 2011 Nominated Gopos Award Best European Film Antichrist (2009)
Goya Awards 2012 Nominated Goya Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) Melancholia (2011) 2004 Nominated Goya Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) Dogville (2003) Denmark. 2001 Won Goya Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) Dancer in the Dark (2000) Denmark/Sweden. 1997 Nominated Goya Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) Breaking the Waves (1996) Denmark/Sweden/France/Netherlands/Norway.
Guild of German Art House Cinemas 2004 Won Guild Film Award - Silver Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) Dogville (2003)
Independent Spirit Awards 2012 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best International Film Melancholia (2011) Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany 2001 Won Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film Dancer in the Dark (2000) Denmark. 1997 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film Breaking the Waves (1996) Denmark.
Indiewire Critics' Poll 2011 2nd place ICP Award Best Director Melancholia (2011) 2nd place. Tied with Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011).
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) 2014 Nominated Halfway Award Best Original Screenplay Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) 5th place.
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2012 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo) Melancholia (2011) 2004 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) Dogville (2003) 1997 Nominated European Silver Ribbon Breaking the Waves (1996)
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) 2015 Won IOMA Best European Film (Miglior film europeo) Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) 2012 Won IOMA Special Prize for the Best European Film (Premio speciale al miglior film europeo) Melancholia (2011) Nominated IOMA Best Director (Miglior regia) Melancholia (2011) Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) Melancholia (2011) 2004 Won IOMA Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) Dogville (2003)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1995 Won Best Director Riget (1994) Nominated Crystal Globe Riget (1994)
London Film Festival 1998 Won FIPRESCI Prize Idioterne (1998)
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Lübeck Nordic Film Days 1996 Won Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature Film Breaking the Waves (1996) Won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Breaking the Waves (1996)
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival 1984 Won Josef von Sternberg Award Forbrydelsens element (1984)
Motovun Film Festival 2004 Won FIPRESCI Prize De fem benspænd (2003) Shared with:
Jørgen Leth
NatFilm Festival 1990 Won Night Dreamer Award
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 2012 3rd place NSFC Award Best Director Melancholia (2011) 1997 Won NSFC Award Best Director Breaking the Waves (1996)
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2009 Won Titra Film Award Antichrist (2009) Nominated Narcisse Award Best Feature Film Antichrist (2009)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2011 3rd place NYFCC Award Best Director Melancholia (2011) 1996 Won NYFCC Award Best Director Breaking the Waves (1996)
Nordic Council 2014 Nominated Nordic Council's Film Prize Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) Shared with:
Louise Vesth (producer)
2009 Won Nordic Council's Film Prize Antichrist (2009) Shared with:
Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen (producer)
2008 Nominated Nordic Council's Film Prize De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1 (2007) Shared with:
Jacob Thuesen (director) Marie Gade Denessen (producer) Sisse Graum Jørgensen (producer)
Nordisk Film Award 1996 Won Nordisk Film Award
Ole Awards 2012 Won Ole Best Film (Bedste film) Melancholia (2011)
Online Film & Television Association 2001 Won OFTA Film Award Best Music, Original Song Dancer in the Dark (2000) Shared with:
Björk (music and performed by) Sjón Sigurdsson (lyrics by) Thom Yorke (performed by)
For the song "I've Seen It All". Nominated OFTA Film Award Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Dancer in the Dark (2000) Best Music, Original Score Dancer in the Dark (2000) Shared with:
Björk Sjón Sigurdsson
Best Music, Original Song Dancer in the Dark (2000) Shared with:
Björk (music and performed by) Sjón Sigurdsson (lyrics by)
For the song "A New World".
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2012 Nominated OFCS Award Best Director Melancholia (2011) 2001 Nominated OFCS Award Best Director Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2001 Nominated PFCS Award Best Original Song Dancer in the Dark (2000) Shared with:
Björk Sjón Sigurdsson
For the song "I've Seen It All".
Polish Film Awards 2015 Nominated Eagle Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski) Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Robert Festival 2015 Won Robert Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm) Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) Shared with:
Louise Vesth (producer)
Best Director (Årets instruktør) Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) Best Original Screenplay (Årets originale manuskript) Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) Nominated Audience Award Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) Shared with:
Louise Vesth (producer)
2012 Won Robert Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm) Melancholia (2011) Shared with:
Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen (producer) Louise Vesth (producer)
Best Director (Årets instruktør) Melancholia (2011) Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript) Melancholia (2011) 2010 Won Robert Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm) Antichrist (2009) Shared with:
Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen (producer)
Best Director (Årets instruktør) Antichrist (2009) Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript) Antichrist (2009) 2007 Nominated Robert Best Screenplay, Original (Årets originalmanuskript) Direktøren for det hele (2006) 2006 Nominated Robert Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm) Manderlay (2005) Shared with:
Vibeke Windeløv (producer)
Best Director (Årets instruktør) Manderlay (2005) Best Screenplay, Original (Årets originalmanuskript) Manderlay (2005) 2004 Won Robert Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript) Dogville (2003) Nominated Robert Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm) Dogville (2003) Shared with:
Vibeke Windeløv (producer)
Best Director (Årets instruktør) Dogville (2003) 2001 Nominated Robert Best Director (Årets instruktør) Dancer in the Dark (2000) 1997 Won Robert Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm) Breaking the Waves (1996) Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript) Breaking the Waves (1996) 1995 Won Robert Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript) Riget (1994) Shared with:
Niels Vørsel
1992 Won Robert Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm) Europa (1991) 1985 Won Robert Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm) Forbrydelsens element (1984)
Russian Guild of Film Critics 2012 Nominated White Elephant Best Foreign Film Melancholia (2011)
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2006 Nominated Golden Seashell Direktøren for det hele (2006)
Satellite Awards 2001 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Original Song Dancer in the Dark (2000) Shared with:
Björk (composer/lyrics) Sjón Sigurdsson (lyricist)
Song: "I've Seen It All" 1997 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language Breaking the Waves (1996) Denmark Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Director Breaking the Waves (1996)
SESC Film Festival, Brazil 2012 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) Melancholia (2011) 2005 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) Dogville (2003) Won Audience Award Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) Dogville (2003) Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro) Dogville (2003) 2001 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) Dancer in the Dark (2000) Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro) Dancer in the Dark (2000) Won Audience Award Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) Dancer in the Dark (2000) Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro) Dancer in the Dark (2000) 1998 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) Breaking the Waves (1996)
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 1991 Won Best Film Europa (1991)
Sofia International Film Festival 2004 Won Audience Award Best Film Dogville (2003)
Stockholm Film Festival 1996 Won FIPRESCI Prize Northern Lights Section Breaking the Waves (1996) 1991 Won Bronze Horse Europa (1991)
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2000 Won Audience Award Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Turia Awards 2001 Won Audience Award Best Foreign Film Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Uruguay International Film Festival 1997 Won Best Film Breaking the Waves (1996)
Valladolid International Film Festival 2005 Won 50th Anniversary Prize Manderlay (2005) Together with Caché (2005). Nominated Golden Spike Manderlay (2005) 1998 Nominated Golden Spike Idioterne (1998)
Vancouver International Film Festival 1996 Won Most Popular Film Breaking the Waves (1996)
Village Voice Film Poll 2011 2nd place VVFP Award Best Director Melancholia (2011) 2nd place.
Zulu Awards 2012 Nominated Zulu Best Film (Årets danske film) Melancholia (2011) Shared with:
Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen (producer) Louise Vesth (producer) Peter Aalbæk Jensen (executive producer) Peter Garde (executive producer)
2010 Nominated Zulu Best Film (Årets danske film) Antichrist (2009)