Awards
Academy Awards1 nominated
- Nominated2018Best Documentary Feature Film · Faces Places
Venice Film Festival1 won
- Won1985Golden Lion · Vagabond
Other awards25 won · 5 nominated
- Won2017Academy Honorary Award: Academy Honorary Award
- Won2017Donostia Award: Donostia Award
- Won2017Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Won2017L'Œil d'or: L'Œil d'or · Faces Places
- Won2016Max Beckmann prize: Max Beckmann prize
- Won2015Honorary Palme d'Or: Honorary Palme d'Or
- Won2014European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award: European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Won2014Leopard of Honour: Leopard of Honour
- Won2013Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Won2013honorary citizen of Brussels: honorary citizen of Brussels
- Won2010Carrosse d'or: Carrosse d'or
- Won2010Honorary doctor of the University of Liège: Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
- Won2009César Award for Best Documentary Film: César Award for Best Documentary Film · The Beaches of Agnès
- Won2009Commander of the Legion of Honour: Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Nominated2009Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries · The Beaches of Agnès
- Nominated2009European Film Award for Best Documentary: European Film Award for Best Documentary · The Beaches of Agnès
- Won2009National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film · The Beaches of Agnès
- Won2008honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg: honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg
- Won2007Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit: Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit
- Won2002René Clair Award: René Clair Award
- Won2001Honorary César: Honorary César
- Won2001Konrad Wolf Prize: Konrad Wolf Prize
- Won2001National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film · The Gleaners and I
- Won2000European Film Award for Best Documentary: European Film Award for Best Documentary · The Gleaners and I
- Nominated1986César Award for Best Director: César Award for Best Director · Vagabond
- Nominated1986César Award for Best Film: César Award for Best Film · Vagabond
- Won1986Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film · Vagabond
- Won1984César Award for Best Documentary Short Film: César Award for Best Documentary Short Film · Ulysse
- Nominated1977César Award for Best Documentary Short Film: César Award for Best Documentary Short Film · Women Reply
- Won1964Louis Delluc Prize: Louis Delluc Prize · Happiness Is in the Field
Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.