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David Lean

Awards

David Lean

30 wins & 32 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1985 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • A Passage to India
  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1985 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • A Passage to India
  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1985 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Film Editing
    • A Passage to India
  • Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    1966 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Doctor Zhivago
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    1963 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Lawrence of Arabia

American Film Institute, USA

  • David Lean
    1990 Winner Life Achievement Award

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards

  • Noël Coward in In Which We Serve (1942)
    1944 Winner Silver Condor
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • In Which We Serve
    UK.
    Shared with: Noël Coward

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Charles Laughton, Brenda de Banzie, and John Mills in Hobson's Choice (1954)
    1954 Winner Golden Berlin Bear
    • Hobson's Choice

BAFTA Awards

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1986 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • A Passage to India
  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1986 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film
    • A Passage to India
    Shared with: John Brabourne · Richard Goodwin
  • David Lean
    1974 Winner Academy Fellowship
  • Ryan's Daughter (1970)
    1971 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Direction
    • Ryan's Daughter
  • Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    1967 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film from any Source
    • Doctor Zhivago

Cannes Film Festival

  • Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    1966 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • Doctor Zhivago
  • The Passionate Friends (1949)
    1949 Nominee Grand Prize of the Festival
    • The Passionate Friends
  • Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson in Brief Encounter (1945)
    1946 Winner Grand Prize of the Festival
    • Feature Film
    • Brief Encounter

David di Donatello Awards

  • Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    1967 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)
    • Doctor Zhivago

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1985 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • A Passage to India
  • David Lean
    1973 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
  • David Lean
    1973 Winner DGA Honorary Life Member Award
  • Ryan's Daughter (1970)
    1971 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Ryan's Daughter
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    1963 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Lawrence of Arabia
    Shared with: Roy Stevens

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Ryan's Daughter (1970)
    1974 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Ryan's Daughter

Golden Globes, USA

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1985 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • A Passage to India
  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1985 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • A Passage to India
  • Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    1966 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • Doctor Zhivago
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    1963 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    1958 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • The Bridge on the River Kwai

Hugo Awards

  • Blithe Spirit (1945)
    1996 Nominee Retro Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation
    • Blithe Spirit
    Shared with: Noël Coward · Anthony Havelock-Allan · Ronald Neame

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    1964 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Lawrence of Arabia

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1984 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • A Passage to India

Laurel Awards

  • David Lean
    1971 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Best Director
  • David Lean
    1968 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Director
    5th place.
  • David Lean
    1967 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Director
    8th place.
  • David Lean
    1966 Winner Golden Laurel
    • Director
  • David Lean
    1963 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Top Director

National Board of Review, USA

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1984 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Director
    • A Passage to India
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    1962 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Director
    • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    1957 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Director
    • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • The Sound Barrier (1952)
    1952 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Director
    • The Sound Barrier

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1985 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • A Passage to India

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1984 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • A Passage to India
  • Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    1965 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Doctor Zhivago
    Tied with Roman Polanski for Repulsion (1965).
  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    1957 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Katharine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi in Summertime (1955)
    1955 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Summertime
  • The Sound Barrier (1952)
    1952 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • The Sound Barrier
    Tied with Charles Chaplin for Limelight (1952) and Cecil B. DeMille for The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).

Venice Film Festival

  • John Howard Davies, Anthony Newley, Robert Newton, Francis L. Sullivan, and Kay Walsh in Oliver Twist (1948)
    1948 Nominee Grand International Award
    • Oliver Twist

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1985 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • A Passage to India

Kinema Junpo Awards

  • Ryan's Daughter (1970)
    1972 Nominee Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Ryan's Daughter
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    1964 Winner Kinema Junpo Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Lawrence of Arabia

Association of Polish Filmmakers Critics Awards

  • A Passage to India (1984)
    1986 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Foreign Film
    • A Passage to India

British Film Institute Awards

  • David Lean
    1983 Winner BFI Fellowship

Online Film & Television Association

  • David Lean
    2000 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Creative

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