Awards

1999
National Board of Review  /  Best Documentary  /  Won for  "Buena Vista Social Club"
1993
Cannes Film Festival  /  Grand Jury Prize  /  Won for  "Faraway, So Close!"
1988
European Film Academy  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Wings of Desire"
Independent Spirit Awards  /  Best Foreign Film  /  Won for  "Wings of Desire"
1987
Cannes Film Festival  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Wings of Desire"
1984
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Paris, Texas"
1982
Venice International Film Festival  /  Golden Lion  /  Won for  "Der Stand der Dinge"

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