Awards

1993
Berlin International Film Festival  /  Honorary Golden Bear  /  Won for  ""
Los Angeles Film Critics Association  /  Career Achievement Award  /  Won for  ""
1992
European Film Academy  /  Lifetime Achievement Award  /  Won for  ""
1987
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award  /  Won for  ""
1986
American Film Institute  /  Lifetime Achievement Award  /  Won for  ""
1972
Venice International Film Festival  /  Golden Lion  /  Won for  ""
1960
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Original Screenplay  /  Won for  "The Apartment"
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Apartment"
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Picture  /  Won for  "The Apartment"
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Best Film - Any Source  /  Won for  "The Apartment"
Directors Guild of America  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Apartment"
New York Film Critics Circle  /  Best Screenplay  /  Won for  "The Apartment"
New York Film Critics Circle  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Apartment"
1954
Hollywood Foreign Press Association  /  Best Screenplay  /  Won for  "Sabrina"
1951
Venice International Film Festival  /  International Prize  /  Won for  "Ace in the Hole"
1950
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Story and Screenplay  /  Won for  "Sunset Boulevard"
Hollywood Foreign Press Association  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Sunset Boulevard"
1945
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Screenplay  /  Won for  "The Lost Weekend"
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Lost Weekend"
Hollywood Foreign Press Association  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Lost Weekend"
New York Film Critics Circle  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Lost Weekend"

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