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Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival
2011 | Winner: Palme d'Or
Academy Awards
2012 | Nominee: Best Achievement in Directing
Academy Awards
2012 | Nominee: Best Achievement in Cinematography
Academy Awards
2012 | Nominee: Best Motion Picture of the Year
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2011 | Winner: FIPRESCI Film of the Year (Zabaltegi-Pearls)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2011 | Winner: FIPRESCI Film of the Year
Village Voice Film Poll
2011 | Nominee: Best Supporting Actor
Village Voice Film Poll
2011 | Nominee: Best Actor
Village Voice Film Poll
2011 | Nominee: Best Supporting Actress
Village Voice Film Poll
2011 | Winner: Best Film
Village Voice Film Poll
2011 | Winner: Best Director
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2011 | Winner: Best Cinematography
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2011 | Winner: Best Film
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2011 | Winner: Best Director
American Film Institute Awards
2012 | Winner: Movie of the Year
National Board of Review
2011 | Winner: Top Films
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Supporting Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Cinematographer
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Supporting Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Cinematography
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | 2nd place: Best Picture
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2011 | Winner: Best Director
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2011 | Winner: Best Cinematography
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2012 | Nominee: Film of the Year
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2012 | Nominee: Director of the Year
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2012 | Winner: Best Director
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2012 | Nominee: Best Supporting Actress
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2012 | Nominee: Best Screenplay
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2012 | Winner: Best Picture
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2012 | 2nd place: Best Film
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2012 | Winner: Best Supporting Actress
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2012 | Winner: Best Director
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2012 | Winner: Best Cinematography
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Picture
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | Nominee: Best Supporting Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | Nominee: Best Screenplay, Original
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Supporting Actress
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | Nominee: Most Promising Performer
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Director
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Cinematography
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2012 | Winner: Best Director
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2012 | Nominee: Best Film
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2012 | Winner: Best Supporting Actress
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Cinematography
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
2012 | Nominee: Best Non-European Director
David di Donatello Awards
2012 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film
Bodil Awards
2012 | Nominee: Best American Film
New York Film Critics
2011 | Winner: Best Cinematography
New York Film Critics
2011 | Winner: Breakthrough Performance
New York Film Critics
2011 | Winner: Top Films of the Year
Austin Film Critics Association
2011 | Winner: Best Cinematography
Austin Film Critics Association
2011 | Winner: Breakthrough Artist Award
Russian Guild of Film Critics
2012 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film (White Elephant)
Gotham Awards
2011 | Winner: Best Feature
AACTA International Awards
2012 | Nominee: Best Film (International)
AACTA International Awards
2012 | Nominee: Best Direction (International)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2012 | Winner: Desert Palm Achievement Award
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2012 | Winner: Spotlight Award
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2012 | Winner: Best International Film (English Language)