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Wings of Desire

Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival
1987 | Winner: Best Director
Berlin International Film Festival
2018
Locarno International Film Festival
1987
Independent Spirit Awards
1989 | Winner: Best Foreign Film
São Paulo International Film Festival
1988 | Winner: Audience Award
BFI London Film Festival
1987
San Francisco International Film Festival
1988
BAFTA Awards
1989 | Nominee: Best Film not in the English Language
César Awards
1988 | Nominee: Best Foreign Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1988 | 3rd place: Best Director
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1988 | Winner: Best Cinematographer
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1988 | Winner: Best Cinematography
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1988 | Winner: Best Foreign Film
European Film Awards
1988 | Nominee: Best Film
European Film Awards
1988 | Nominee: Special Aspect
European Film Awards
1988 | Winner: Best Supporting Actor
European Film Awards
1988 | Winner: Best Director
AFI Fest
2023
Golden Horse Film Festival
2019
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1989 | Winner: Best Cinematography
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1989 | 3rd place: Best Director
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1989 | 3rd place: Best Film
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1988 | Nominee: Best Foreign Actor
Sarajevo Film Festival
2021
German Film Awards
1988 | Winner: Outstanding Feature Film (Gold)
German Film Awards
1988 | Winner: Best Cinematography (Gold)
German Film Awards
1988 | Nominee: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Gold)
German Film Awards
1989 | Nominee: Special Film Award '40th Anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany'
Prague International Film Festival - Febiofest
2019
Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival
2013
Gilde Filmpreis
1988 | Winner: National: Silber