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Alfonso Cuaron Biography

Birth Name:Alfonso Cuarón

Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico

Profession Producer, Director, Writer, Assistant director, Editor, Actor, Soundtrack, Cinematographer, Camera department

Fast Facts

  • Received the 2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival Sonny Bono Visionary Award
  • Recipient of the Visionary Award at the 12th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards in February 2014
  • Studied philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • Studied filmmaking at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos
  • Well known for his films "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" and "Gravity․"
  • Was a classmate of director Carlos Marcovich and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki
  • Was expelled from film school for shooting a film in English

Awards

  • 1992Silver Ariel-Best Original Story (Mejor Argumento Original): winner
  • 1992Silver Ariel-Best First Work (Mejor Ópera Prima): nominated
  • 1992Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico): nominated
  • 1993Premio Eres-Best Picture (Mejor Película): nominated
  • 1994CableACE-Directing a Dramatic Series: winner
  • 1994Premio Eres-Best Picture (Mejor Película): nominated
  • 1995New Generation Award-: winner
  • 1999ALMA Award-Outstanding Latino Director of a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2001Screen International Award-: nominated
  • 2001Jury Award-Best Foreign Language: winner
  • 2001FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 2001Premio ACE-Cinema - Best Director: winner
  • 2001Luminaria-Best Latino Film: winner
  • 2001Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2001Golden Osella-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2002ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2002LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2002MTV Movie Award-MTV North Feed (mostly Mexico) - Favorite Film (Película de la Gente): winner
  • 2002Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2002Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
  • 2002TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2002Aurora Award-: winner
  • 2002VVFP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2002WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2002Golden Slipper-Feature Film - Youth: winner
  • 2003Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2003BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: nominated
  • 2003BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
  • 2003Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2003Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2003Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2003Glitter Award-Best Feature - US Film Festivals: winner
  • 2003Glitter Award-Best Feature - International Gay Film Festivals: winner
  • 2003Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2003INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2003INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
  • 2003NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2003NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2003OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
  • 2004Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm): nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Children's Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2005Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2005Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
  • 2005Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
  • 2006ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2006ACCA-Best Director: nominated
  • 2006ACCA-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2006ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2006Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 2006Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
  • 2006Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
  • 2006ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2006UFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2006Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2006Laterna Magica Prize-: winner
  • 2007ALMA Award-Outstanding Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2007ALMA Award-Outstanding Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2007Oscar-Best Achievement in Film Editing: nominated
  • 2007Oscar-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2007Award of the Argentinean Academy-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2007Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2007AFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
  • 2007AFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2007BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: winner
  • 2007COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2007COFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
  • 2007Edgar-Best Motion Picture Screen Play: nominated
  • 2007Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2007Gold Derby Film Award-Film Editing: nominated
  • 2007Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2007Gold Derby Film Award-Director: nominated
  • 2007Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2007Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
  • 2007ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2007ICS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2007INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2007INOCA-Best Director: winner
  • 2007INOCA-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2007IOMA-Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale): nominated
  • 2007IOMA-Best Editing (Miglior montaggio): nominated
  • 2007IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): winner
  • 2007ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
  • 2007OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: winner
  • 2007OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2007OFTA Film Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2007OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2007OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
  • 2007OFCS Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2007Scream Award-Best Scream-Play: nominated
  • 2007Scream Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2007USC Scripter Award-: winner
  • 2007VFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2008Nebula Award-Best Script: nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay of the Decade: nominated
  • 2012Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award-: winner
  • 2013EDA Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2013EDA Award-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2013EDA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013AFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013ACCA-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2013ACCA-Best Director: winner
  • 2013ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013CFCA Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2013CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013DFWFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013DFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013DFCC-Best Director: winner
  • 2013FFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: winner
  • 2013HFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013IGN Award-Best Movie Director: winner
  • 2013IGN People's Choice Award-Best Movie Director: winner
  • 2013ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Sierra Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2013LAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013LAFCA Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2013NFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013NYFCO Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013OFCS Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2013OFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013PFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013PFCS Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
  • 2013PFCS Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2013Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013SDFCS Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2013SDFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013SFFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013SFFCC Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2013SFFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
  • 2013Screenplay Competition-Best Original Screenplay: winner
  • 2013SEFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013TFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013UFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Future Film Festival Digital Award-: winner
  • 2013VVFP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013WAFCA Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2013WAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014AACTA International Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2014AACTA International Award-Best Direction: winner
  • 2014Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
  • 2014Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Achievement in Film Editing: winner
  • 2014Saturn Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2014Saturn Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
  • 2014Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): nominated
  • 2014Eddie-Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic: nominated
  • 2014Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Film Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: winner
  • 2014David Lean Award for Direction-: winner
  • 2014BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2014COFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
  • 2014CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
  • 2014CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
  • 2014CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: winner
  • 2014CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
  • 2014CinEuphoria-Best Editing - International Competition: winner
  • 2014CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 2014Critics Choice Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2014Critics Choice Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2014Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): winner
  • 2014DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014DFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Empire Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014GAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Director: winner
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Film Editing: winner
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2014Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
  • 2014Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: winner
  • 2014Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television): nominated
  • 2014ICS Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2014ICS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014INOCA-Best Director: winner
  • 2014INOCA-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2014IFC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
  • 2014IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): winner
  • 2014IOMA-Best Editing (Miglior montaggio): nominated
  • 2014Jupiter Award-Best International Film: winner
  • 2014Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Film Director: winner
  • 2014ALFS Award-Director of the Year: winner
  • 2014NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014NCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014NTFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014OFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Ole-Best Foreign Film (Bedste udenlandske film): winner
  • 2014OFTA Film Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2014OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2014OFTA Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: winner
  • 2014Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2014RAFA-Director of the Year: winner
  • 2014Satellite Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2014Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014Bradbury Award-: winner
  • 2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014VFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2015IOFCP Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2017Silver Goddess-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
  • 2018Abraccine Award-Best International Feature Film (Melhor Longa Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2018International Feature Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2018Golden Reel-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2018AFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018AFCC Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018BFCC Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018BOFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018BSFC Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018British Independent Film Award-Best International Independent Film: winner
  • 2018BSC Award-Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film: winner
  • 2018Golden Frog-Main Competition: nominated
  • 2018Bronze Frog-Main Competition: winner
  • 2018Capri Director Award-: winner
  • 2018CFCA Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2018CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018CFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018CFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018DFWFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018DFWFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018Rare Pearl Award-: winner
  • 2018DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018DFCC-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2018DFCC-Best Director: winner
  • 2018Jury Prize-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2018FFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018FFCC Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2018Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
  • 2018GWNYFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018GWNYFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018IFJA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018ICP Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018Sierra Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018Sierra Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018Sierra Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2018LAFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018LAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018LAFCA Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2018LAOFCS Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2018LAOFCS Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018LAOFCS Award-Best Male Director: nominated
  • 2018NFCS Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018NMFC Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2018NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018NYFCC Award-Best Cinematographer: winner
  • 2018NYFCO Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018NYFCO Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018NTFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018NTFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018Odyssey Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018OFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018OFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018OAFFC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018OAFFC Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018OAFFC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018PFCC Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018PCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018PFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018PFCS Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018PFCS Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2018SDFCS Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2018SFFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
  • 2018SFFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018SFFCC Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2018SFFCC Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018Audience Award-City of Donostia Audience Award: nominated
  • 2018SFCS Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018SFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018SFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018SFCS Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2018SFCS Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 2018SEFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018SEFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018SLFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018SLFCA Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2018The Best Film-The 50 best films of 2018 in the UK: winner
  • 2018TFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018TFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original: nominated
  • 2018Grolsch People's Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2018UFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018UFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018VFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018SIGNIS Award-: winner
  • 2018Golden Lion-Best Film: winner
  • 2018WAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018WAFCA Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2018WAFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2018WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019AACTA International Award-Best Direction: winner
  • 2019AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2019Oscar-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
  • 2019Oscar-Best Achievement in Cinematography: winner
  • 2019EDA Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2019EDA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019EDA Award-Best Non-English Language Film: winner
  • 2019EDA Award-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019EDA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019Eddie-Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic: nominated
  • 2019ASC Award-Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases: nominated
  • 2019Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): nominated
  • 2019Golden Ariel-Best Picture (Mejor Película): winner
  • 2019Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): winner
  • 2019Silver Ariel-Best Editing (Mejor Edición): winner
  • 2019Silver Ariel-Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía): winner
  • 2019Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original): winner
  • 2019AFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019AFCA Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2019AFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019ACCA-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019ACCA-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2019ACCA-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019ACCA-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 2019ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019ACCA-Best Motion Picture: winner
  • 2019BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: winner
  • 2019BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay (Original): nominated
  • 2019BAFTA Film Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019BAFTA Film Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2019David Lean Award for Direction-: winner
  • 2019BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2019Grand Prix-: nominated
  • 2019Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): winner
  • 2019BOFA-Best Director: winner
  • 2019CIFCC Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019CIFCC Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2019Trailblazer Award-: nominated
  • 2019CIFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019CIFCC Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2019CIFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019Chlotrudis Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Best Cinematography - International Competition: nominated
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: winner
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: winner
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Best Editing - International Competition: nominated
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
  • 2019CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
  • 2019CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 2019COFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019COFCA Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2019COFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019Critics Choice Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019Critics Choice Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2019Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Critics Choice Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019Robert-Best Non-English Language Film (Årets ikke-engelsksprogede film): nominated
  • 2019David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): winner
  • 2019DFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: winner
  • 2019Dorian Award-Screenplay of the Year: nominated
  • 2019Dorian Award-Director of the Year: winner
  • 2019Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2019Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: winner
  • 2019Fotogramas de Plata-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 2019GAFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019GAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award-Director: winner
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award-Film Editing: nominated
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award-Cinematography: winner
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: winner
  • 2019Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2019Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
  • 2019HFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
  • 2019HFCS Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019HFCS Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2019HFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019HFCS Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019ICS Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019ICS Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2019ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
  • 2019INOCA-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2019INOCA-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2019INOCA-Best Director: winner
  • 2019IFC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019Best Latin American Picture-: winner
  • 2019LEJA Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 2019LEJA Award-Best Editing: winner
  • 2019LEJA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019LEJA Award-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
  • 2019LEJA Award-Best Picture: winner
  • 2019LEJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
  • 2019ALFS Award-Director of the Year: winner
  • 2019ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
  • 2019Silver Goddess-Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión): nominated
  • 2019Silver Goddess-Best Editing (Mejor Edición): nominated
  • 2019Silver Goddess-Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía): nominated
  • 2019Silver Goddess-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): nominated
  • 2019Silver Goddess-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
  • 2019MCFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019MCFCA Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2019MCFCA Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 2019MCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019MCFCA Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2019NSFC Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019NCFCA Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019NCFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2019OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
  • 2019OFTA Film Award-Best Film Editing: nominated
  • 2019OFTA Film Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019OFCS Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2019OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019OFCS Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019OFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2019FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2019Cine Latino Award-: nominated
  • 2019Sonny Bono Visionary Award-: winner
  • 2019Premio ACE-Cinema - Best Director: winner
  • 2019Premio ACE-Cinema - Best Film: winner
  • 2019Premios Macondo-Best Iberoamerican Film: winner
  • 2019Fantastic Award (Prémios Fantastic)-Best International Film (Melhor Filme Internacional): nominated
  • 2019Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2019Critics Award-Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2019Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2019Audience Award-Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2019Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2019FIPRESCI Film of the Year-: winner
  • 2019Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera): nominated
  • 2019Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
  • 2019Satellite Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019Satellite Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2019Satellite Award-Best Film Editing: winner
  • 2019Platino Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019Platino Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2019Platino Award-Best Cinematography: winner
  • 2019Platino Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2019Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2019WGA Award (Screen)-Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film of the Decade: nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Cinematography of the Decade: nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Director of the Decade: nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Director of the Decade: nominated
  • 2020Readers' Choice Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2021Award of Excellence-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
  • 2023Oscar-Best Live Action Short Film: nominated
  • 2025DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series: nominated
  • 2025Imagen Award-Best Director - Television: nominated