List of awards and nominations received by Peter Weir
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Weir in April 2011
This article presents the awards and nominations of Australian film director, film producer and writer Peter Weir. Weir has won 30 awards from 42 nominations.
Academy Awards[]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Witness | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1989 | Dead Poets Society | Nominated | |
| 1990 | Green Card | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Best Director | Nominated |
British Academy Film Awards[]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Green Card | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Best Director | Won |
| 2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Won |
Golden Globe Awards[]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 1985 | Witness | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1989 | Dead Poets Society | Nominated | |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated | |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated |
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts[]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Homesdale | Best Director | Won |
| 1975 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Nominated | |
| 1977 | The Last Wave | Nominated | |
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Won | |
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
Saturn Awards[]
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Last Wave | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Nominated |
Other Awards[]
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | The Cars That Ate Paris | Nominated |
| 1976 | Taormina Arte Award | Golden Charybdis | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Won |
| 1978 | Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival | Special Jury Award | The Last Wave | Won |
| 1981 | Australian Film Institute | Best Director | Gallipoli | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Nominated | ||
| 1983 | Australian Film Institute | Best Director | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Jury Award | Nominated | |||
| Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Nominated | ||
| 1984 | Writers Guild of America | Best Drama | Nominated | |
| 1985 | Best Foreign Film | Witness | Won | |
| 1986 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Won | ||
| Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| 1990 | Australian Film Institute | Raymond Longford Award | Dead Poets Society | Won |
| David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| Best Foreign Director | Nominated | |||
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Director | Won | ||
| Warsaw International Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | ||
| 1991 | Writers Guild of America | Best Screenplay | Green Card | Nominated |
| Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film | Dead Poets Society | Nominated | |
| César Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| Best Foreign Film | Won | |||
| 1994 | Berlin International Film Festival | Gold Berlin Bear | Fearless | Nominated |
| 1998 | European Film Awards | Screen International Award | The Truman Show | Won |
| Hamburg Film Festival | Guild Film Award | Won | ||
| Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | The Truman Show | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Australian Film Institute | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Won | ||
| Fotogramas de Plata | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Won | ||
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director | Nominated | ||
| London Film Critics' Circle | Director of the Year | Won | ||
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Robert Festival | Best American Film | Won | ||
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Taormina International Film Festival | Taormina Arte Award | Won | |
| 2001 | Australian Directors Guild | Outstanding Achievement Award | Won | |
| Outstanding Achievement Award | Won | |||
| 2003 | Britannia Awards | Artistic Excellence | Won | |
| Camerimage | Best Director | Won | ||
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Passion in Film | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Won | ||
| David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | ||
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Empire Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| London Film Critics' Circle | Screenwriter of the Year | Won | ||
| Director of the Year | Nominated | |||
| PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer | Nominated | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | Nominated |
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