William Friedkin
Awards
Friedkin was made Honorary Associate of London Film School.

William Friedkin

Section Title: Awards
Table Section Text: Friedkin was made Honorary Associate of London Film School.

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result

1972	Academy Award	Best Director	The French Connection	Won

Directors Guild of America	Outstanding Directorial Achievement	Won

Golden Globes	Best Director	Won

1973	BAFTA Award	Best Director	The French Connection	Nominated

1974	Academy Award	Best Director	The Exorcist	Nominated

Directors Guild of America	Outstanding Directorial Achievement	Nominated

Golden Globes	Best Director	Won

1981	Razzie Awards	Worst Director	Cruising	Nominated

Worst Screenplay	Nominated

1986	Cognac Festival du Film Policier	Audience Award	To Live and Die in L.A.	Won

1988	Deauville Film Festival	Critics Award	Rampage	Nominated

1991	Saturn Award	George Pal Memorial Award	Won

1993	Best Director	Rampage	Nominated

1998	Directors Guild of America	Outstanding Directorial Achievement	12 Angry Men	Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Director	Nominated

1999	Saturn Award	President's Award	Won

Empire Awards	Movie Masterpiece Award	The Exorcist	Won

2000	Palm Beach International Film Festival	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won

2006	Cannes Film Festival	FIPRESCI	Bug	Won

2007	Munich Film Festival	CineMerit Award	Won

Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival	Time-Machine Honorary Award	Won

2009	Locarno International Film Festival	Leopard of Honor	Won

2011	Venice Film Festival	Golden Lion	Killer Joe	Nominated

Golden Mouse	Won

2013	Belgian Film Critics Association	Grand Prix	Nominated

Saturn Award	Best Director	Nominated

Lifetime Achievement Award	Won

Venice Film Festival	Special Lion	Won

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William Friedkin directed The French Connection and The Exorcist and won Academy Award for Best Director.

final_sentence: William Friedkin directed The French Connection and The Exorcist and won Academy Award for Best Director.