# List of awards and nominations received by Lars von Trier

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Danish director and screenwriter Lars von Trier. Among the many accolades he received over the years, von Trier has won five European Film Awards, a César Award, a Palme d'Or, and has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. In his home country of Denmark, he has won seven Bodil Awards and fifteen Robert Awards.

## Organizations
### AACTA Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best Direction – International | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best Screenplay – International | Nominated | |

### Academy Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Original Song ("I've Seen It All") | Nominated | |

### Bodil Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1985 | Forbrydelsens element | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 1992 | Europa | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 1995 | Riget | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 1999 | Idioterne | Best Danish Film | Nominated |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Danish Film | Nominated |
| 2004 | Dogville | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 2006 | Manderlay | Best Danish Film | Nominated |
| 2010 | Antichrist | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 2014 | Nymphomaniac | Best Danish Film | Nominated |

### César Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Foreign Film | Won |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 2004 | Dogville | Best Film from the European Union | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |

### David di Donatello Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Dogville | Best European Film | Won | |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best European Film | Nominated | |

### European Film Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | Critics Award (FIPRESCI Award) | Won |
| 1998 | Idioterne | Best Screenwriter | Nominated |
| 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Audience Award | Won |
| 2003 | Dogville | Best Director | Won |
| 2003 | Dogville | Best Screenwriter | Nominated |
| 2003 | Dogville | Audience Award | Nominated |
| 2003 | De fem benspænd | Best Documentary | Nominated |
| 2008 | — | Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema (with Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen) | Won |
| 2009 | Antichrist | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2011 | Melancholia | Best Film | Won |
| 2011 | Melancholia | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2011 | Melancholia | Best Screenwriter | Nominated |
| 2014 | Nymphomaniac | Best Film | Nominated |
| 2014 | Nymphomaniac | Audience Award | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Original Song ("I've Seen It All") | Nominated | |

### Gopo Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2011 | Antichrist | Best European Film | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best European Film | Won |
| 2015 | Nymphomaniac | Best European Film | Nominated |

### Goya Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best European Film | Nominated |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best European Film | Won |
| 2004 | Dogville | Best European Film | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best European Film | Nominated |

### Independent Spirit Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Foreign Film | Won |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best International Film | Nominated |

### Robert Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1985 | Forbrydelsens element | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 1992 | Europa | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 1995 | Riget | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2004 | Dogville | Best Danish Film | Nominated |
| 2004 | Dogville | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2004 | Dogville | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2006 | Manderlay | Best Danish Film | Nominated |
| 2006 | Manderlay | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2006 | Manderlay | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2007 | Direktøren for det hele | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2010 | Antichrist | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 2010 | Antichrist | Best Director | Won |
| 2010 | Antichrist | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best Director | Won |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2015 | Nymphomaniac | Best Danish Film | Won |
| 2015 | Nymphomaniac | Best Director | Won |
| 2015 | Nymphomaniac | Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| 2015 | Nymphomaniac | Audience Award | Nominated |
| 2019 | The House That Jack Built | Best Danish Film | Nominated |
| 2019 | The House That Jack Built | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2019 | The House That Jack Built | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Original Song ("I've Seen It All") | Won |

### Other awards

| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
| 1996 | Grimme-Preis for Best Series or Miniseries | Riget | Won |
| 1996 | Amanda Award for Best Nordic Feature Film | Breaking the Waves | Won |
| 1998 | Czech Lion for Best Foreign Language Film | Breaking the Waves | Won |
| 2001 | Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Dancer in the Dark | Won |
| 2008 | Nordic Council Film Prize | De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1 | Nominated |
| 2009 | Nordic Council's Film Prize | Antichrist | Won |
| 2012 | Gaudí Award for Best European Film | Melancholia | Nominated |
| 2014 | Nordic Council's Film Prize | Nymphomaniac | Nominated |
| 2015 | Polish Film Award for Best European Film | Nymphomaniac | Nominated |
| 2015 | Cinema Eye Honors | De fem benspænd | Won |

## Critics awards

| Year | Nominated work | Association | Category | Result |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Won |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Director | 2nd place |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | National Society of Film Critics | Best Director | Won |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | European Nastro d'Argento | Nominated |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Online Film Critics Society | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2004 | Dogville | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director | Nominated |
| 2011 | Melancholia | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | 3rd place |
| 2011 | Melancholia | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Director | 2nd place |
| 2012 | Melancholia | French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Best Foreign Film | Won |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best European Director | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melancholia | National Society of Film Critics | Best Director | 3rd place |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Online Film Critics Society | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melancholia | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |

## Film Festivals
### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1984 | Forbrydelsens element | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
| 1984 | Forbrydelsens element | Technical Grand Prize | Won |
| 1991 | Europa | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
| 1991 | Europa | Best Artistic Contribution | Won |
| 1991 | Europa | Jury Prize | Won |
| 1991 | Europa | Technical Grand Prize | Won |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | Grand Prize of the Jury | Won |
| 1998 | Idioterne | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
| 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Palme d'Or | Won |
| 2003 | Dogville | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
| 2005 | Manderlay | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
| 2009 | Antichrist | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
| 2011 | Melancholia | Palme d'Or | Nominated |

### Other festivals

| Year | Nominated work | Festival | Category | Result |
| 1984 | Forbrydelsens element | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Won |
| 1984 | Forbrydelsens element | International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg | Josef von Sternberg Award | Won |
| 1985 | Forbrydelsens element | Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival | Grand Prize | Nominated |
| 1986 | Forbrydelsens element | Fantasporto | Best Director | Won |
| 1986 | Forbrydelsens element | Fantasporto | Best Film | Nominated |
| 1988 | Epidemic | Fantasporto | Best Film | Nominated |
| 1990 | — | NatFilm Festival | Night Dreamer Award | Won |
| 1991 | Europa | Flanders International Film Festival Ghent | Grand Prix | Won |
| 1991 | Europa | Sitges Film Festival | Best Film | Won |
| 1991 | Europa | Stockholm International Film Festival | Best Film | Won |
| 1992 | Europa | Fantasport | Best Director | Won |
| 1992 | Europa | Fantasport | Best Film | Nominated |
| 1995 | Riget | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Best Director | Won |
| 1995 | Riget | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Grand Prix | Nominated |
| 1995 | Riget | Seattle International Film Festival | Best Film | Won |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival | Best Director | Won |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | Lübeck Nordic Film Days | Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature Film | Won |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | Lübeck Nordic Film Days | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Won |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | Stockholm International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Won |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | Vancouver International Film Festival | Most Popular International Film | Won |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves | Uruguay International Film Festival | Best Film | Won |
| 1998 | Breaking the Waves | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Critics Award) | Won |
| 1998 | Idioterne | London Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Won |
| 1998 | Idioterne | Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | Nominated |
| 1999 | Riget | Fantasporto | Best Director | Won |
| 1999 | Riget | Fantasporto | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 1999 | Riget | Fantasporto | Best Film | Nominated |
| 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Audience Award | Won |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Critics Award) | Won |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Director (Critics Award) | Won |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Audience Award) | Won |
| 2001 | Dancer in the Dark | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Director (Audience Award) | Won |
| 2003 | Dogville | Copenhagen International Film Festival | Honorary Award | Won |
| 2003 | De fem benspænd | Copenhagen International Documentary Festival | CPH:DOX Award | Nominated |
| 2004 | De fem benspænd | Motovun Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Won |
| 2004 | Dogville | Sofia International Film Festival | Best Film (Audience Award) | Won |
| 2005 | Dogville | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Critics Award) | Won |
| 2005 | Dogville | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Audience Award) | Won |
| 2005 | Dogville | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Director (Audience Award) | Won |
| 2005 | Manderlay | Valladolid International Film Festival | 50th Anniversary Prize | Won |
| 2005 | Manderlay | Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | Nominated |
| 2006 | Direktøren for det hele | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Shell | Nominated |
| 2009 | Antichrist | Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Titra Film Award | Won |
| 2009 | Antichrist | Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Nominated |
| 2012 | Melancholia | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Critics Award) | Won |
| 2018 | The House That Jack Built | Monster Fest | Best Director | Won |