# List of awards and nominations received by Peter Weir

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 |
| 1986 | Witness | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1990 | Dead Poets Society | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1991 | Green Card | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 1999 | The Truman Show | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2004 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 2004 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2022 | — | Honorary Award | Honoured |

## British Academy Film Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1986 | Witness | Best Film | Nominated |
| 1990 | Dead Poets Society | Best Film | Nominated |
| 1990 | Dead Poets Society | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1992 | Green Card | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 1999 | The Truman Show | Best Director | Won |
| 2004 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Best Film | Nominated |
| 2004 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Best Director | Won |

## Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1982 | Gallipoli | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
| 1986 | Witness | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1990 | Dead Poets Society | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1999 | The Truman Show | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2004 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2004 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | 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 | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1977 | The Last Wave | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Best Director | Won |
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Best Director | Nominated |

## Saturn Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1977 | The Last Wave | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Best Director | 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 |
| 1981 | Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Gallipoli | Nominated |
| 1983 | Australian Film Institute | Best Director | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| 1983 | Australian Film Institute | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| 1983 | Australian Film Institute | Jury Award | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| 1983 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| 1984 | Writers Guild of America | Best Drama | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| 1985 | Hochi Film Festival | Best Foreign Film | Witness | Won |
| 1986 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Foreign Film | Witness | Won |
| 1986 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Witness | Nominated |
| 1986 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Film | Witness | Won |
| 1990 | Australian Film Institute | Raymond Longford Award | Dead Poets Society | Won |
| 1990 | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film | Dead Poets Society | Won |
| 1990 | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Director | Dead Poets Society | Nominated |
| 1990 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Dead Poets Society | Nominated |
| 1990 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Director | Dead Poets Society | Won |
| 1990 | Warsaw International Film Festival | Audience Award | Dead Poets Society | Won |
| 1991 | Writers Guild of America | Best Screenplay | Green Card | Nominated |
| 1991 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film | Dead Poets Society | Nominated |
| 1991 | César Awards | Best Foreign Film | Dead Poets Society | Won |
| 1991 | Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Best Foreign Film | Dead Poets Society | Won |
| 1994 | Berlin International Film Festival | Gold Berlin Bear | Fearless | Nominated |
| 1998 | European Film Awards | Screen International Award | The Truman Show | Won |
| 1998 | Hamburg Film Festival | Guild Film Award | | Won |
| 1998 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | The Truman Show | Nominated |
| 1999 | Australian Film Institute | Best Foreign Film | The Truman Show | Nominated |
| 1999 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | The Truman Show | Nominated |
| 1999 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | The Truman Show | Nominated |
| 1999 | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Director | The Truman Show | Won |
| 1999 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Foreign Film | The Truman Show | Won |
| 1999 | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Truman Show | Won |
| 1999 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director | The Truman Show | Nominated |
| 1999 | London Film Critics' Circle | Director of the Year | The Truman Show | Won |
| 1999 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Truman Show | Nominated |
| 1999 | Robert Festival | Best American Film | The Truman Show | Won |
| 1999 | Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Director | The Truman Show | Nominated |
| 2000 | Taormina International Film Festival | Taormina Arte Award | | Won |
| 2001 | Australian Directors Guild | Outstanding Achievement Award | | Won |
| 2001 | Australian Screen Directors' Association | Outstanding Achievement Award | | Won |
| 2003 | Britannia Awards | Artistic Excellence | | Won |
| 2003 | Camerimage | Best Director | | Won |
| 2003 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2003 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2004 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Passion in Film | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Won |
| 2004 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Won |
| 2004 | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2004 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2004 | Empire Awards | Best Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2004 | London Film Critics' Circle | Screenwriter of the Year | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Won |
| 2004 | London Film Critics' Circle | Director of the Year | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2004 | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Screenplay | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2004 | USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| 2024 | Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement | Honoured |