# List of awards and nominations received by Walter Salles

This is a list of awards and nominations for Brazilian filmmaker and producer Walter Salles.

## Major awards
### Berlin International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Golden Bear | Central Station | Won | |
| 1998 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Central Station | Won | |

### British Academy Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1999 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Central Station | Won |
| 2002 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Behind the Sun | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Film Not in the English Language | The Motorcycle Diaries | Won |
| 2025 | Best Film Not in the English Language | I'm Still Here | Nominated |

### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2004 | Palme d'Or | The Motorcycle Diaries | Nominated |
| 2004 | François Chalais Prize | The Motorcycle Diaries | Won |
| 2004 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | The Motorcycle Diaries | Won |
| 2008 | Palme d'Or | Linha de Passe | Nominated |
| 2012 | Palme d'Or | On the Road | Nominated |

### César Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Best Foreign Film | Central Station | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Best Foreign Film | The Motorcycle Diaries | Nominated | |

### Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2000 | Best Film | Midnight | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Best Film | Linha de Passe | Nominated | |

### David di Donatello

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Best Foreign Film | Central Station | Nominated | |

### European Film Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Non-European Film – Prix Screen International | The Motorcycle Diaries | Nominated | |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1999 | Best Foreign Language Film | Central Station | Won |
| 2002 | Best Foreign Language Film | Behind the Sun | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Motorcycle Diaries | Nominated |
| 2025 | Best Foreign Language Film | I'm Still Here | Nominated |

### Goya Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Best Ibero-American Film | I'm Still Here | Won | |

### Independent Spirit Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Best Foreign Film | Central Station | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Best Director | The Motorcycle Diaries | Nominated | |

### National Board of Review

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Best Foreign Film | Central Station | Won | |

### Venice Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Golden Lion | Behind the Sun | Nominated |
| 2001 | Leoncino d'Oro | Behind the Sun | Won |
| 2024 | Golden Lion | I'm Still Here | Nominated |
| 2024 | Green Drop Award | I'm Still Here | Won |
| 2024 | SIGNIS Award | I'm Still Here | Won |

## Critics awards
### Argentine Film Critics Association

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2000 | Best Foreign Film | Central Station | Won |
| 2005 | Best Director | The Motorcycle Diaries | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Film | The Motorcycle Diaries | Nominated |

### Latino Entertainment Journalists Association

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Best Director | I'm Still Here | Nominated | |

### London Film Critics' Circle

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Director of the Year | The Motorcycle Diaries | Nominated | |

### Los Angeles Film Critics Association

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Best Foreign Language Film | Central Station | Runner-up | |
| 2004 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Motorcycle Diaries | Runner-up | |

### Online Film Critics Society

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1998 | Best Foreign Language Film | Central Station | Nominated | |

### São Paulo Art Critics Association

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1999 | Best Director | Central Station | Won |
| 1999 | Best Film | Central Station | Won |
| 2009 | Best Film | Linha de Passe | Won |
| 2025 | Best Film | I'm Still Here | Won |

## Other awards
### Ariel Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2000 | Best Ibero-American Film | Midnight | Won | |

### BFI London Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2015 | Grierson Award – Documentary Competition | Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang | Nominated | |

### Directors Guild of Great Britain

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2005 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Foreign Language Film | The Motorcycle Diaries | Won | |

### International Film Festival Rotterdam

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Audience Award | I'm Still Here | Won | |

### Norwegian International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2004 | Audience Award | The Motorcycle Diaries | Won | |

### Palm Springs International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | FIPRESCI Prize for Best International Film | I'm Still Here | Won | |

### Pingyao International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon East-West Award | I'm Still Here | Won | |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Best Foreign Language Film | Central Station | Won | |

### Sydney Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Sydney Film Prize | On the Road | Nominated | |