His work, alone and with Danielsson, won several awards. At the 11th Guldbagge Awards, he won the Best Director award for his 1975 film "Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story". His 1981 film "The Simple-Minded Murderer" won three awards at the 18th Guldbagge Awards and was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. His 1985 film "False as Water" won the award for Best Director at the 21st Guldbagge Awards.