The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Greek-French filmmaker Costa-Gavras.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Best Director | Z | Nominated | [1] |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 1983 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Missing | Won | [2] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Film DVD | The Ax | Nominated | [3] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Honorary Award | Himself | Won | [4] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Golden Bear | Music Box | Won | [5] [6] |
| Jury Prize | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| 1993 | Golden Bear | The Little Apocalypse | Nominated | [7] |
| 2002 | Amen. | Nominated | ||
| Berlinale Camera | Himself | Won | ||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Best Film | Z | Nominated | [8] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| United Nations Award | Nominated | |||
| 1971 | The Confession | Nominated | [9] | |
| 1974 | State of Siege | Won | [10] | |
| 1983 | Best Film | Missing | Nominated | [11] |
| Best Direction | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Grand Prix | Z | Nominated | [12] |
| Jury Prize | Won | |||
| Best Director | Nominated | [5] | ||
| 1975 | Palme d'Or | Section spéciale | Nominated | [13] [5] |
| Grand Prix | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Won | |||
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Nominated | |||
| 1982 | Palme d'Or | Missing | Won | [14] |
| Grand Prix | Nominated | [5] | ||
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Nominated | |||
| Best Artistic Contribution Prize | Nominated | |||
| Award of the Youth | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Catalonia International Prize | Himself | Won | [15] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Best Film | Womanlight | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Best Film | Amen. | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation | Won | |||
| 2006 | Best Adaptation | The Ax | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Adults in the Room | Nominated | ||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award | Adults in the Room | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Premio Cineuropa | Himself | Won | [16] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Critics' Award | Eden Is West | Won | [17] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Himself | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Best Foreign Film | Missing | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Foreign Director | Nominated | |||
| Best Foreign Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Z | Nominated | [18] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | The Sleeping Car Murders | Nominated | [19] |
| 1970 | Z | Won | [20] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Life Achievement Award | Himself | Won | [21] [22] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Honorary Award | Himself | Won | [23] [24] |
| 2020 | Best Screenwriter | Adults in the Room | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Premio Luis Buñuel | Himself | Won | [27] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Premio Ámbar | Himself | Won | [28] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Film and Literature Award | The Ax | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | FIPRESCI Platinum Award | Himself | Won | [29] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Career Award (Cinema) | Himself | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Prix d'honneur | Himself | Won | [5] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best European Film | Amen. | Won | [30] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Best Foreign Film | Z | Won | [31] [32] |
| 1971 | The Confession | Nominated | ||
| 1974 | State of Siege | Nominated | ||
| 1976 | Special Section | Nominated | ||
| 1983 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Missing | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best European Film | The Ax | Nominated | [33] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Premio Coral de Honor | Himself | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Honorary Award | Himself | Won | [34] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Himself | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arts and Letters | Himself | Won | [35] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Himself | Won | [36] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Best Foreign Director | Z | Nominated | [7] |
| 1971 | The Confession | Won | ||
| 1983 | Missing | Nominated | ||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Best Foreign Film | Z | Won | [20] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | LiberPress Cinema Award | Himself | Won | [37] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tribute Award | Himself | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Leopard Career Award | Himself | Won | [38] [39] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Film of the Year | Missing | Won | [32] |
| Director of the Year | Won | |||
| Screenwriter of the Year | Won | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Best Film | State of Siege | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Best Film | Amen. | Won | [7] |
| 2020 | Lumière d'honneur | Himself | Won | [5] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Magritte d'honneur | Himself | Won | [40] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Career Award | Himself | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Grand Prix | Shock Troops | Nominated | [41] |
| 2013 | Special Prize for An Outstanding Contribution to Cinema | Won | [42] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Critics' Award | Eden Is West | Won | [43] |
| Special Jury Award | Won | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Himself | Won | [44] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best International Film | Capital | Nominated | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Best Foreign Film | The Sleeping Car Murders | Won | [45] |
| Top Foreign Films | Won | |||
| 1970 | The Confession | Won | [46] | |
| 1975 | Special Section | Won | [47] | |
| 1982 | Top Ten Films | Missing | Won | [32] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Best Film | Z | Won | [20] |
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Best Film | Z | Won | [48] |
| Best Director | Won | |||
| 1972 | Best Film | State of Siege | Nominated | [49] |
| Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 1982 | Best Film | Missing | Nominated | [32] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Z | Won | [50] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Best Foreign Film | Missing | Won | [32] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Prix France Culture Cinéma Consécration | Himself | Won | [51] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prix Jean-Zay | Himself | Won | [52] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best International Director | The Axe | Won | |
| 2020 | Best International Film | Himself | Nominated | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Grand Prize | Himself | Won | [53] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Golden Shell | Capital | Nominated | [5] |
| Silver Shell for Best Director | Nominated | |||
| Special Jury Prize | Nominated | |||
| Solidarity Award | Won | [7] | ||
| 2019 | Donostia Award | Himself | Won | [54] [55] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Best Foreign Film | The Confession | Won | [46] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sofia Prize | Himself | Won | [56] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Film Prize | Himself | Won | [57] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Trophée d'honneur | Himself | Won | [5] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Best Foreign Film | Amen. | Nominated | [58] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Golden Spike (Best Film) | Family Business | Nominated | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Golden Lion | Hanna K. | Nominated | [59] |
| 2019 | Glory to the Filmmaker Award | Won | [60] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Missing | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tribute Award | Himself | Won | [7] |