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Mrinal Sen

Awards

Mrinal Sen

27 wins & 15 nominations

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Dhritiman Chatterjee and Smita Patil in In Search of Famine (1981)
    1981 Winner Silver Berlin Bear
    • Special Jury Prize
    • In Search of Famine
  • Dhritiman Chatterjee and Smita Patil in In Search of Famine (1981)
    1981 Winner Interfilm Award - Otto Dibelius Film Award
    • Competition
    • In Search of Famine
  • Dhritiman Chatterjee and Smita Patil in In Search of Famine (1981)
    1981 Winner OCIC Award - Special Recommendation
    • Competition
    • In Search of Famine
  • Dhritiman Chatterjee and Smita Patil in In Search of Famine (1981)
    1981 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • In Search of Famine
  • Parashuram (1979)
    1979 Winner Interfilm Award - Recommendation
    • Competition
    • Parashuram

Cairo International Film Festival

  • Aamaar Bhuvan (2002)
    2002 Winner Best Director
    • Aamaar Bhuvan
  • Aamaar Bhuvan (2002)
    2002 Nominee Golden Pyramid
    • Aamaar Bhuvan

Cannes Film Festival

  • Genesis (1986)
    1986 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • Genesis
  • The Case Is Closed (1982)
    1983 Winner Jury Prize
    • The Case Is Closed
  • The Case Is Closed (1982)
    1983 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • The Case Is Closed
  • And Quiet Rolls the Dawn (1979)
    1980 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • And Quiet Rolls the Dawn

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Shabana Azmi in Khandhar (1984)
    1984 Winner Gold Hugo
    • Best Film
    • Khandhar
  • The Case Is Closed (1982)
    1983 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • The Case Is Closed
  • Parashuram (1979)
    1979 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • Parashuram

Filmfare Awards

  • Shabana Azmi in Khandhar (1984)
    1985 Winner Filmfare Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Khandhar
  • Mithun Chakraborty in Mrigayaa (1977)
    1977 Winner Filmfare Award
    • Best Film - Critics
    • Mrigayaa

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • Oka Oori Katha (1978)
    1978 Winner Special Prize of the Jury
    • Oka Oori Katha
    Tied with Autopsie d'un complot (1978).

Montréal World Film Festival

  • Shabana Azmi in Khandhar (1984)
    1984 Winner Special Prize of the Jury
    • Khandhar
    Tied with The Public Woman (1984).

Moscow International Film Festival

  • Parashuram (1979)
    1979 Winner Silver Prize
    • Parashuram
  • Parashuram (1979)
    1979 Nominee Golden Prize
    • Parashuram
  • Mithun Chakraborty in Mrigayaa (1977)
    1977 Nominee Golden Prize
    • Mrigayaa
  • Chorus (1975)
    1975 Winner Silver Prize
    • Chorus
  • Chorus (1975)
    1975 Nominee Golden Prize
    • Chorus

Nantes Three Continents Festival

  • Shabana Azmi in Ek Din Achanak (1989)
    1989 Nominee Golden Montgolfiere
    • Ek Din Achanak

National Film Awards, India

  • Anjan Dutt and Dimple Kapadia in Antareen (1993)
    1993 Winner National Film Award
    • Best Feature film in Bengali
    • Antareen
  • Shabana Azmi in Khandhar (1984)
    1984 Winner Golden Lotus Award
    • Best Direction
    • Khandhar
    For its subtle blending of nostalgia and contemporary social comment and the powerful visual exploration of the theme.
  • The Case Is Closed (1982)
    1983 Winner Silver Lotus Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Case Is Closed
  • Dhritiman Chatterjee and Smita Patil in In Search of Famine (1981)
    1981 Winner Golden Lotus Award
    • Best Direction
    • In Search of Famine
  • And Quiet Rolls the Dawn (1979)
    1980 Winner Golden Lotus Award
    • Best Direction
    • And Quiet Rolls the Dawn

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • The Case Is Closed (1982)
    1983 Winner Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • The Case Is Closed
  • Dhritiman Chatterjee and Smita Patil in In Search of Famine (1981)
    1981 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • In Search of Famine
  • And Quiet Rolls the Dawn (1979)
    1980 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • And Quiet Rolls the Dawn

Venice Film Festival

  • Shabana Azmi in Ek Din Achanak (1989)
    1989 Winner OCIC Award - Honorable Mention
    • Ek Din Achanak
  • Shabana Azmi in Ek Din Achanak (1989)
    1989 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Ek Din Achanak
  • Anjan Dutt in The Kaleidoscope (1981)
    1981 Nominee Golden Lion
    • The Kaleidoscope

Kerala International Film Festival

  • Mrinal Sen
    2009 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Cinefan - Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema

  • Mrinal Sen
    2008 Winner Cinefan Lifetime Achievement Award

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