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Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Awards

Billy Wilder

52 wins & 58 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Judi West in The Fortune Cookie (1966)
    1967 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
    • The Fortune Cookie
    Shared with: I.A.L. Diamond
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1961 Winner Oscar
    • Best Picture
    • The Apartment
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1961 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • The Apartment
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1961 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
    • The Apartment
    Shared with: I.A.L. Diamond
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    1960 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Some Like It Hot

American Film Institute, USA

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1986 Winner Life Achievement Award

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1993 Winner Honorary Golden Berlin Bear

Bodil Awards

  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
    1951 Winner Bodil
    • Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
    • Sunset Boulevard

BAFTA Awards

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1995 Winner Academy Fellowship
    • Film
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1961 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film from any Source
    • The Apartment
    USA.
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    1960 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film from any Source
    • Some Like It Hot
    USA.

Cannes Film Festival

  • Ray Milland, Doris Dowling, Phillip Terry, and Jane Wyman in The Lost Weekend (1945)
    1946 Winner Grand Prize of the Festival
    • Feature Film
    • The Lost Weekend

Chicago International Film Festival

  • William Holden and Marthe Keller in Fedora (1978)
    1978 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • Fedora

David di Donatello Awards

  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Front Page (1974)
    1975 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)
    • The Front Page

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1991 Winner Preston Sturges Award
  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1985 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1961 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • The Apartment
    Shared with: Hal W. Polaire
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    1960 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Some Like It Hot
  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
    1958 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Witness for the Prosecution

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
    1958 Nominee Edgar
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Witness for the Prosecution
    Shared with: Harry Kurnitz

European Film Awards

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1992 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Film Society of Lincoln Center

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1982 Winner Gala Tribute

Fotogramas de Plata

  • William Holden and Marthe Keller in Fedora (1978)
    1982 Winner Fotogramas de Plata
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • Fedora
    Tied with Atlantic City (1980).

German Film Awards

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1997 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
    Billy Wilder was not present at the award's ceremony. The presentation was made at his home in Los Angeles and taped for inclusion in the broadcast.
  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1973 Winner Honorary Award
    For his continued outstanding individual contributions to the german film over the years.

Golden Globes, USA

  • Avanti! (1972)
    1973 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Avanti!
  • Avanti! (1972)
    1973 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Avanti!
    Shared with: I.A.L. Diamond
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1961 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • The Apartment
  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
    1958 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director
    • Witness for the Prosecution
  • Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden in Sabrina (1954)
    1955 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay
    • Sabrina
    Shared with: Samuel A. Taylor · Ernest Lehman

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
    1951 Winner Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Sunset Boulevard

Laurel Awards

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1971 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Best Producer-Director
    4th place.
  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1970 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Producer-Director
    7th place.
  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1965 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Producer-Director
    9th place.
  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1964 Nominee Golden Laurel
    • Top Producer/Director
    4th place.
  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1963 Winner Golden Laurel
    • Top Producer/Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1994 Winner Career Achievement Award

National Board of Review, USA

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1994 Winner Billy Wilder Award
    For excellence in directing

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • One, Two, Three (1961)
    1961 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • One, Two, Three
    Shared with: I.A.L. Diamond
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1960 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • The Apartment
    Tied with Jack Cardiff for Sons and Lovers (1960).
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1960 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Apartment
    Shared with: I.A.L. Diamond
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
    1950 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • Sunset Boulevard
  • Ray Milland, Doris Dowling, Phillip Terry, and Jane Wyman in The Lost Weekend (1945)
    1945 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • The Lost Weekend

PGA Awards

  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    2000 Winner PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures
    • Some Like It Hot
  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1997 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Front Page (1974)
    1975 Winner Jury Special Prize
    • Best Film
    • The Front Page
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Front Page (1974)
    1975 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • The Front Page
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Front Page (1974)
    1975 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • The Front Page

Venice Film Festival

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1972 Winner Career Golden Lion
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    1960 Nominee Golden Lion
    • The Apartment
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    1959 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Some Like It Hot
  • Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)
    1951 Winner International Award
    • Ace in the Hole
  • Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)
    1951 Nominee Golden Lion
    • Ace in the Hole

Walk of Fame

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1960 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On 8 February 1960. At 1751 Vine Street.

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1980 Winner Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Front Page (1974)
    1975 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
    • The Front Page
    Shared with: I.A.L. Diamond
  • Avanti! (1972)
    1973 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
    • Avanti!
    Shared with: I.A.L. Diamond
  • Robert Stephens in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
    1971 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
    • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
    Shared with: I.A.L. Diamond
  • Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Judi West in The Fortune Cookie (1966)
    1967 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Written American Comedy
    • The Fortune Cookie
    Shared with: I.A.L. Diamond

Blue Ribbon Awards

  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
    1952 Winner Blue Ribbon Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Sunset Boulevard

Flaiano International Prizes

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    2000 Winner Career Award
    • Cinema

Jules Verne Awards

  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    2009 Winner Jules Verne Légendaire Award
    • Some Like It Hot

Online Film & Television Association

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    2002 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Creative
  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1999 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Creative

Boxoffice Magazine Awards

  • James Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
    1957 Winner Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award
    • Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (April)
    • The Spirit of St. Louis

The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    1990 Winner Kennedy Center Honors

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
    1951 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Sunset Boulevard
    Eighth Place

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