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Hany Abu-Assad at an event for The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006)

Awards

Hany Abu-Assad

20 wins & 30 nominations

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

  • The Idol (2015)
    2015 Winner International Feature Film Competition Award
    • Best Director
    • The Idol

Tromsø International Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2014 Winner Norwegian Peace Film Award
    • Peace Film Award
    • Omar

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards

  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2007 Nominee Silver Condor
    • Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • Paradise Now
    Palestine/France/Germany/Netherlands/Israel.

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2006 Winner Golden Berlin Bear
    • Best Film
    • Paradise Now
    Shared with: Jeroen van den Idsert
  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Winner Blue Angel
    • Paradise Now
  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Winner Amnesty International Film Prize
    • Paradise Now
  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Winner Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"
    • Paradise Now
  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Paradise Now

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema

  • Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
    2003 Nominee Best Film
    • Al qods fee yom akhar

Cannes Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • Omar
  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Winner Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize
    • Omar
  • Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
    2002 Nominee Critics' Week Grand Prize
    • Al qods fee yom akhar

Emden International Film Festival

  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Nominee Emden Film Award
    • Paradise Now

European Film Awards

  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2006 Nominee EFA People's Choice Award
    • Best European Film
    • Paradise Now
  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Winner European Film Award
    • European Screenwriter
    • Paradise Now
    Shared with: Bero Beyer

Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival

  • Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
    2003 Nominee Golden Dolphin
    • Al qods fee yom akhar

Ghent International Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Winner Youth Jury Award
    • Omar

German Film Awards

  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2006 Nominee Film Award in Gold
    • Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch)
    • Paradise Now
    Shared with: Bero Beyer

Haifa International Film Festival

  • Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
    2003 Winner Golden Anchor Award
    • Al qods fee yom akhar
    Tied with Aoud rih (2001).

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2006 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Paradise Now
    Palestine/Netherlands/Germany/France.

AFI Fest

  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Omar

Melbourne International Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Nominee Most Popular Feature Film
    • Omar
    9th Runner-Up

Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival

  • Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
    2002 Winner Golden Antigone
    • Al qods fee yom akhar

Nashville Film Festival

  • Huda's Salon (2021)
    2021 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Bridgestone Narrative Feature Competition
    • Huda's Salon

Nederlands Film Festival

  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Nominee Golden Calf
    • Best Director of a Feature Film (Beste Regie)
    • Paradise Now
  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Nominee Golden Calf
    • Best Screenplay of a Feature Film (Beste Scenario)
    • Paradise Now
    Shared with: Bero Beyer
  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Nominee Dutch Film Critics Award
    • Paradise Now

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2014 Nominee FIPRESCI Prize
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Omar

International Film Festival Rotterdam

  • The Idol (2015)
    2016 Nominee MovieZone Award
    • The Idol
  • The Idol (2015)
    2016 Nominee KNF Award
    • The Idol

Thessaloniki Film Festival

  • Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
    2002 Nominee Golden Alexander
    • Al qods fee yom akhar
    Festival title: Rana's Wedding.

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Huda's Salon (2021)
    2021 Nominee Platform Prize
    • Huda's Salon

Valladolid International Film Festival

  • Huda's Salon (2021)
    2021 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • Huda's Salon
  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Nominee Golden Spike
    • Best Film
    • Omar

Marrakech International Film Festival

  • Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
    2002 Nominee Golden Star
    • Al qods fee yom akhar

Carthage Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2014 Winner Tanit d'Or
    • Narrative Feature Film
    • Omar

Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival

  • Al qods fee yom akhar (2002)
    2002 Winner Grand Prize
    • Al qods fee yom akhar

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

  • Paradise Now (2005)
    2005 Nominee Grand Prize
    • Paradise Now

Dubai International Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Winner Muhr Arab Award
    • Best Director - Feature
    • Omar

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

  • The Idol (2015)
    2015 Winner UNESCO Award
    • The Idol
  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Winner Asia Pacific Screen Award
    • Best Film
    • Omar
    Shared with: Waleed Zuaiter · David Gerson

Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

  • The Idol (2015)
    2016 Nominee Audience Choice Award
    • Best Feature Narrative
    • The Idol

Traverse City Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2014 Winner Founders Prize
    • Best Drama
    • Omar

New Zealand International Film Festival

  • The Idol (2015)
    2016 Nominee Audience Award
    • The Idol

Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal

  • Omar (2013)
    2015 Nominee Cinema Bloggers Award
    • Best Asian Film
    • Omar
    Palestine

Adelaide Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Nominee International Feature Award
    • Best Feature
    • Omar

Asian Film Critics Association Awards

  • Omar (2013)
    2014 Winner NETPAC Award
    • Best Director
    • Omar

War on Screen International Film Festival

  • Omar (2013)
    2013 Winner International Jury Best Director Award
    • Omar

Red Sea International Film Festival

  • Huda's Salon (2021)
    2021 Nominee Best Feature Film
    • Best Movie
    • Huda's Salon

THE CRITICS AWARDS FOR ARAB FILMS

  • Huda's Salon (2021)
    2022 Nominee The Critics Awards for Arab Films Award
    • Best Director
    • Huda's Salon

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