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Tess (1979)

Awards

Tess

16 wins & 17 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Claude Berri
    1981 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Picture
    • Claude Berri
    • Timothy Burrill
  • Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
    1981 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Roman Polanski
  • Geoffrey Unsworth in Superman (1978)
    1981 Winner Oscar
    • Best Cinematography
    • Geoffrey Unsworth
    • Ghislain Cloquet
    Unsworth's nomination and award were posthumous.
  • Pierre Guffroy
    1981 Winner Oscar
    • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
    • Pierre Guffroy
    • Jack Stephens
  • Anthony Powell
    1981 Winner Oscar
    • Best Costume Design
    • Anthony Powell

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
    1981 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • Roman Polanski

BAFTA Awards

  • Geoffrey Unsworth in Superman (1978)
    1982 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Geoffrey Unsworth
    • Ghislain Cloquet
  • Anthony Powell
    1982 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Costume Design
    • Anthony Powell
  • Pierre Guffroy
    1982 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Production Design/Art Direction
    • Pierre Guffroy

British Society of Cinematographers

  • Geoffrey Unsworth in Superman (1978)
    1981 Nominee Best Cinematography Award
    • Geoffrey Unsworth
    • Ghislain Cloquet

César Awards, France

  • Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
    1980 Winner César
    • Best Film (Meilleur film)
    • Roman Polanski
  • Nastassja Kinski
    1980 Nominee César
    • Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)
    • Nastassja Kinski
  • Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
    1980 Winner César
    • Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)
    • Roman Polanski
  • Philippe Sarde
    1980 Nominee César
    • Best Music (Meilleure musique)
    • Philippe Sarde
  • 1980 Winner César
    • Best Cinematography (Meilleure photographie)
    • Ghislain Cloquet

Golden Globes, USA

  • Tess (1979)
    1981 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Foreign Film
    France
  • Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
    1981 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Roman Polanski
  • Nastassja Kinski
    1981 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Nastassja Kinski
  • Nastassja Kinski
    1981 Winner Golden Globe
    • New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Female
    • Nastassja Kinski

Awards of the Japanese Academy

  • Tess (1979)
    1981 Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy
    • Best Foreign Language Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
    1980 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Roman Polanski
  • Geoffrey Unsworth in Superman (1978)
    1980 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Ghislain Cloquet
    • Geoffrey Unsworth

National Board of Review, USA

  • Tess (1979)
    1980 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Ten Films

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Geoffrey Unsworth in Superman (1978)
    1981 Nominee NSFC Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Ghislain Cloquet
    • Geoffrey Unsworth

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Geoffrey Unsworth in Superman (1978)
    1980 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Cinematographer
    • Geoffrey Unsworth
    • Ghislain Cloquet
  • Tess (1979)
    1980 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    France.

Huabiao Film Awards

  • Tess (1979)
    1982 Winner Huabiao Film Award
    • Outstanding Translated Foreign Film

Jupiter Award

  • Nastassja Kinski
    1982 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Actress
    • Nastassja Kinski
  • Nastassja Kinski
    1981 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Actress
    • Nastassja Kinski
  • Nastassja Kinski
    1980 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Actress
    • Nastassja Kinski

Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

  • Roman Polanski at an event for To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
    1981 Winner Korean Association of Film Critics Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Roman Polanski

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