The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Danish director and screenwriter Lars von Trier. Among the many accolades he received over the years, von Trier has won five European Film Awards, a César Award, a Palme d'Or, and has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. In his home country of Denmark, he has won seven Bodil Awards and fifteen Robert Awards.
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Awards won | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominations | 179 |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Melancholia | Best Direction – International | Nominated | [1] |
Best Screenplay – International | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Original Song ("I've Seen It All") | Nominated | [2] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1985 | Forbrydelsens element | Best Danish Film | Won | [3] |
1992 | Europa | Won | [4] | |
1995 | Riget | Won | [5] | |
1997 | Breaking the Waves | Won | [6] | |
1999 | Idioterne | Nominated | ||
2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Nominated | ||
2004 | Dogville | Won | [7] | |
2006 | Manderlay | Nominated | [8] | |
2010 | Antichrist | Won | [9] | |
2012 | Melancholia | Won | [10] | |
2014 | Nymphomaniac | Nominated | [11] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Foreign Film | Won | [12] |
2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Nominated | ||
2004 | Dogville | Best Film from the European Union | Nominated | |
2012 | Melancholia | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | Dogville | Best European Film | Won | [13] |
2012 | Melancholia | Nominated | [14] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | Breaking the Waves | Critics Award (FIPRESCI Award) | Won | [15] |
1998 | Idioterne | Best Screenwriter | Nominated | [16] |
2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Audience Award | Won | [17] |
2003 | Dogville | Best Director | Won | [18] |
Best Screenwriter | Nominated | [19] | ||
Audience Award | Nominated | |||
De fem benspænd | Best Documentary | Nominated | ||
2008 | — | Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema (with Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen) | Won | [20] |
2009 | Antichrist | Best Director | Nominated | [21] |
2011 | Melancholia | Best Film | Won | [22] |
Best Director | Nominated | [23] | ||
Best Screenwriter | Nominated | |||
2014 | Nymphomaniac | Best Film | Nominated | [24] |
Audience Award | Nominated | [25] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Original Song ("I've Seen It All") | Nominated | [26] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | Antichrist | Best European Film | Nominated | [27] |
2012 | Melancholia | Won | [28] | |
2015 | Nymphomaniac | Nominated | [29] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best European Film | Nominated | [30] |
2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Won | [31] | |
2004 | Dogville | Nominated | [32] | |
2012 | Melancholia | Nominated | [33] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | [34] |
2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Won | [35] | |
2012 | Melancholia | Best International Film | Nominated | [36] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1985 | Forbrydelsens element | Best Danish Film | Won | [37] |
1992 | Europa | Won | [37] | |
1995 | Riget | Best Screenplay | Won | [37] |
1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Danish Film | Won | [37] |
Best Screenplay | Won | |||
2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Director | Nominated | |
2004 | Dogville | Best Danish Film | Nominated | |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | [37] | ||
2006 | Manderlay | Best Danish Film | Nominated | |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
2007 | Direktøren for det hele | Best Screenplay | Nominated | |
2010 | Antichrist | Best Danish Film | Won | [37] |
Best Director | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | |||
2012 | Melancholia | Best Danish Film | Won | [37] |
Best Director | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | |||
2015 | Nymphomaniac | Best Danish Film | Won | [37] |
Best Director | Won | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Won | |||
Audience Award | Nominated | [38] | ||
2019 | The House That Jack Built | Best Danish Film | Nominated | [39] |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | Breaking the Waves | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Best Original Song ("I've Seen It All") | Won |
Year | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | Grimme-Preis for Best Series or Miniseries | Riget | Won | |
Amanda Award for Best Nordic Feature Film | Breaking the Waves | Won | ||
1998 | Czech Lion for Best Foreign Language Film | Breaking the Waves | Won | |
2001 | Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Dancer in the Dark | Won | |
2008 | Nordic Council Film Prize | De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1 | Nominated | |
2009 | Nordic Council's Film Prize | Antichrist | Won | |
2012 | Gaudí Award for Best European Film | Melancholia | Nominated | |
2014 | Nordic Council's Film Prize | Nymphomaniac | Nominated | |
2015 | Polish Film Award for Best European Film | Nominated | ||
Cinema Eye Honors | De fem benspænd | Won |
Year | Nominated work | Association | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | Breaking the Waves | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Won | |
Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Director | 2nd place | |||
1997 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Director | Won | ||
Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nominated | |||
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | European Nastro d'Argento | Nominated | |||
2001 | Dancer in the Dark | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Original Score | Nominated | |
Online Film Critics Society | Best Director | Nominated | |||
2004 | Dogville | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director | Nominated | |
2011 | Melancholia | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Director | 3rd place | |
Village Voice Film Poll | Best Director | 2nd place | |||
2012 | French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best European Director | Nominated | |||
National Society of Film Critics | Best Director | 3rd place | |||
Online Film Critics Society | Best Director | Nominated | |||
Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1984 | Forbrydelsens element | Palme d'Or | Nominated | |
Technical Grand Prize | Won | |||
1991 | Europa | Palme d'Or | Nominated | |
Best Artistic Contribution | Won | |||
Jury Prize | Won | |||
Technical Grand Prize | Won | |||
1996 | Breaking the Waves | Palme d'Or | Nominated | |
Grand Prize of the Jury | Won | |||
1998 | Idioterne | Palme d'Or | Nominated | |
2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Palme d'Or | Won | |
2003 | Dogville | Palme d'Or | Nominated | |
2005 | Manderlay | Palme d'Or | Nominated | |
2009 | Antichrist | Palme d'Or | Nominated | |
2011 | Melancholia | Palme d'Or | Nominated |
Year | Nominated work | Festival | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1984 | Forbrydelsens element | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Won | |
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg | Josef von Sternberg Award | Won | |||
1985 | Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival | Grand Prize | Nominated | ||
1986 | Fantasporto | Best Director | Won | ||
Best Film | Nominated | ||||
1988 | Epidemic | Nominated | |||
1990 | — | NatFilm Festival | Night Dreamer Award | Won | |
1991 | Europa | Flanders International Film Festival Ghent | Grand Prix | Won | |
Sitges Film Festival | Best Film | Won | |||
Stockholm International Film Festival | Best Film | Won | |||
1992 | Fantasport | Best Director | Won | ||
Best Film | Nominated | ||||
1995 | Riget | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Best Director | Won | |
Grand Prix | Nominated | ||||
Seattle International Film Festival | Best Film | Won | |||
1996 | Breaking the Waves | Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival | Best Director | Won | |
Lübeck Nordic Film Days | Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature Film | Won | |||
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Won | ||||
Stockholm International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Won | |||
Vancouver International Film Festival | Most Popular International Film | Won | |||
1997 | Uruguay International Film Festival | Best Film | Won | ||
1998 | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Critics Award) | Won | ||
1998 | Idioterne | London Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Won | |
Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | Nominated | |||
1999 | Riget | Fantasporto | Best Director | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
Best Film | Nominated | ||||
2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | |
2001 | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Critics Award) | Won | ||
Best Foreign Director (Critics Award) | Won | ||||
Best Foreign Film (Audience Award) | Won | ||||
Best Foreign Director (Audience Award) | Won | ||||
2003 | Dogville | Copenhagen International Film Festival | Honorary Award | Won | |
De fem benspænd | Copenhagen International Documentary Festival | CPH:DOX Award | Nominated | ||
2004 | Motovun Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Won | ||
Dogville | Sofia International Film Festival | Best Film (Audience Award) | Won | ||
2005 | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Critics Award) | Won | ||
Best Foreign Film (Audience Award) | Won | ||||
Best Foreign Director (Audience Award) | Won | ||||
Manderlay | Valladolid International Film Festival | 50th Anniversary Prize | Won | ||
Golden Spike | Nominated | ||||
2006 | Direktøren for det hele | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Shell | Nominated | |
2009 | Antichrist | Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Titra Film Award | Won | |
Best Feature Film | Nominated | ||||
2012 | Melancholia | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Film (Critics Award) | Won |