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Awards for
Peter Weir

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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Best Picture
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Shared with:
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Duncan Henderson

 
1999 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
1991 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
for: Green Card (1990)

 
1990 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)

 
1986 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Witness (1985)

 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Saturn Award Best Director
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
1980 Nominated Saturn Award Best Director
for: The Last Wave (1977)

 
Australian Film Institute
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated Best Foreign Film Award
for: The Truman Show (1998)
Shared with:
Scott Rudin (producer)

 
1990 - Raymond Longford Award 
 
1983 Nominated AFI Award Best Director
for: The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Best Screenplay, Adapted
for: The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Shared with:
C.J. Koch
David Williamson

Jury Award
for: The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

 
1981 Won AFI Award Best Director
for: Gallipoli (1981)

 
1978 Nominated AFI Award Best Director
for: The Last Wave (1977)

Best Screenplay, Original
for: The Last Wave (1977)
Shared with:
Tony Morphett
Petru Popescu

 
Australian Screen Directors' Association
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 - Outstanding Achievement Award 
 
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1978 Won Special Jury Award
for: The Last Wave (1977)

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won David Lean Award for Direction
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Shared with:
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Duncan Henderson

 
1999 Won David Lean Award for Direction
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
1992 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay - Original
for: Green Card (1990)

 
1990 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Film
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)
Shared with:
Steven Haft
Paul Junger Witt
Tony Thomas

Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Direction
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)

 
1986 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film
for: Witness (1985)
Shared with:
Edward S. Feldman

 
BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 - Britannia Award Artistic Excellence

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1994 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear
for: Fearless (1993)

 
Blue Ribbon Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Won Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Witness (1985)

 
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 - Passion in Film Award 
 
Camerimage
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Won Special Award Best Duo: Director - Cinematographer
Shared with:
Russell Boyd

 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1983 Nominated Golden Palm
for: The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated CFCA Award Best Director
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

 
1999 Nominated CFCA Award Best Director
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Won César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)

 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

 
1990 Won David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)

 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

 
1999 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
1990 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)

 
1986 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Witness (1985)

 
Empire Awards, UK
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Empire Award Best Director
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

 
European Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Screen International Award
for: The Truman Show (1998)
USA.
 
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won FFCC Award Best Director
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
Fotogramas de Plata
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

 
1999 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
1990 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)

 
1986 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: Witness (1985)

 
Guild of German Art House Cinemas
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Won Guild Film Award - Gold Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film)
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)

 
Hamburg Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 - Douglas Sirk Award 
 
Hochi Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Won Hochi Film Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Witness (1985)

 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1990 Won Silver Ribbon Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)

 
Kinema Junpo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1986 Won Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Witness (1985)

 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won ALFS Award Screenwriter of the Year
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Shared with:
John Collee

 
1999 Won ALFS Award Director of the Year
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
Online Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated OFCS Award Best Director
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
PGA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Shared with:
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Duncan Henderson

 
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated PFCS Award Best Director
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Best Screenplay, Adapted
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Shared with:
John Collee

 
Robert Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Robert Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
Taormina International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 - Taormina Arte Award 
 
USC Scripter Award
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated USC Scripter Award
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Shared with:
John Collee (screenwriter)
Patrick O'Brian (author)

 
Valladolid International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Golden Spike
for: The Truman Show (1998)

 
Warsaw International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1990 Won Audience Award
for: Dead Poets Society (1989)

 
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Nominated WAFCA Award Best Director
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Best Screenplay, Adapted
for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Shared with:
John Collee

 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
for: Green Card (1990)

 
1984 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
for: The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Shared with:
David Williamson
C.J. Koch

 

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