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Akira Kurosawa Awards

Academy Awards

Year Result Award Movie
1986 Nominated Oscar Best Director
Ran
1981 Nominated Oscar Best Foreign Language Film
Kagemusha
1976 Won Oscar Best Foreign Language Film
Dersu Uzala
1972 Nominated Oscar Best Foreign Language Film
Dodes'ka Den

Berlin International Film Festival

Year Result Award Movie
1959 Won Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Director
The Hidden Fortress (1960)

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Result Award Movie
1980 Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director
Kagemusha
1955 Nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film - Any Source
Seven Samurai (1954)

Directors Guild of America

Year Result Award Movie
1953 Nominated Directors Guild of America Best Director
Rashomon

French Academy of Cinema

Year Result Award Movie
1980 Won French Academy of Cinema Best Foreign Film
Kagemusha

Independent Spirit Awards

Year Result Award Movie
1985 Nominated Independent Spirit Awards Best Foreign Film
Ran

National Board of Review

Year Result Award Movie
1985 Won National Board of Review Best Director
Ran
1951 Won National Board of Review Best Director
Rashomon

Venice International Film Festival

Year Result Award Movie
1971 Nominated Venice International Film Festival Film Presented
Dodes'ka Den
1954 Won Venice International Film Festival Silver Lion
Seven Samurai (1954)
1951 Won Venice International Film Festival Lion of San Marco for Best Film
Rashomon