List of awards and nominations received by Peter Weir
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This article presents the awards and nominations of Australian film director, film producer and writer Peter Weir. Weir has won 30 awards from 42 nominations.
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | The Cars That Ate Paris | Nominated |
| 1976 | Taormina Arte Award | Golden Charybdis | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Won |
| 1978 | Australian Film Institute | Best Director | The Last Wave | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival | Special Jury Award | Won | ||
| 1980 | Saturn Award | Best Director | The Last Wave | Nominated |
| 1981 | Australian Film Institute | Best Director | Gallipoli | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Nominated | ||
| 1983 | Australian Film Institute | Best Director | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Jury Award | Nominated | |||
| Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Nominated | ||
| 1985 | Hochi Film Festival | Best Foreign Film | Witness | Won |
| 1984 | Writers Guild of America | Best Drama | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| 1986 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Witness | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Won | ||
| Golden Globes | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| 1990 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Dead Poets Society | Nominated |
| Australian Film Institute | Raymond Longford Award | Won | ||
| BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Won | ||
| Best Direction | Nominated | |||
| David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| Best Foreign Director | Nominated | |||
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globes | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Director | Won | ||
| Warsaw International Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | ||
| 1991 | Academy Awards | Best Writing | Green Card | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America | Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film | Dead Poets Society | Nominated | |
| César Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| 1992 | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay | Green Card | Nominated |
| 1994 | Berlin International Film Festival | Gold Berlin Bear | Fearless | Nominated |
| 1998 | European Film Awards | Screen International Award | The Truman Show | Won |
| Hamburg Film Festival | Guild Film Award | Won | ||
| Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | The Truman Show | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Academy Awards | Best Director | The Truman Show | Nominated |
| Saturn Award | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Australian Film Institute | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | ||
| BAFTA Awards | David Lean Award for Direction | Won | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Won | ||
| Fotogramas de Plata | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| Golden Globes | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Won | ||
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director | Nominated | ||
| London Film Critics' Circle | Director of the Year | Won | ||
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Robert Festival | Best American Film | Won | ||
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Taormina International Film Festival | Taormina Arte Award | Won | |
| 2001 | Australian Directors Guild | Outstanding Achievement Award | Won | |
| Australian Screen Directors' Association | Outstanding Achievement Award | Won | ||
| 2003 | Britannia Awards | Artistic Excellence | Won | |
| Camerimage | Best Director | Won | ||
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | Academy Awards | Best Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Nominated | |||
| BAFTA Awards | David Lean Award for Direction | Won | ||
| Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | Passion in Film | Won | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | Won | ||
| David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | ||
| Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Empire Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globes | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| London Film Critics' Circle | Screenwriter of the Year | Won | ||
| Director of the Year | Nominated | |||
| PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer | Nominated | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | Nominated |
