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Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)

Awards

City of God

75 wins & 50 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2004 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • 2004 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • Bráulio Mantovani
  • César Charlone
    2004 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Cinematography
    • César Charlone
  • 2004 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Film Editing
    • Daniel Rezende

Bodil Awards

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2004 Nominee Bodil
    • Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)
    • Fernando Meirelles
    • Kátia Lund

BAFTA Awards

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film not in the English Language
    • Andrea Barata Ribeiro
    • Mauricio Andrade Ramos
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • 2003 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Editing
    • Daniel Rezende

British Independent Film Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Winner British Independent Film Award
    • Best Foreign Independent Film

International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers

  • César Charlone
    2003 Winner Silver Camera 300
    • César Charlone
  • César Charlone
    2003 Winner Student Jury Award
    • César Charlone

Critics Choice Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Foreign-Language Film

Camerimage

  • César Charlone
    2003 Winner Golden Frog
    • César Charlone

Cartagena Film Festival

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Golden India Catalina
    • Best Film (Mejor Película)
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Golden India Catalina
    • Best Director (Mejor Director)
    • Fernando Meirelles

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    Brazil.

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Winner Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Picture (Melhor Filme)
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • Leandro Firmino and Paulo 'Jacaré' César in City of God (2002)
    2003 Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Actor (Melhor Ator)
    • Leandro Firmino
  • 2003 Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Actress (Melhor Atriz)
    • Roberta Rodrigues
  • Jonathan Haagensen, Renato de Souza, and Jefechander Suplino in City of God (2002)
    2003 Nominee Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
    • Best Supporting Actor (Melhor Ator Coadjuvante)
    • Jonathan Haagensen

Cinemanila International Film Festival

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Fernando Meirelles
    Tied with Blessing Bell (2002).

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner DFWFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film

Directors Guild of Great Britain

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2004 Nominee DGGB Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Foreign Language Film
    • Fernando Meirelles

European Film Awards

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2002 Nominee Screen International Award
    • Fernando Meirelles
    Brazil

Golden Globes, USA

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    Brazil

Satellite Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
    Brazil

Guadalajara International Film Festival

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Audience Award
    • Ibero-American Competition
    • Fernando Meirelles
    • Kátia Lund

Havana Film Festival

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2002 Winner Grand Coral - First Prize
    • Fernando Meirelles
    Tied with Suddenly (2002).
  • Seu Jorge in Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
    2002 Winner Best Actor
    • Matheus Nachtergaele
    • Seu Jorge
    • Alexandre Rodrigues
    • Leandro Firmino
    • Phellipe Haagensen
    • Jonathan Haagensen
    • Douglas Silva
    To the male acting ensemble.
  • César Charlone
    2002 Winner Best Cinematography
    • César Charlone
  • 2002 Winner Best Editing
    • Daniel Rezende
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2002 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Fernando Meirelles
    For approaching the explosive theme of social exclusion, using an ambitious, complex and involving style of narration, without moralising or condoning violence.

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2004 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Fernando Meirelles
    - Brazil.

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2004 Nominee Silver Ribbon
    • Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Fernando Meirelles

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner Sierra Award
    • Best Foreign Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Fernando Meirelles

AFI Fest

  • Kátia Lund at an event for All the Invisible Children (2005)
    2002 Winner Audience Award
    • Best International Feature Film
    • Fernando Meirelles
    • Kátia Lund

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

  • Martín Hernández
    2004 Winner Golden Reel Award
    • Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features
    • Martín Hernández (supervising sound editor)
    • Roland N. Thai (supervising sound editor)
    • Alessandro Laroca (supervising dialogue editor)
  • 2004 Winner Golden Reel Award
    • Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature
    • Carlos Honc (sound effects editor)

National Board of Review, USA

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2002 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Foreign Films

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Winner NYFCC Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    Brazil.

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Picture
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner OFCS Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2004 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
    • Fernando Meirelles

Prism Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner Prism Award
    • Theatrical Feature Film

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

  • Kátia Lund at an event for All the Invisible Children (2005)
    2004 Nominee Robert
    • Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film)
    • Kátia Lund (director)
    • Fernando Meirelles (director)

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Winner SEFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    Brazil/France/USA.

Tokyo International Film Festival

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2002 Nominee Tokyo Grand Prix
    • Fernando Meirelles

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Winner TFCA Award
    • Best Foreign-Language Film

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2002 Winner Visions Award - Special Citation
    • Fernando Meirelles

Uruguay International Film Festival

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Fernando Meirelles

World Soundtrack Awards

  • Antonio Pinto
    2003 Winner World Soundtrack Award
    • Discovery of the Year
    • Antonio Pinto

ABC Cinematography Award

  • César Charlone
    2003 Winner ABC Trophy
    • Feature Film - Best Cinematography (Melhor Fotografia de Longa-metragem)
    • César Charlone
  • 2003 Winner ABC Trophy
    • Feature Film - Best Art Direction (Melhor Direção de Arte)
    • Tulé Peak
  • Martín Hernández
    2003 Winner ABC Trophy
    • Feature Film - Best Sound (Melhor Som)
    • Guilherme Ayrosa
    • Paulo Ricardo Nunes
    • Martín Hernández
    • Alessandro Laroca
    • Rudy Pi
    • Adam Sawelson

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner VFCC Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    Brazil.

Marrakech International Film Festival

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2002 Winner Best Director
    • Fernando Meirelles
    • Kátia Lund
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2002 Nominee Golden Star
    • Fernando Meirelles
    • Kátia Lund

Lima Latin American Film Festival

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Elcine First Prize
    • Fernando Meirelles
    • Kátia Lund

Golden Trailer Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner Golden Trailer
    • Best Foreign Independent

Black Reel Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner Black Reel
    • Special Achievement - Foreign Film

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film

São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Winner Grand Prize of the Critics
    • Cinema (Cinema)
    For the cast.

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner COFCA Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2004 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Fernando Meirelles
    • Kátia Lund
  • 2004 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • Bráulio Mantovani

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Fernando Meirelles
    • Kátia Lund
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Film
  • 2003 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • Bráulio Mantovani

Prêmio Qualidade, Brazil

  • Leandro Firmino and Paulo 'Jacaré' César in City of God (2002)
    2002 Winner Prêmio Qualidade
    • Best Actor (Melhor Ator - Rio de Janeiro)
    • Leandro Firmino
    Tied with Paulo Miklos for O Invasor (2002).
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2002 Winner Prêmio Qualidade
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor - Rio de Janeiro)
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2002 Winner Prêmio Qualidade
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor - São Paulo)
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2002 Winner Prêmio Qualidade
    • Best Film (Melhor Filme - Rio de Janeiro)
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2002 Winner Prêmio Qualidade
    • Best Film (Melhor Filme - São Paulo)

International Cinephile Society Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner ICS Award
    • Best Film Not in the English Language

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2009 Nominee DFCC
    • Best Film of the Decade
    8th place

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Nominee AAFCA Award
    • Best Picture
    9th place

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Nominee SIYAD Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    5th Place

SESC Film Festival, Brazil

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Film (Melhor Filme)
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Critics Award
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Film (Melhor Filme)
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
    • Fernando Meirelles

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Winner UFCA Award
    • Best Non-English Language Film
    Chile.

Online Film & Television Association

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    Brazil

Village Voice Film Poll

  • 2003 Nominee VVFP Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Bráulio Mantovani
    3rd place. Tied with In America (2002) and Lost in Translation (2003).

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Director
    • Fernando Meirelles
    Runner-Up
  • 2003 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Bráulio Mantovani
    Runner-Up
  • César Charlone
    2003 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Cinematography
    • César Charlone
    Runner-Up
  • 2003 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Film Editing
    • Daniel Rezende
    Runner-Up
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Winner ACCA
    • Best Foreign Language Film

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

  • 2004 Nominee IOMA
    • Best Editing (Miglior montaggio)
    • Daniel Rezende

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Non-English Language Film
    • Fernando Meirelles
    Brazil

Gold Derby Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Foreign Language Film

Prêmio Guarani

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2003 Winner Premio Guarani
    • Best Picture
  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2003 Winner Premio Guarani
    • Best Director
    • Fernando Meirelles
  • Leandro Firmino and Paulo 'Jacaré' César in City of God (2002)
    2003 Nominee Premio Guarani
    • Best Actor
    • Leandro Firmino
  • 2003 Winner Premio Guarani
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Bráulio Mantovani
  • 2003 Winner Premio Guarani
    • Best Film Editing
    • Daniel Rezende

BBC Four World Cinema Awards

  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)
    2004 Nominee BBC Four World Cinema Award

The Guardian's Best Films

  • Fernando Meirelles at an event for The Constant Gardener (2005)
    2009 Winner Top Film
    • Top 10 Key Films of the Noughties
    • Fernando Meirelles (director)
    • Kátia Lund (director)

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