All the awards and nominations of Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

1996

Lars von Trier

Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr ...

7.5

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Drama. Romance

Drama. Romance

Drama set in a repressed, deeply religious community in the north of Scotland, where a naive young woman named Bess McNeil meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig worker Jan. Bess and Jan are deeply in love but, when Jan returns to his rig, Bess prays to God that he returns for good. Jan does return, his neck broken in an accident aboard the rig. Because of his condition, Jan and Bess are now unable to enjoy a sexual relationship ... [+]

69th Academy Awards (1997) - Movies from 1996

nom.

Best Leading Actress (Emily Watson)

54th Golden Globes Awards (1997) - Movies from 1996

nom.

Best Picture - Drama

nom.

Best Leading Actress Drama (Emily Watson)

Goya Awards (1997) - Spain

nom.

Best European Film

BAFTA 1997: British Academy of Film and Television Awards (Movies and Series from 1996)

nom.

Best Leading Actress (Emily Watson)

22th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (1997) - Films from 1996

winner

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Cannes Film Festival 1996

nom.

Golden Palm: Best Picture

winner

Grand Prix

9st European Film Awards - Year 1996

winner

Best Film

winner

Best Actress (Emily Watson)

winner

FIPRESCI Award (Lars von Trier)

12 Independent Spirit Awards

nom.

Best Foreign Film

New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1996 - http://nyfcc.com

nom.

Best Picture

winner

Best Director (Lars von Trier)

winner

Best Actress (Emily Watson)

winner

Best Cinematographer (Robby Müller)

National Society of Film Critics 1996

winner

Best Picture

winner

Best Director (Lars von Trier)

winner

Best Actress (Emily Watson)

winner

Best Cinematography (Robby Müller)

NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1996

nom.

Top Ten Films

Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 1996

winner

New Generation (Emily Watson)

Guldbagge Awards 1997 (Sweden) - Swedish Film Institute

winner

Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film)

Chicago Film Critics Awards 1996

nom.

Best Director (Lars von Trier)

nom.

Best Actress (Emily Watson)

nom.

Most Promising Actress (Emily Watson)

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1996

nom.

Best Direction (Lars von Trier)

nom.

Best Actress (Emily Watson)

nom.

Best Cinematography (Robby Müller)

1st Satellite Awards8

nom.

Best Director (Lars von Trier)

nom.

Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama (Emily Watson)

nom.

Cinematography (Robby Müller)

winner

Motion Picture, International

47th Fotogramas de Plata

winner

Best Foreign Movie according to Critics