List of awards and nominations received by José Padilha

This is a list of awards and nominations for Brazilian director, producer and screenwriter José Padilha.

ACIE Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2008	Best Picture	Elite Squad	Won
	Best Director		Won
	Audience Award		Won
	Best Screenplay		Nominated
2011	Best Picture	Elite Squad: The Enemy Within	Won
	Best Screenplay		Won
	Best Director		Nominated

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Cultural Production for TV	Os Carvoeiros	Nominated
2003	Best Documentary	Bus 174	Nominated
	Best Screenplay, Original		Nominated
2008	Best Director	Elite Squad	Won
	Best Screenplay, Original		Nominated
	Best Film		Nominated
2011	Best Film	Elite Squad: The Enemy Within	Won
	Best Director		Won

Havana Film Festival

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2003	Best Documentary	Bus 174	Won
2003	Memoria Documentary Award		Won
2011	Best Director	Elite Squad: The Enemy Within	Won
2011	Best Film		Won

Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2003	Best Brazilian Film	Bus 174	Won
2003	Best Documentary		Won

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2003	Directors Guild of America	Outstanding Directing – Documentaries	Bus 174	Nominated
2003	International Documentary Association	Video Source Award		Won
2003	Miami International Film Festival	Documentary Features - Ibero-American Cinema Competition		Won
2003	Filmfest München	One Future Prize		Won
2003	International Film Festival Rotterdam	Special Mention		Won
2008	Ariel Award	Best Latin-American Film	Elite Squad	Nominated
2008	Berlin International Film Festival	Golden Bear		Won
2008	São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards	Best Director		Won
2009	Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards	Best Ibero-American Film		Won
2011	Houston Film Critics Society Awards	Best Foreign Language Film	Elite Squad: The Enemy Within	Nominated
2011	National Board of Review	Best Foreign Language Film		Nominated