1st prize on Student's Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, (1978) for Guernica Golden Lion for "Best First Work" in Venice Film Festival, (1981) for Do You Remember Dolly Bell? Golden palm Cannes Film Festival, (1985) for When Father Was Away on Business FIPRESCI prize Cannes Film Festival, (1985) for When Father Was Away on Business Best Foreign Language Academy Award Nomination, (1985) for When Father Was Away on Business Best Director award at Cannes Film Festival, (1989) for Time of Gypsies[53] Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival, (1993) for Arizona Dream[54] Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival, (1995) for Underground[55] Silver Plate of best documentary at Chicago International Film Festival, (2001) for Super 8 Stories Cinema Prize of the French Education System at Cannes Festival (2004) for Life is a Miracle Best European Union Film at César Awards, (2005) for Life is a Miracle