Jafar Panahi
9 credits on file—9 films, spanning 1995–2025.
78
Average MEANRANK
across 9 scored credits
across 9 scored credits
9
Credits
in the catalogue
in the catalogue
30
Years active
1995–2025
1995–2025
Also credited for acting (4), writing (7).
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On record for their credited titles
Oscars
1 nomination
Golden Globes
2 nominations
Cannes
2 won
+ 3 nominations
- Won Cannes · Prix de la Citoyenneté It Was Just an Accident · 2025
- Won Cannes · Palme d'Or It Was Just an Accident · 2025
- Nominated Oscar · Best Original Screenplay It Was Just an Accident · 2026
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Screenplay It Was Just an Accident · 2026
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director It Was Just an Accident · 2026
- Nominated Cannes · Cannes Best Director Award 3 Faces · 2018
- Nominated Cannes · Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix 3 Faces · 2018
- Nominated Cannes · FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes 3 Faces · 2018
15
Wins
18
Nominations
33 awards — Jafar Panahi
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Palme d'Or | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
| Prix de la Citoyenneté | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | It Was Just an Accident · 2026 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | It Was Just an Accident · 2026 | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | It Was Just an Accident · 2026 | Nominee |
Cannes Best Director Award
1 nomination
| Cannes Best Director Award | 3 Faces · 2018 | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
1 nomination
| Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix | 3 Faces · 2018 | Nominee |
FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes
1 nomination
| FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes | 3 Faces · 2018 | Nominee |
Palme d'Or
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | 3 Faces · 2018 | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
| Best International Feature | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
| Best Director | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Nominee |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
Istanbul International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Tulip | The Mirror · 1997 | Winner |
Locarno International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Leopard | The Mirror · 1997 | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
Middleburg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Impact Award | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| MVFF Award, Filmmaking | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | It Was Just an Accident · 2026 | Winner |
Singapore International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Silver Screen Award (Best Asian Director) | The Mirror · 1997 | Winner |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Sydney Film Prize | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Winner |
European Film Awards
3 nominations
| European Director | It Was Just an Accident · 2026 | Nominee |
| European Film | It Was Just an Accident · 2026 | Nominee |
| European Screenwriter | It Was Just an Accident · 2026 | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Director | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Independent Film | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Director | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Nominee |
Jury Prize
1 nomination
| Jury Prize | 3 Faces · 2018 | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Spike | The Mirror · 1997 | Nominee |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Director | It Was Just an Accident · 2025 | Nominee |
