Benh Zeitlin
1 credit on file—1 film, spanning 2012.
76
Average MEANRANK
across 1 scored credit
across 1 scored credit
1
Credits
in the catalogue
in the catalogue
1
Years active
2012
2012
Also credited for directing (1).
Compare with someone elseAwards
On record for their credited titles
Oscars
2 nominations
BAFTAs
1 nomination
Cannes
4 won
- Won Cannes · Caméra d'Or Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012
- Won Cannes · Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012
- Won Cannes · Prix Regards Jeune Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012
- Won Cannes · FIPRESCI Prize Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013
- Nominated Oscar · Best Adapted Screenplay Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Adapted Screenplay Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013
23
Wins
18
Nominations
41 awards — Benh Zeitlin
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65th Cannes Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Caméra d'Or | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
| Prix Regards Jeune | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
85th Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Nominee |
23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
17th Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Humanitarian Award | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
| Best Score | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
11th Expresión en Corto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International First Feature | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
12th New York Film Critics Online Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Debut Director | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
17th Nantucket Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Voices in Screenwriting | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
1st Smithsonian's American Ingenuity Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Visual Arts | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
2012 Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
1 nomination, 1 won
| Screenwriting | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Winner |
22nd Gotham Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Director | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
28th Seattle International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
33rd Durban International Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
38th Deauville American Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| The Most Promising Newcomer Award | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
38th Humanitas Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Sundance Feature Film Category | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
38th Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Music Score | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
39th Ghent International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Youth Jury Award | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
56th British Film Institute Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Sutherland Award | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
7th Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film Music Or Score | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Winner |
84th National Board Of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Winner |
8th Austin Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best US Feature | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2014 | Winner |
10th St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
| Best Score | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
11th WDCAFCA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
16th Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
17th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
25th USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenwriters | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Nominee |
28th Film Independent's Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Nominee |
66th British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Nominee |
6th Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2012 | Nominee |
6th Houston Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Nominee |
9th International Film Music Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Breakout Composer of the Year | Beasts of the Southern Wild · 2013 | Nominee |
