List of awards and nominations received by Baz Luhrmann
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by director Baz Luhrmann.
Luhrmann has received various awards for his film projects. This includes an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture as a producer of Moulin Rouge! (2001). He has also received nine Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award nominations winning four times for Strictly Ballroom (1992), and The Great Gatsby (2013). He also received seven British Academy Film Award nominations winning Best Director and Best Screenplay for Romeo + Juliet (1996). He has also received a Golden Globe Award nomination.
He has also earned three Grammy Award nominations, two for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film in 2002, and The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film in 2014, and a nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for Moulin Rouge! in 2020. For his work on the Broadway stage he has received two Tony Award nominations for La bohème in 2003, and another nomination for Best Musical for Moulin Rouge! in 2020.
Academy Awards
Moulin Rouge! was nominated for Best Picture at the 74th Academy Awards. Luhrmann was not nominated for Best Director, prompting host Whoopi Goldberg to remark, "I guess [it] just directed itself."[1]
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Picture | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | [2] |
| 2023 | Elvis | Nominated | [3] |
Australian Academy Awards
Luhrmann has received six awards from twelve Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards nominations.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Best Director | Strictly Ballroom | Won | [4] |
| Best Screenplay | Won | [4] | ||
| 1997 | Best Foreign Film | Romeo + Juliet | Nominated | [5] |
| 2001 | Best Direction | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | [6] |
| Best Film | Nominated | [6] | ||
| 2009 | Best Original Score | Australia | Nominated | [7] |
| News Limited Readers' Choice Award | Nominated | [7] | ||
| 2014 | Best Direction | The Great Gatsby | Won | [8] |
| Best Film | Won | [8] | ||
| 2022 | Best Film | Elvis | Won | [9] |
| Best Direction | Won | [9] | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | [9] | ||
British Academy Film Awards
Luhrmann has received two awards from eight British Academy Film Award nominations.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Best Film | Strictly Ballroom | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | [citation needed] | ||
| 1998 | David Lean Award for Direction | Romeo + Juliet | Won | [citation needed] |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | |||
| 2002 | Best Film | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| David Lean Award for Direction | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Best Film | Elvis | Nominated | [10] |
Golden Globe Awards
Luhrmann has received one award from five Golden Globe Award nominations.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Best Picture - Musical/Comedy [a] | Strictly Ballroom | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| 2002 | Moulin Rouge! | Won | [citation needed] | |
| Best Director, Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Best Picture - Drama [b] | Elvis | Nominated | [11] |
| Best Director, Motion Picture | Nominated |
Grammy Awards
Luhrmann has been specifically been nominated four times for Grammy Awards, with additional accolades for songs on the albums he has produced for his films, including wins for Lady Marmalade at 2002's Grammy's (Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals), as well as nominations for Young and Beautiful for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media the 2014 Grammy's.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| 2014 | The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film | Nominated | [citation needed] | |
| 2020 | Best Musical Theater Album | Moulin Rouge! The Musical | Nominated | [citation needed] |
| 2023 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Elvis | Nominated[12] | [13] |
Tony Awards
Luhrmann has specifically been nominated for three Tony Awards, winning once. In addition, his production of La Boheme also won awards for Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design at the 57th Tony Awards.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Best Direction of a Musical | La bohème | Nominated | [14] |
| Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated | [14] | ||
| 2020 | Best Musical | Moulin Rouge! | Won | [15] |
