Awards & honours bestowed upon Emeric Pressburger

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Awards & honours bestowed upon Emeric Pressburger

Unlike Michael Powell, Emeric was awarded an Oscar (for the script of 49P) he was also quite well recognised & honoured by many other bodies.

Date Award Details Notes

1943 Oscar Awarded for Best Writing, Original Story
for 49P Michael was nominated for Best Film for 49P

1943 Oscar Nominated for Best Writing, Original Screenplay for OOOAIM. Nomination shared with Michael
Won by Woman of the Year

1948 Bodil Award
Copenhagen, Denmark Awarded for Best European Film
for AMOLAD Award shared with Michael

1948 Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival Nominated for Golden Lion
for TRS Nomination shared with Michael

1948 Oscar Jack Cardiff & Alfred Junge won the Oscar for BN

1949 Oscar Nominated for Best Picture
Nominated for Best Writing
for TRS Nomination for Best Picture shared with Michael
Won by Olivier's Hamlet

1949 Oscar Brian Easdale, Hein Heckroth & Arthur Lawson won Oscars for TRS

1949 BAFTA Nominated for Best British Film
for TRS Nomination shared with Michael
Won by Carol Reed for The Fallen Idol

1951 Silver Bear
Berlin Film Festival Awarded for Best musical
for ToH Award shared with Michael

1957 BAFTA Nominated for Best British Film, Best British Screenplay and Best Film (from any source)
for BoRP Nominations shared with Michael
Best Film won by René Clément for Gervaise (France)
Best British Film won by Lewis Gilbert for Reach for the Sky
Best British Screenplay won by Nigel Balchin for The Man Who Never Was

1970 First retrospective at the NFT

1978 BFI Special award The award was shared with Michael

1978 Full retrospective at the NFT

1981 BAFTA Fellowship Michael was similarly rewarded

The fellowships were presented by Deborah Kerr who said "it was about time they were recognised"

1983 BFI Fellowship Michael was similarly rewarded

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Date	Award	Details	Notes
1943	Oscar	Awarded for Best Writing, Original Story for 49P	Michael was nominated for Best Film for 49P
1943	Oscar	Nominated for Best Writing, Original Screenplay for OOOAIM.	Nomination shared with Michael Won by Woman of the Year
1948	Bodil Award Copenhagen, Denmark	Awarded for Best European Film for AMOLAD	Award shared with Michael
1948	Golden Lion Venice Film Festival	Nominated for Golden Lion for TRS	Nomination shared with Michael
1948	Oscar		Jack Cardiff & Alfred Junge won the Oscar for BN
1949	Oscar	Nominated for Best Picture Nominated for Best Writing for TRS	Nomination for Best Picture shared with Michael Won by Olivier's Hamlet
1949	Oscar		Brian Easdale, Hein Heckroth & Arthur Lawson won Oscars for TRS
1949	BAFTA	Nominated for Best British Film for TRS	Nomination shared with Michael Won by Carol Reed for The Fallen Idol
1951	Silver Bear Berlin Film Festival	Awarded for Best musical for ToH	Award shared with Michael
1957	BAFTA	Nominated for Best British Film, Best British Screenplay and Best Film (from any source) for BoRP	Nominations shared with Michael Best Film won by René Clément for Gervaise (France) Best British Film won by Lewis Gilbert for Reach for the Sky Best British Screenplay won by Nigel Balchin for The Man Who Never Was

1970			First retrospective at the NFT
1978	BFI Special award		The award was shared with Michael
1978			Full retrospective at the NFT

1981	BAFTA Fellowship		Michael was similarly rewarded The fellowships were presented by Deborah Kerr who said "it was about time they were recognised"

1983	BFI Fellowship		Michael was similarly rewarded