A Long Journey
• Best Docummentary Critics’s Choice, Paulinia Festival, Brazil
• Best Movie, Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Public’s Choice Award, Student’s Choice Award, Gramado Festival, Brazil
• Public’s Choice Award, Malaga festival, Spain
Found Memories
• Special Mention, Cine en Construcción, Toulouse
• Prize Cine Cinema, Cine en Construcción, Toulouse
• Special Mention, San Sebastian Festival
• Iceland church prize, Reykjavik IFF
• Best Movie, Abu Dhabi Festival
• Best Actress, Abu Dhabi Festival
• FIPRESCI Prize, Ljubljana Festival, Slovenia
• Public’s choice prize, Warsaw Festival, Poland
• Public’s choice prize, Santa Maria da Feira Festival
• Best Movie, fom cineclub jury, Santa Maria da Feira Festival
• Best Actress, Santa Maria da Feira Festival
• Latin Movies Nueva Vision prize, Santa Bárbara IFF
• Public’s choice prize, IFFR Groningen
• Ecumenic prize, Cartagena Festival
• Best Movie, Sofia Festival
• Talent Tape Award Friburg Festival
• Ecumenic Prize, Friburg Festival
• Special Prize from cineclub jury, Friburg Festival
• Prize from CCAS Association,Toulouse Festival
• Prize Ceux du Rail d’Oc, Toulouse Festival
• Best Movie, RiverRun Festival
• Best Director, Peter Brunette Award, RiverRun Festival
• Best Photography, RiverRun Festival
• Special mention for Sônia Guedes, RiverRun Festival
• Special mention, Festival Latino LAFF, Dutchland
• Best Movie, public’s choice, Brazilian Festival, Paris
• Best script, Festival du Cinéma d’Auteur de Rabat, Marrocos, 2012
• Best Movie, Lima Festival, 2012
• APC Prize – Asociación Peruana de Comunicadores – Monsñor Luciano Metzinger – Lima Festival
• Best Movie (Public’s Award), Latinamerika i Fokus Festival, Sweden
• Special Mention, Ourense Film Festival
• Best Photography, Ourense Film Festival
Another Love Story
• Best Actor special prize from the jury for Babu Santana – Rio Festival, 2007
• Prêmio Behind The Scenes – Film Festival Open Doek, 2008
Foreign Eye
• Best Editing – Júlia Murat – FestCine Goiânia, 2006
Almost Brothers
• Sundance Lab for script – Selection (“Quase Dois Irmãos”), 2002
• Fonds Sud Award, 2002
• Best Director – Lúcia Murat – Rio Festival, 2004
• Best Actor – Flávio Bauraqui – Rio Festival, 2004
• Best Latin American Movie – International Critics Federation – Fipresci Award
• Best Movie – Amazonas Film Festival, 2004
• Best Editing, Best Soundtrack – Havana Festival, 2004
• Best Movie, public’s choice – Marseille Festival, 2005
• Best Movie, public’s choice – Mar Del Plata Festival, 2005
• Best Iberian-American – Mar Del Plata Festival, 2005
• Best Movie, public’s choice – Paris Brasilian Movies Festival, 2005
• Best actor – Babu Santana, Best Sound, Best Actress – Maria Flor – Belém Festival, 2005
• Prize from Radio de España – Festival de Huelva, 2005
• Special Prize form jury – Festival de Huelva, 2005
• Nominated for best film, best director, best script and best actor – Associação dos Correspondentes Estrangeiros (The foreign press)
• Best Script – Lucia Murat e Paulo Lins – Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte
Brave New Land
• Sundance Institute Lab Selection, 1998
• Script prize, MINC, 1998
• Avon Prize, 2002
• Direction Prize – San Francisco Latino Film Festival, 2002
• Public´s Choice Award – Festival de Marseille, 2005
Sweet Power
• Rockfeller Foundation Prize – Toronto Film Festival, 1996
Good to see you alive
• Best Movie, Best Editing and Best actress – popular jury, official jury and critic jury – Brasília Festival, 1989
• Special Judges Prize and Samburá Prize – Rio de Janeiro Intl Film Festival, 1989
• Coral Prize, Best OCIC Movie – Havana Festival, 1989
• Best Movie Actress – São Paulo Critics Association – Molière Prize, Golden Metals, 1990
• Best Movie and Best Actress – Rio-Cine Festival, 1990
• International Critics Federation and OCIC Mention at Fest-Rio
Crazy Small Army
• Best Movie and best editing – Rio-Cine Festival, 1985
• Best edition – XIV Cinema Journey, Bahia, 1985