Terrence Malick Net Worth
Terrence Malick Net Worth is
$15 Million
Terrence Malick Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
In a career spanning over four decades he’s directed six feature films. He made his directorial debut with all the play “Badlands” in 1973. Malick released his second movie, “Days of Heaven”, in 1978, after which he shot a long hiatus from directing movies. His third movie, the World War II drama “The Thin Red Line”, was launched in 1998. Seven years after he released his fourth movie, “The New World”, that has been followed from the critically acclaimed and 2011 Palme d’Or victor “The Tree of Life”. The next year saw the launch of the sixth movie directed by Malick, “To the Wonder”. Malick has received consistent praise because of his work and continues to be regarded as among the greatest living filmmakers.
Terrence Malick Net Worth $30 Million Dollars
| Full Name | Terrence Malick |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | November 30, 1943 |
| Place Of Birth | Ottawa, Illinois or Waco, Texas |
| Height | 5' 7" (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Writer, Producer, Director |
| Education | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Alexandra Wallace |
| Parents | Emil Malick, Irene Malick |
| Siblings | Larry Malick, Chris Malick |
| Awards | Palme d'Or, Golden Bear, Cannes Best Director Award, Venice Film Festival Green Drop Award, Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature Film, Satellite Award for Best Director, Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, New York Film Critics Circle... |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Director, Golden Lion, Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Grand Jury Prize, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Screenplay Award, César Award for Best Foreign Film, Silver Lion for Best Director, National Society of Film Critics Award f... |
| Movies | The Tree of Life, Knight of Cups, The Thin Red Line, To the Wonder, Badlands, The New World, Days of Heaven, Voyage of Time, Weightless, Radegund, Lanton Mills, Deadhead Miles, The Better Angels, Pocket Money, Dirty Harry, The Beautiful Country, Undertow, Amazing Grace, Bear's Kiss, Endurance |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often shoots films without an official script |
| 2 | Emphasis on non-verbal communication and body language in his actors' performances |
| 3 | Often works with Jack Fisk (production design), Emmanuel Lubezki (cinematography), Sarah Green (producer), Jacqueline West (costume design), and David Crank (art direction). |
| 4 | Sending different actors and non-actors to a scene without warning the actors of the scene, in order to get a very 'real' response. |
| 5 | Often casts Christian Bale |
| 6 | Known for shooting record amounts of film while trying to capture scenes, emotions and unforeseen moments spontaneously |
| 7 | Famous for finding the structure and form of his films in the editing process, often reducing the roles of initially larger characters and vice versa |
| 8 | Frequent use of classical and religious music |
| 9 | Rarely uses artificial light |
| 10 | Shoots many of his scenes at magic hour and often keeps the sun in the back of shots |
| 11 | Visual dialectics through images |
| 12 | Has mostly shot with Steadicam since _The Thin Red Line_ (1998) |
| 13 | Philosophical themes |
| 14 | Known as a bit of a recluse from public life and rarely gives interviews or makes appearances |
| 15 | Many of his movies feature narrated soliloquies by the main characters |
| 16 | His films are shot almost entirely outside |
| 17 | Often includes nature as a major element in his films |
| 18 | Always includes narration by one or more characters |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on America in 1979] It would be difficult for me to make a film about contemporary America today. We live in such dark times and we have gradually lost our open spaces. We always had hope, the illusion that there was a place where we could live, where one could emigrate and go even further. Wilderness, this is the place where everything seems possible, where solidarity exists - and justice - where the virtues are somehow linked to this justice. In the region where I grew up, everyone felt it in a very strong way. This sense of space disappearing, we nevertheless can find it in cinema, which will pass it on to us There is so much to do: it's as if we were on the Mississippi Territory, in the eighteenth century. For an hour, or for two days, or longer, these films can enable small changes of heart, changes that mean the same thing: to live better and to love more. And even an old movie in poor and beaten condition and can give us that. What else is there to ask for? |
| 2 | [on the cinematography of Days of Heaven (1978)] With Néstor Almendros, we decided to film without any artificial light. It wasn't possible in the houses at night, but outside, we shot with natural light or with the fire. When the American team was saying, 'This is not how we should proceed,' Nestor Almendros, very courageously insisted. As we filmed, the team discovered that it was technically easier, and I was able to capture absolute reality. That was my wish: to prevent the appearance of any technique, and that the photography was to be processed to be visually beautiful and to ensure this beauty existed within the world I was trying to show, suggesting that which was lost, or what we were now losing. |
| 3 | [on his methodology] I film quite a bit of footage, then edit. Changes before your eyes, things you can do and things you can't. My attitude is always let it keep rolling. |
| 4 | [on his future] There's a good many pictures I'd like to make, we'll see how many I'll be allowed to make. |
| 5 | [on The New World (2005)] I knew it would have a slow, rolling pace. Just get into it; let it roll over you. It's more of an experience film. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. |
| 6 | [on working with Martin Sheen on Badlands (1973)] Martin Sheen was extraordinary. He's a very gifted man. He's from a working class family, so he had all the moods down for the film. And when he wasn't before the cameras, he was helping in the background, wrapping cables, packing up light reflectors. One day I found him going around a gas station and picking up aluminum snapback lids from soda cans. He knew they didn't exist in 1959. |
| 7 | [on Badlands (1973)] I tried to keep the 1950s to a bare minimum. Nostalgia is a powerful feeling; it can drown out anything. I wanted the picture to set up like a fairy tale, outside time, like Treasure Island. I hoped this would, among other things, take a little of the sharpness out of the violence, but still keep its dreamy quality. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | According to himself, the sense of spontaneity captured in his films has been inspired by Viaggio in Italia (1954). |
| 2 | According to Roger Ebert, a unifying common theme of his films is diminishing of human lives beneath the overarching majesty of the world. |
| 3 | Actress Rosie Malek-Yonan is his cousin. |
| 4 | According to composer Hanan Townsend who worked with Malick in The Tree of Life, To The Wonder and Knight of Cups, Malick would often tell Townsend when he's recording with the orchestra to hit record 30 seconds or a minute before they start playing so they have these musical moments where no one's being told what to do. They might just be rehearsing or just messing around with something and that could become the base of something really interesting. |
| 5 | Christian Bale calls him 'a great destroyer of vanity'. |
| 6 | He and his three-time composer Hanan Townsend developed a musical approach called 'shadows' which is creating a kind of fragmented versions of the themes from famous compositions in order to establish some continuity between these classical compositions that Malick uses and the musical pieces that Townsend creates. |
| 7 | Malick's particular brand of meditative poetic-ism has noticeably and increasingly influenced other movies ( including trailers & commercials) since his return to directing with "The Thin Red Line" (1998). The terms "Malickian" or "Malick-esque" can often be found or heard in reviews and writings to describe similarities in another work. |
| 8 | After meeting in Paris in 1981, Malick recommended to Martin Sheen that he should read The Brothers Karamazov. Sheen credits Malick as being a key to his own spiritual reawakening. |
| 9 | When the American Film Institute set up its conservatory for Advanced Film Studies in 1969, its first round of students included him, Caleb Deschanel, Paul Schrader, and David Lynch. |
| 10 | For coloring in his films, he uses what he calls a "no-look look" which means he doesn't want it to be warm or cold or especially moody, or light, or anything. He wants it to look as if the viewer were looking through a window. |
| 11 | U.S. film critic James Hoberman once said: "Where other movies have fans, Malick's produce disciples.". |
| 12 | Ben Stiller, due to Malick's love of Zoolander, once dressed up in character and recorded him a special birthday video message. |
| 13 | Once called producer friend Rob Cohen from a highway saying, "I'm walking to Oklahoma!" Cohen asked, "What do you mean, you're walking to Oklahoma? From Texas?" Malick answered, "Yeah, I'm looking at birds.". |
| 14 | For years he wouldn't allow his mother to read the script of The Thin Red Line (1998) because of the profanity. |
| 15 | Is a big fan of Totò. |
| 16 | Translated "The Essence of Reasons" by Martin Heidegger from German into English. |
| 17 | Magdalen College, Oxford currently (as of December 2014) lists Malick under "lost alumni" on its website. |
| 18 | When he was in Paris, often went to watch football, supporting Paris Saint-Germain. |
| 19 | The last press interview he gave was in 1979. |
| 20 | Had been in Bolivia as a journalist in 1966 working on a story about Che Guevera. |
| 21 | For 18 months or so, well into 1979, Malick worked on a project based on the life of Joseph Merrick, the 19th-century British sideshow celebrity who suffered from a rare, debilitating disease. |
| 22 | Originally worked on a screenplay limited to Ernesto 'Che' Guevara's attempts to start a revolution in Bolivia. When financing fell through, he left the project, and subsequently Steven Soderbergh agreed to direct a film inspired by Malick's script that finally became Che: Part Two (2008). |
| 23 | Is also said to be a fan of Zoolander (2001). |
| 24 | "Malick" means "king" in Arabic. |
| 25 | Fluent in French. |
| 26 | After 43 years of film career, he was photographed and caught on film while on set for one of the first times ever during the weekend of September 16, 2011. |
| 27 | In 2004, during the filming of The New World (2005), Malick forced Christopher Plummer to climb a tall oak tree. The task was very difficult for Plummer, who was 74 at the time, and took 3 unsuccessful attempts before Malick was satisfied with his performance. This footage was not used in the final film. |
| 28 | Spent most of his twenty-year hiatus in Paris. |
| 29 | His contract stipulates that no photographs are to be taken of him on set. |
| 30 | Is an avid bird watcher. |
| 31 | Worked as a Journalist for Newsweek, Life and the New Yorker before pursuing a career in film. |
| 32 | His film To the Wonder (2012) was the last film that Roger Ebert reviewed. |
| 33 | Has worked with four different actors who played the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman: George Clooney, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and Val Kilmer. |
| 34 | One of the most praised aspects of his films are the quality of its cinematography. As of 2014, four of his films have been Oscar-nominated in the Best Cinematography category: Days of Heaven (1978), The Thin Red Line (1998), The New World (2005) and The Tree of Life (2011). Only Days of Heaven (1978) managed to win in the category and still is the only Oscar ever given to a Malick film. |
| 35 | Wrote an early draft of Dirty Harry (1971). |
| 36 | Began his film career at the age of 25. |
| 37 | Terrence Malick is step-father to actor, producer, and director, Will Wallace. |
| 38 | His grandfather was an Assyrian Christian immigrant to the U.S. |
| 39 | He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2002 in Austin, Texas. |
| 40 | Phi Beta Kappa student |
| 41 | Notoriously withdrawn from public life, his friends, such as Martin Sheen, have always remarked that he is a very warm and humble man who prefers to work without medial intrusion. |
| 42 | Wrote an unused draft of Great Balls of Fire! (1989). |
| 43 | Turned down an offer to direct The Elephant Man (1980). |
| 44 | He grew up on a farm and worked as a farmhand before studying philosophy at Harvard. After graduating he went to Magdalen College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar but left before finishing his thesis (on Martin Heidegger) after a disagreement with his advisor. He moved back to the United States and taught philosophy at M.I.T. while freelancing as a journalist. |
| 45 | He taught philosophy in France from 1979 to 1994. |
| 46 | Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 636-639. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. |
| 47 | Appeared as unannounced guest on the screening of Badlands (1973) in the retrospective section of the 54th. Berlin film festival in 2004. |
| 48 | After Days of Heaven (1978), it was a full 20 years before he directed his next film, The Thin Red Line (1998). |
| 49 | Wrote a treatment for Dirty Harry (1971) but none of his work appears in the final version. |
| 50 | In his contract for directing The Thin Red Line (1998), he stated that no current pictures of him could be published or shown anywhere. |
| 51 | Went to St. Stephen's high school in Austin, Texas, where he played football. |
| 52 | M.F.A. from the American Film Institute. |
| 53 | Resides in Austin, Texas. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radegund | 2017 | post-production | |
| Song to Song | 2017 | written by | |
| Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience | 2016 | Documentary short written by | |
| Voyage of Time: Life's Journey | 2016 | Documentary written by | |
| Knight of Cups | 2015 | written by | |
| To the Wonder | 2012 | written by | |
| The Tree of Life | 2011 | written by | |
| The New World | 2005 | written by | |
| Bear's Kiss | 2002 | screenplay - uncredited | |
| The Thin Red Line | 1998 | screenplay | |
| Days of Heaven | 1978 | written by | |
| The Gravy Train | 1974 | as David Whitney | |
| Badlands | 1973 | written by | |
| Deadhead Miles | 1973 | written by | |
| Pocket Money | 1972 | screenplay - as Terry Malick | |
| Dirty Harry | 1971 | screenplay - uncredited | |
| Drive, He Said | 1971 | uncredited | |
| Lanton Mills | 1969 | Short writer |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Book of Vision | 2018 | executive producer filming | |
| Halo of Stars | 2017 | executive producer post-production | |
| The Devil's Teeth | executive producer announced | ||
| The Vessel | 2016 | executive producer | |
| Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry | 2016 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Almost Holy | 2015 | Documentary executive producer | |
| The Better Angels | 2014 | producer | |
| Red Wing | 2013 | executive producer | |
| The Unforeseen | 2007 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Amazing Grace | 2006 | producer | |
| Undertow | 2004 | producer | |
| The Beautiful Country | 2004 | producer | |
| Happy Times | 2000 | executive producer | |
| The Endurance | 2000 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Endurance | 1999 | producer | |
| Badlands | 1973 | producer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radegund | 2017 | post-production | |
| Song to Song | 2017 | directed by | |
| Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience | 2016 | Documentary short directed by | |
| Voyage of Time: Life's Journey | 2016 | Documentary directed by | |
| Knight of Cups | 2015 | ||
| To the Wonder | 2012 | ||
| The Tree of Life | 2011 | ||
| The New World | 2005 | ||
| The Thin Red Line | 1998 | ||
| Days of Heaven | 1978 | ||
| Badlands | 1973 | ||
| Lanton Mills | 1969 | Short |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days of Heaven | 1978 | Mill Worker (uncredited) | |
| Badlands | 1973 | Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredited) | |
| Pocket Money | 1972 | Worksman (uncredited) | |
| Lanton Mills | 1969 | Short | Tilman |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seventh Fire | 2015 | Documentary presenter | |
| The Beautiful Country | 2004 | idea |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanton Mills | 1969 | Short |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beautiful People | 2017 | very special thanks post-production | |
| Our Winter | 2014 | grateful acknowledgment | |
| Lost River | 2014 | thanks | |
| After the Fall | 2014 | special thanks | |
| Back on Earth? | 2013 | Short inspirational thanks | |
| Sadlands | 2013 | Short thanks | |
| Milius | 2013 | Documentary special thanks - as David Whitney | |
| All Things Shining | 2012 | inspirational thanks | |
| Lawless | 2012 | special thanks | |
| Bored Games | 2012 | Short additional acknowledgments | |
| Kobresia: What Is | 2012 | Documentary inspirational thanks | |
| Godhood | 2011 | Short special thanks | |
| Kobresia: Fragments | 2011 | Short inspirational thanks | |
| Eyes of the Mothman | 2011 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Blackbird | 2011/III | Short special thanks | |
| The Voiceless Songbird | 2010 | Short special thanks | |
| Look | 2010 | TV Series special thanks - 8 episodes | |
| Northern Lights | 2009 | Documentary special thanks for inspiration | |
| Nick Nolte: No Exit | 2008 | Documentary special thanks | |
| El camino | 2008/III | special thanks | |
| Gone Baby Gone | 2007 | special thanks | |
| My Assyrian Nation on the Edge | 2006 | Documentary short special thanks | |
| Horrors of War | 2006 | thanks | |
| Tuck Everlasting | 2002 | special acknowledgment | |
| The Grey Zone | 2001 | special thanks | |
| A Christmas Tree and a Wedding | 2000 | special thanks | |
| Good Will Hunting | 1997 | thanks | |
| For Love or Money | 1993 | special thanks |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung AACTA Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Director |
| HBO First Look | 1998-2006 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Absence of Malick | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Green Drop Award | Venice Film Festival | Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016) | |
| 2012 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | ICS Award | International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | Critics Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro) | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | SIGNIS Award | Venice Film Festival | To the Wonder (2012) | |
| 2012 | Yoga Award | Yoga Awards | Worst Foreign Film | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | The Tree of Life (2011) | |
| 2011 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Feature | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | IFCS Award | Internet Film Critic Society | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | FIPRESCI Film of the Year | San Sebastián International Film Festival | The Tree of Life (2011) | |
| 2011 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2008 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Feature Films | Amazing Grace (2006) |
| 2000 | Franklin J. Schaffner Award | American Film Institute, USA | ||
| 2000 | Kinema Junpo Award | Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Foreign Language Film Director | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 2000 | Storyteller Award | Taos Talking Picture Festival | ||
| 1999 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | The Thin Red Line (1998) | |
| 1999 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1998 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1998 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1979 | Best Director | Cannes Film Festival | Days of Heaven (1978) | |
| 1979 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera) | Days of Heaven (1978) |
| 1979 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | Days of Heaven (1978) |
| 1978 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Days of Heaven (1978) |
| 1974 | Golden Seashell | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Badlands (1973) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Best Film | Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016) |
| 2015 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Knight of Cups (2015) | |
| 2013 | Halfway Award | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Director | To the Wonder (2012) |
| 2012 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | AACTA International Award | AACTA International Awards | Best Direction | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | CEC Award | Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Original Screenplay | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo) | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Picture (Miglior film) | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Director (Miglior regia) | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | White Elephant | Russian Guild of Film Critics | Best Foreign Film | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2012 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | To the Wonder (2012) | |
| 2011 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Original Screenplay | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | Sydney Film Prize | Sydney Film Festival | Best Film | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2006 | Best Film | Mar del Plata Film Festival | International Competition | The New World (2005) |
| 2005 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | The New World (2005) |
| 2000 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 2000 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1999 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1999 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1999 | Best Foreign Film Award | Australian Film Institute | The Thin Red Line (1998) | |
| 1999 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1999 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1999 | USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | The Thin Red Line (1998) | |
| 1979 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Days of Heaven (1978) |
| 1979 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Days of Heaven (1978) | |
| 1979 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | Days of Heaven (1978) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | IFJA Award | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 2011 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 1999 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
| 1998 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Tree of Life (2011) |
| 1999 | Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" | Berlin International Film Festival | The Thin Red Line (1998) |
Known for movies
The Thin Red Line (1998)
as Writer
The Tree of Life (2011)
as Writer
The New World (2005)
as Writer
Badlands (1973)
as Writer