Klaus Maria Brandauer

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Brandauer's career is marked by rare achievements: an Oscar win for a foreign language film and a supporting actor nomination in the same decade. His Cannes Best Actor award for Mephisto put him in an elite group of European actors. His contributions to Austrian culture were recognized with the Grand Austrian State Prize, one of the country's highest honors. His longevity and versatility across stage and screen remain unmatched.

Klaus Maria Brandauer receiving an award

AwardsBrandauer won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for Mephisto (1981) and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Out of Africa (1985). He also received the Best Actor prize at Cannes for Mephisto. In Austria, he was honored with the Grand Austrian State Prize in 2010 and the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art in 1999.

Honours & Distinctions

Grand Austrian State Prize

Austrian Government·2010

Lifetime achievement award for contributions to the arts.

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class

Austrian Government·1999

For outstanding service to Austrian culture.

Magazine Covers

Stern

1997-03-01

The Actor's Compromise

Records & Feats

First Austrian actor to win an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Historic First·1982

Won for Mephisto in 1982.