Terry Gilliam

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

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Gilliam's BAFTA Fellowship places him among the most honoured figures in British cinema. His film Brazil consistently ranks on lists of the greatest films of all time, including Sight & Sound's 2012 directors' poll at #54. The Fisher King earned him a Silver Lion at Venice. His Trilogy of Imagination is considered a landmark in fantasy filmmaking, and his influence extends to countless directors who cite his visual style and anti-authoritarian themes.

AwardsGilliam received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2009, the highest honour from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, for lifetime achievement. He also won the Silver Lion at Venice Film Festival for The Fisher King (1991) and the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury at Cannes for The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983). He has not won an individual competitive Oscar, Golden Globe, or BAFTA.

Honours & Distinctions

BAFTA Fellowship

British Academy of Film and Television Arts·2009

Highest honour from BAFTA for lifetime achievement.

European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

European Film Academy·2001

Lifetime achievement recognition.

Honorary Doctorate

Royal College of Art, London·2000

Honorary doctorate for contributions to cinema.

Honorary Doctorate

Occidental College·1998

Honorary doctorate from his alma mater.

Rankings & Lists

#54

The Greatest Films of All Time

Sight & Sound (BFI)·2012

#Included

All-TIME 100 Movies

TIME Magazine·2005

#24 (Brazil)

500 Greatest Movies of All Time

Empire Magazine·2008

#8 (Brazil)

100 Best British Films

Empire Magazine·2010

Records & Feats

Longest development period for a feature film

Career Milestone·2018

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote took nearly 30 years from first attempt to release, enduring multiple cast changes and legal battles.