Filmography Prizes and Awards
1963 – Sallah Shabati1964 – Three Israeli Kinor David Israeli Prizes for Film Script, Best Actress and
Best Actor1964 – Nomination for the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Film1964 – Two Golden Gate Awards in the San Francisco International Film
Festival for Best Script and Best Acting1965 – Two Golden Globe Awards by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
for for Outstanding Foreign Film 1964 and Best Acting1965 – All Americans Press – American Distributor’s First Prize for Best
Foreign Direction1966 – Viennale, Festival of Gaiety – 1966 Prize
1969 – Blaumilch Canal (The Big Dig)
1969 – Nomination for the Golden Globe award 1969 by the Hollywood
Foreign Press Association for Best Foreign Language Film1969 – XI Semana International De Cine En Color, Barcelona “The Lady With
The Umbrella” Prize for Outstanding Foreign Picture1971 – Monte Carlo Festival International De Televion: Mention Speciale De La
Critique International
1971 – The Policeman
1971 – Kinor David Israeli Prize for Best Actor1971 – XIII Semana International De Cine En Color, Barcelona “The Lady With
The Umbrella” Prize for Outstanding Foreign Picture1972 - Nomination for the Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film 19711972 – The Golden Globe Award by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
for Best Foreign Language Film 19711972 – Cine Del Duca Award by Monte Carlo International Film Festival For
Television for Best Production1972 – Gold Medal Special Jury Award by the Atlanta International Film
Festival
Literature Awards
1953 Israeli Nordau Prize for Literature;1958 the Israeli Sokolov Prize for Journalism;1964 the Israeli Kinor David Prize;1998 the Bialik Prize for literature
2002 Israel Prize for his lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State of Israel.
Since 2001 Mr. Kishon was nominated for the Literary Nobel Prize.Herzl Prize, Jabotinsky Prize,The French Ordre de St. Fortunat award,The Noble Prize of Humor in Paris,The German Wider den tierschen Ernst award and the highest award for literary achievement of Germany Bundesverdienstkreuz I. Class, of Austria State Prize, I. ClassThe Order of Merit State Prize of Hungary