Awards

Sara Johnsen

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16 wins & 14 nominations

Aspen Shortsfest

2004 Winner Special Jury Award
- Houdinis hund
For its balance of tension and laughter.

Berlin International Film Festival

2003 Winner Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Special Mention
- Best Short Film
- Houdinis hund

Bratislava International Film Festival

2005 Nominee Grand Prix
- Vinterkyss

Camerimage

2006 Nominee Golden Frog
- European Debuts Competition
- Vinterkyss
Shared with: Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen

Chicago International Children's Film Festival

2003 Nominee Adult's Jury Award
- Live-Action Short Film or Video
- Houdinis hund

Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival

2002 Winner Special Prize in Memoriam R.W. Fassbinder
- Folk flest bor i Kina
Shared with: Morten Tyldum · Arild Fröhlich · Ingebjørg Torgersen · Terje Rangnes · Magnus Martens · Martin Asphaug · Hans Petter Moland · Thomas Robsahm
2002 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
- Folk flest bor i Kina
For its ironic and humorous illustration of the everyday ideologies underlying political slogans.
Shared with: Morten Tyldum · Arild Fröhlich · Ingebjørg Torgersen · Terje Rangnes · Magnus Martens · Martin Asphaug · Hans Petter Moland · Thomas Robsahm

AFI Fest

2005 Winner Grand Jury Prize
- Vinterkyss

Rouen Nordic Film Festival

2010 Winner Grand Jury Prize
- Upperdog

Warsaw International Film Festival

2009 Nominee Grand Prix
- Upperdog

Nordic Council

2010 Nominee Nordic Council's Film Prize
- Upperdog
Shared with: Christian Fredrik Martin · Asle Vatn
2005 Nominee Nordic Council's Film Prize
- Vinterkyss
Shared with: Ståle Stein Berg · Jeanette Sundby

Amanda Awards, Norway

2010 Winner Amanda
- Best Direction (Årets regi)
- Upperdog
2010 Nominee Amanda
- Best Screenplay (Årets manus)
- Upperdog
2005 Nominee Amanda
- Best Screenplay (Årets filmmanuskript)
- Vinterkyss
Shared with: Ståle Stein Berg
2005 Winner Best Debut
- Vinterkyss
2003 Nominee Amanda
- Best Children's or Youth Film (Årets barne- og ungdomsfilm)
- Houdinis hund

Brussels European Film Festival

2005 Nominee Golden Iris
- Vinterkyss

Buster International Children's Film Festival

2003 Winner Buster's Short Film Award
- Houdinis hund

Göteborg Film Festival

2013 Nominee Dragon Award
- Best Nordic Film
- Uskyld

Festival del Cinema Europeo

2017 Nominee Golden Olive Tree
- Best Film
- Rosemari

Almería International Film Festival

2003 Winner Best Short Film
- Houdinis hund

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

2012 Nominee Grand Prize
- Uskyld

Kosmorama, Trondheim Internasjonale Filmfestival

2013 Nominee Kanonprisen
- Best Director
- Uskyld
2010 Winner Kanonprisen
- Best Director
- Upperdog
2010 Winner Kanonprisen
- Best Original Screenplay
- Upperdog
2006 Winner Kanonprisen
- Best Director
- Vinterkyss

Gullruten

2020 Winner Fagprisen
- Best Writing - Drama
- 22. juli

TheWIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards

2012 Winner The Jury Award
- Uskyld

Nordic Series Awards: Presented by Nordisk Film & TV Fond

2020 Winner Nordic Series Award
- Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize
- 22. juli

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