TUCÁN DE PLATA (Glauber Rocha) for Best Director. Río de Janeiro Festival, 1987.
"NEW GENERATION" by the Los Angeles Critics Association, 1987.
"LONG PLAY" for Best Director. Madrid, 1987.
"ONDA MADRID" for Best Director, 1987.
BOGOTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL for Best Director. Colombia, 1988.
"ORSON WELLES" for Best Author (writer-director) of the year in a foreign language. 1989.
A.C.E. for Best Director. Asociación de Cronistas de Espectáculos de Nueva York. 1988.
"ONDA MADRID" for Best Director. 1988.
"EL LAUREL DE ORO" FOR EXCELLENCY as recognition for his film trajectory and for being Spain's youngest director with international projection. 1988.
"DE PELÍCULA" (TV Program.) for Best Director, voted by the critics and colleagues. 1988.
"NASTRO D'ARGENTO", Italy Film Critics Association, for Best Director. 1989.
"DAVID DI DONATELLO" for Best Director. Rome, 1989.
"MANCHEGO OF THE YEAR" Radio Toledo, Cadena Rato. 1989.
NACIONAL DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA. Spain, 1990.

"LIMÓN". Primera Plana Journalism Club.
BEST DIRECTOR for "Tacones lejanos"
"ARLETTY" for his female characters. December 14th 1992.
"BUÑUEL" by Primera Plana Club. 1992.
"CESAR" for "Tacones lejanos". France, 1993.
"DIALOGUE" Spain-France, ex aequo with Mme. Bouygues.
"GOLFINHO DE OURO" for his trajectory. Troia, 1994.
OFFICIAL AWARD BY THE ARTS AND LETTERS ORDER OF THE FRENCH CULTURE MINISTRY.
INTERNATIONAL PRESS CORRESPONDANTS ASSOCIATION for the Spanish causing an international impact. . 1994.
"EUROPA" Alfaz de Pi Festival. 1996.
FOR BRIGHTNESS voted by "Ajoblanco" readers.
KNIGHT OF THE FRENCH HONOR LEGION. 1997.
CASTILLA-LA MANCHA GOLD MEDAL. 1997.
ARTS GOLD MEDAL. 1998.
HONOURABLE "CESAR". France, 1999.
"GOLD PALM" for Best Director. Cannes. 1999
R.N.E. SANT JORDI. Special Jury Award for the international repercusion of his work and his contribution to the film fact. Barcelona, 2000.
"EUROPEO" for Best Director (public). 1999.
"GOYA" for Best Director. 1999.