awards for Buena Vista Social Club on AllMovie

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Nominated

Best Documentary Feature Wim Wenders

1999

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Nominated	Best Film Music Ry Cooder	1999
Nominated	Best Foreign Language Film	1999

Broadcast Film Critics Association

Won

Best Documentary

1999

European Film Academy

Won

Best Documentary

1999

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Won

Best Documentary

1999

National Board of Review

Won

Best Documentary Wim Wenders

1999

National Society of Film Critics

Won

Best Documentary

1999

New York Film Critics Circle

Won

Best Documentary

1999