[1] In 1996 Garrone won the Sacher d'Oro, an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film Silhouette, that became one of the three episodes that are on his first long feature, Terra di Mezzo in 1997.

[6][7] The Nastro d'Argento awarded Garrone both Best Producer and Best Director for Dogman.

[9] In 2019, Garrone was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

[10] In 2024, his film Io capitano (2023) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, representing Italy.

[11] Garrone likes to work with the same team of filmmakers, often hiring cast and crew from his previous films.