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Agnès Jaoui Biography

Birth Name:Agnès Jaoui

Birth Place:Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Profession Actress, Writer, Director, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Best known for performing the character of Manie in the movie “The Taste of Others․”
  • Is the sister of the screenwriter and director Laurent Jaoui
  • Performed the character of Camille in the movie “Same Old Song․”
  • Adopted two Brazilian children of five and seven years old in 2012

Awards

  • 1994César-Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation): winner
  • 1997César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): nominated
  • 1997César-Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation): winner
  • 1997Lumiere Award-Best Screenplay (Meilleur scénario): winner
  • 1998César-Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation): winner
  • 1998César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): winner
  • 1998European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2000European Film Award-European Screenwriter: winner
  • 2000Grand Prix des Amériques-: winner
  • 2001César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): nominated
  • 2001César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
  • 2001César-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
  • 2001César-Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation): winner
  • 2001David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): winner
  • 2001Lumiere Award-Best Screenplay (Meilleur scénario): winner
  • 2001Lumiere Award-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): winner
  • 2001Lumiere Award-Best Film (Meilleur Film): winner
  • 2001Turia Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2001Étoile d'Or-Best Film (Film): winner
  • 2001Étoile d'Or-Best First Film (Meilleur premier film): winner
  • 2002Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2004Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2004Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2004European Film Award-European Screenwriter: winner
  • 2004European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2004Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2004International Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2005Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): winner
  • 2005César-Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation): nominated
  • 2005DGGB Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2005ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
  • 2005VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2005Étoile d'Or-Best Screenplay (Scénario): winner
  • 2013Audience Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2013Miguel Delibes Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2013Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2016César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): nominated
  • 2018Art Cinema Award-Best Feature: nominated