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Agnieszka Holland Biography

Birth Name:Agnieszka Holland

Birth Place:Warsaw, Poland

Profession Director, Writer, Actress, Producer, Assistant director, Script department

Fast Facts

  • In 1990, she received the Viareggio EuropaCinema Platinum Award for Best Screenplay
  • In 2003, she was the recipient of a Camerimage Atlas Award
  • Won the 2006 Susan B․ Anthony Award at the High Falls Film Festival
  • In 2014, she was awarded the Hong Kong International Film Festival SIGNIS Award
  • Studied at the Film and Television School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
  • Is best known for writing screenplays to films that deal with government issues
  • Has served as a filmmaker in residence at CUNY-Brooklyn College

Awards

  • 1978Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1980Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1981Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
  • 1981Golden Lions-: winner
  • 1985Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-: winner
  • 1988Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1988Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 1990EuropaCinema Platinum Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1991LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1992Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: nominated
  • 1992NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1992Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1992Youth Jury Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1992Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 1993BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: nominated
  • 1995Golden Seashell-: nominated
  • 1997Special Mention-Panorama: winner
  • 1999Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 2002Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2003Best Director-: winner
  • 2004Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): nominated
  • 2005Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2006CEC Award for Best Film-: winner
  • 2006Golden Seashell-: nominated
  • 2007Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
  • 2007Eagle-Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski): nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 2011OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Golden Teeth of Camera Award-Audience Award - Feature Film: winner
  • 2011Audience Choice Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2011Best Director-: winner
  • 2011Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011LIUNA People's Choice Award-: winner
  • 2012Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for Justice: nominated
  • 2012Audience Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2012Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2012Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): nominated
  • 2012Golden Lions-Best Film: winner
  • 2013MECEFF Jury Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Czech Lion-Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie): winner
  • 2014SIGNIS Award-: winner
  • 2014Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2017Silver Berlin Bear-Alfred Bauer Prize: winner
  • 2017Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Cheval Noir-Best Film: winner
  • 2017Carmel Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2017Silver Méliès Award-Best European Fantastic Feature Film: nominated
  • 2017Golden Lions-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Best Director-: winner
  • 2017Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition-: nominated
  • 2018ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman-Direction: nominated
  • 2018Special Citation-: winner
  • 2018Eagle-Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz): nominated
  • 2018Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): nominated
  • 2018Eagle-Best Film (Najlepszy Film): nominated
  • 2019Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Krzysztof Krauze Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019Golden Unicorn Award-Best Foreign Film with a Russian Connection: nominated
  • 2019Eagle-Best Fabular Series (Najlepszy Filmowy Serial Fabularny): nominated
  • 2019Golden Kangaroo-Best Film: winner
  • 2019Golden Lions-Best Film: winner
  • 2020Honorable Mention-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2020Teddy-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2020ACK Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2020European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2020The Scale of Justice-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020Best of the Fest Audience Vote-: winner
  • 2020Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): nominated
  • 2020Ukrainian Film Critics Award "Kinokolo"-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2021George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition-: nominated
  • 2021Czech Lion-Best Film (Nejlepsí film): winner
  • 2021Czech Lion-Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie): winner
  • 2021Eagle-Best Film (Najlepszy Film): nominated
  • 2021Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): nominated
  • 2023Golden Reel-Best Polish Film: winner
  • 2023Audience Choice Award-Best International Feature: winner
  • 2023People's Choice Award-People's Choice Award: winner
  • 2023European Film Award-European Film: nominated
  • 2023European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2023European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2023Prix du public-: winner
  • 2023Chicago Film Critics Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2023Golden Teeth of Camera Award-Audience Award - Feature Film: winner
  • 2023Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2023Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award - Cinema for UNICEF-: winner
  • 2023Green Drop Award-: winner
  • 2023Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award-Best Film in a Foreign Language: winner
  • 2023Premio CinemaSarà Award-: winner
  • 2023Arca CinemaGiovani Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2023UNIMED Prize for Cultural Diversity-: winner
  • 2024CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
  • 2024CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
  • 2024CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
  • 2024CinEuphoria-Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award: winner
  • 2024CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: winner
  • 2024George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition-: nominated
  • 2024Krzysztof Krauze Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2024Gotham Independent Film Award-Best International Feature: nominated
  • 2024Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2024Youth Jury - Fiction-Youth Jury Award: winner
  • 2024Golden Grape-Fiction Films: winner
  • 2024Krzysztof Kieslowski Beyond Borders Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2024Bridging the Borders Award-: winner
  • 2024Eagle-Best Film (Najlepszy Film): winner
  • 2024Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): nominated
  • 2024Eagle-Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz): nominated
  • 2024Golden Lions-Best Film: winner
  • 2024Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2024Golden Space Needle Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2024Septimius Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2024Grand Jury Fiction Award-: nominated
  • 2024Students' Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2024Camera Justitia Award-: nominated
  • 2024Aurora Award-: nominated
  • 2025Golden Frog-Main Competition: nominated
  • 2025Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2025Lumiere Award-Best International Coproduction (Meilleure coproduction internationale): nominated
  • 2025Golden Lions-Best Film: nominated
  • 2025Silver Lions-Best Film: winner
  • 2025Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated