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Agnieszka Holland

Birth Name:
Agnieszka Holland
Birth Place:
Warsaw, Poland
Profession
Director, Writer, Actress, Producer, Assistant director, Script department
Agnieszka Holland

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
  • In 2014, she was awarded the Hong Kong International Film Festival SIGNIS Award
  • Won the 2006 Susan B․ Anthony Award at the High Falls Film Festival
  • 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 BearNominated
  • 1981Golden LionsWinner
  • 1985Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special MentionWinner
  • 1988Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1988Special Jury PrizeWinner
  • 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
  • 1992Youth Jury Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1992Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1992Golden LionNominated
  • 1993BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Nominated
  • 1995Golden SeashellNominated
  • 1997Special Mention - Panorama:Winner
  • 1999Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2002Golden LionNominated
  • 2003Best DirectorWinner
  • 2004Eagle - Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria):Nominated
  • 2005Audience Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2006Golden SeashellNominated
  • 2006CEC Award for Best FilmWinner
  • 2007Goya - Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea):Nominated
  • 2007Eagle - Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski):Nominated
  • 2009Golden Lions - Best Film: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 DirectorWinner
  • 2011Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2011LIUNA People's Choice AwardWinner
  • 2012Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for Justice:Nominated
  • 2012Audience Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2012EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
  • 2012Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
  • 2012Eagle - Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria):Nominated
  • 2012Best DirectorWinner
  • 2012Golden Lions - Best Film:Winner
  • 2013MECEFF Jury Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2014Czech Lion - Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie):Winner
  • 2014SIGNIS AwardWinner
  • 2014Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
  • 2017Golden Berlin Bear - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2017Silver Berlin Bear - Alfred Bauer Prize:Winner
  • 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 DirectorWinner
  • 2017Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2018George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film CompetitionNominated
  • 2018ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman - Direction:Nominated
  • 2018Special CitationWinner
  • 2018Eagle - Best Film (Najlepszy Film):Nominated
  • 2018Eagle - Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria):Nominated
  • 2018Eagle - Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz):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 VoteWinner
  • 2020Eagle - Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria):Nominated
  • 2020Ukrainian Film Critics Award "Kinokolo" - Best Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2021George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film CompetitionNominated
  • 2021Czech Lion - Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie):Winner
  • 2021Czech Lion - Best Film (Nejlepsí film):Winner
  • 2021Eagle - Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria):Nominated
  • 2021Eagle - Best Film (Najlepszy Film):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 publicWinner
  • 2023Golden Teeth of Camera Award - Audience Award - Feature Film:Winner
  • 2023Chicago Film Critics Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2023Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2023Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award - Best Film in a Foreign Language:Winner
  • 2023Arca CinemaGiovani Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2023UNIMED Prize for Cultural DiversityWinner
  • 2023Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2023Special Jury PrizeWinner
  • 2023Premio CinemaSarà AwardWinner
  • 2023Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award - Cinema for UNICEFWinner
  • 2023Green Drop AwardWinner
  • 2024CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition: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
  • 2024George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film CompetitionNominated
  • 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 AwardWinner
  • 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
  • 2024Camera Justitia AwardNominated
  • 2024Grand Jury Fiction AwardNominated
  • 2024Students' Choice AwardNominated
  • 2024Aurora AwardNominated
  • 2025Honorable Mention - Best Polish Film:Winner
  • 2025Golden Frog - Main Competition:Nominated
  • 2025Krzysztof Krauze Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2025Independent Spirit Award - Best International Film:Nominated
  • 2025Lumiere Award - Best International Coproduction (Meilleure coproduction internationale):Nominated
  • 2025Silver Lions - Best Film:Winner
  • 2025Golden Lions - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2025Golden Seashell - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2026Czech Lion - Best Film (Nejlepsí film):Nominated
  • 2026Czech Lion - Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie):Nominated
  • 2026Eagle - Best Film (Najlepszy Film):Nominated
  • 2026Eagle - Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria):Nominated
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