Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Birth Name:
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Birth Place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Actor, Composer, Sound department, Music department
Fast Facts
- In 2014, he won the EDA Award for Best Original Screenplay
- Won the 2000 AFI Fest Audience Award for Best Feature Film
- Received the 2010 Bombay International Film Festival Audience Choice Award for his film "Biutiful․"
- Studied communications at the Ibero-American University
- Before becoming a director, he worked as a radio host
- Has worked with writer Guillermo Arriaga on multiple projects
- As as teenager, he traveled through Europe in cargo ships
- Was the first director from Mexico to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director
Awards
- 2000Audience Award - Best Feature Film:Winner
- 2000Audience Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2000Golden Precolumbian Circle - Best Director:Winner
- 2000Golden Precolumbian Circle - Best Film:Winner
- 2000Critics Week Grand PrizeWinner
- 2000Grand Golden RailWinner
- 2000Young Critics Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2000Gold Hugo - Best Film:Winner
- 2000Audience Choice AwardWinner
- 2000New Director's AwardWinner
- 2000Grand PrixWinner
- 2000Coral - Best First Work:Winner
- 2000Glauber Rocha AwardWinner
- 2000Cuban Press Association AwardWinner
- 2000Rábida AwardWinner
- 2000Films from the South AwardWinner
- 2000Premio ACE - Cinema - Best Director:Winner
- 2000International Jury Award - Honorable MentionWinner
- 2000International Jury AwardNominated
- 2000Critics AwardWinner
- 2000Tokyo Grand PrixWinner
- 2000Best Director AwardWinner
- 2000Audience AwardWinner
- 2001Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 2001Silver Ariel - Best Editing (Mejor Edición):Winner
- 2001Silver Ariel - Best Direction (Mejor Dirección):Winner
- 2001Silver Ariel - Best First Work (Mejor Ópera Prima):Winner
- 2001BSFC Award - Best New Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2001International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2001International Fantasy Film Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2001Best First WorkWinner
- 2001MTV Movie Award - MTV North Feed (mostly Mexico) - Favorite Film (Película de la Gente):Winner
- 2001FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
- 2001TFCA Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 2002ASECAN Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
- 2002BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Winner
- 2002Bodil - Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2002Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2002Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
- 2002Independent Spirit AwardNominated
- 2002Independent Spirit Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2002ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Winner
- 2002OFTA Film Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 2002OFCS Award - Best Breakthrough Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2002UNESCO AwardWinner
- 2003César - Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne):Nominated
- 2003Screen International AwardNominated
- 2003Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
- 2004COFCA Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 2004DGGB Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in International Film:Nominated
- 2004Special Distinction AwardWinner
- 2004OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 2004OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2005César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
- 2005Robert - Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2005Guldbagge - Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film):Nominated
- 2005Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
- 2006Honorable Mention - Best Foreign Film:Winner
- 2006ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2006ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2006Best DirectorWinner
- 2006Prize of the Ecumenical JuryWinner
- 2006Palme d'OrNominated
- 2006CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2006DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2006Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2006Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 2007ACCEC Award - Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera):Winner
- 2007ALMA Award - Outstanding Director - Motion Picture:Winner
- 2007Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
- 2007Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2007BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2007David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
- 2007Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Winner
- 2007César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
- 2007Robert - Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film):Winner
- 2007David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
- 2007DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2007Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 2007Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2007Guldbagge - Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film):Nominated
- 2007Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie - Comedy or Drama:Nominated
- 2007Imagen Award - Best Director - Film:Nominated
- 2007OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2007PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2007Director of the Year AwardWinner
- 2007White Elephant - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2007Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 2008Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
- 2008Golden Eagle - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2008Audience Award - Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro):Winner
- 2009Top Film - Top 10 Key Films of the Noughties:Winner
- 2010Audience Choice AwardWinner
- 2010Palme d'OrNominated
- 2010CinEuphoria - Top Films of the Decade - International Competition:Winner
- 2010Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 2010SLFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2011ASECAN Award - Best Spanish Film:Nominated
- 2011EDA Award - Best Non-English Language Film:Nominated
- 2011BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Nominated
- 2011Bodil - Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2011CEC Award - Best Director (Mejor Director):Nominated
- 2011CEC Award - Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original):Nominated
- 2011CEC Award - Best Film (Mejor Película):Nominated
- 2011Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
- 2011Critics Choice Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 2011Goya - Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original):Nominated
- 2012CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
- 2012CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 2012CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - International Competition:Winner
- 2012CinEuphoria - Best Screenplay - International Competition:Nominated
- 2014ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2014ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Winner
- 2014BOFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2014BSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2014Capri Visionary Movie AwardWinner
- 2014CFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2014DFWFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2014DFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014DFCS Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll - Best Film:Nominated
- 2014FFCC Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014FFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Winner
- 2014Golden Schmoes - Best Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
- 2014Audience AwardNominated
- 2014Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2014ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014ICP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014KCFCC Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
- 2014Sierra Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2014Sierra Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2014LAFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014NYFCO Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2014PCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2014PCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2014PFCS Award - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
- 2014PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014SDFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014SDFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014SFFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014SFFCC Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
- 2014Screenplay Competition - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2014SEFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014SLFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2014SLFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2014UFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2014UFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2014Nazareno Taddei AwardWinner
- 2014Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola AwardWinner
- 2014Soundtrack Stars Award - Best Soundtrack:Winner
- 2014Golden LionNominated
- 2014Future Film Festival Digital AwardWinner
- 2014VVFP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014VVFP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014WAFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2014WAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015AACTA International Award - Best Direction:Winner
- 2015AACTA International Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2015AACTA International Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2015Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2015Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Winner
- 2015Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Winner
- 2015Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015EDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015EDA Award - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2015EDA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2015Honorable Mention - Best Foreign Film:Winner
- 2015ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
- 2015BAFTA Film Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2015COFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Chlotrudis Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Critics Choice Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2015DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2015David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
- 2015DFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015DFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2015DFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:Winner
- 2015Dorian Award - Film Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2015DFCC - Best Director:Winner
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015FFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Winner
- 2015Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2015HFCS Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015HFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015INOCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015IOFCP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015IOFCP Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015IFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015IOMA - Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale):Nominated
- 2015IOMA - Best Picture (Miglior film):Nominated
- 2015IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Winner
- 2015KCFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2015ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year:Nominated
- 2015NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015NFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2015NCFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015NCFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Winner
- 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Winner
- 2015Director of the Year AwardWinner
- 2015PCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015SDFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015SFFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 2015Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 2015Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015SLFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015VFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015VFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2015VFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015WAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016AACTA International Award - Best Direction:Nominated
- 2016AACTA International Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2016ASECAN Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2016Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Winner
- 2016Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2016EDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2016David Lean Award for DirectionWinner
- 2016COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 2016CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award:Winner
- 2016Cinema Bloggers Award - Best North American Film:Winner
- 2016Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
- 2016Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Winner
- 2016Robert - Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film):Winner
- 2016DFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:Winner
- 2016Dorian Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2016DFCC - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016Días de Cine Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2016Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
- 2016Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2016Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Winner
- 2016Hellenic Film Academy Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2016HFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2016ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2016Red Nation Film Award of Excellence - Best Director:Winner
- 2016Audience Award - Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro):Winner
- 2016Outstanding Director of the Year AwardWinner
- 2016Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2016Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016Spur Award - Best Western Drama Script (Fiction):Nominated
- 2017Streaming AwardNominated
- 2017Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Winner
- 2017Robert - Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film):Winner
- 2017Globe de Cristal - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Winner
- 2017Golden Eagle - Best Foreign Film:Winner
- 2017Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 2017Audience Award - Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro):Winner
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Director of the Decade:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Original Screenplay of the Decade:Nominated
- 2022Golden Frog - Main Competition:Nominated
- 2022Capri Visionary Movie AwardWinner
- 2022Premio Canacine - Best Film (Mejor Película):Winner
- 2022Premio Canacine - Best Director (Mejor Director):Nominated
- 2022Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
- 2022UNIMED AwardWinner
- 2023Silver Ariel - Best Editing (Mejor Edición):Winner
- 2023Golden Ariel - Best Picture (Mejor Película):Nominated
- 2023Silver Ariel - Best Direction (Mejor Dirección):Winner
- 2023Silver Ariel - Best Original Music (Mejor Música Original):Nominated
- 2023Golden Panda Award - Best Director for a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2023Imagen Award - Best Director - Feature Film:Nominated
- 2023LEJA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2023LEJA Award - Best Non-English Language Film:Winner
- 2023Special Silver Goddess - Cinematographic Excellence:Winner
- 2023FIPRESCI Prize - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 2023Platino Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2023Platino Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2023Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Director:Winner
- 2025Special Recognition - Cinematographic Merit (Mérito Cinematográfico):Winner