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Álex de la Iglesia Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack, Art director, Script department

Awards

  • 1993Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 1993Golden Precolumbian Circle-Best Film: nominated
  • 1993Goya-Best New Director (Mejor Director Novel): nominated
  • 1995Best Film-: nominated
  • 1996Golden Raven-: winner
  • 1996Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver-: winner
  • 1996Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold-: winner
  • 1996CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
  • 1996Goya-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
  • 1996Goya-Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original): nominated
  • 1996Grand Prize-: winner
  • 1997Best International Film-: winner
  • 1998Special Mention-: winner
  • 1998Best Film-: winner
  • 1998Golden Kikito-Best Film (Melhor Filme): nominated
  • 2000Chainsaw Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2000Golden Seashell-: nominated
  • 2001CinéLive Readers Award-: winner
  • 2001Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2001Fotogramas de Plata-Best Spanish Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
  • 2001Goya-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
  • 2001Goya-Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original): nominated
  • 2001"La Navaja de Buñuel" Award-: winner
  • 2001Golden Star-: nominated
  • 2001Best Director-: winner
  • 2004Golden Star-: nominated
  • 2005EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: nominated
  • 2005European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2005Youth Jury Award-: winner
  • 2006Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): nominated
  • 2008Audience Award-: winner
  • 2009CEC Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted (Mejor Guión Adaptado): nominated
  • 2009Goya-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
  • 2009Goya-Best Adapted Screenplay (Mejor Guión Adaptado): nominated
  • 2010Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2010Golden Osella-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2010Young Cinema Award-Best Film in Competition: winner
  • 2010Silver Lion-Best Director: winner
  • 2011Goya-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
  • 2011Goya-Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original): nominated
  • 2011Youth Jury Award-: winner
  • 2012Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana): winner
  • 2012Golden Duke-International Competition: nominated
  • 2013IOMA-Special Prize for the Best European Film (Premio speciale al miglior film europeo): nominated
  • 2013People's Choice Award-Midnight Madness: nominated
  • 2014Pegasus Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2014Golden Raven-International Competition: winner
  • 2014Audience Choice Award-Audience Choice Award: nominated
  • 2014International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014Audience Jury Award-: winner
  • 2014Feroz Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014Fotogramas de Plata-Audience Award - Best Spanish Film: winner
  • 2014José María Forqué Award-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2014Venezia Classici Award-Venice Days Award: nominated
  • 2015Chainsaw Award-Best Foreign-Language Film: nominated
  • 2016Feroz Award-Best Film: Comedy: nominated
  • 2017Narcisse Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Silver Méliès Award-Best European Fantastic Feature Film: winner
  • 2018ASECAN Award-Best Spanish Film: nominated
  • 2018CEC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay (Mejor Guión Adaptado): nominated
  • 2018CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
  • 2018Fotogramas de Plata-Audience Award - Best Spanish Film: nominated
  • 2018AVAV-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018AVAV-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018Platino Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019Cine Latino Award-: nominated
  • 2021National TV Series Contest-Best Drama Showrunner: winner
  • 2021Feroz Award-Best Drama Series: nominated
  • 2021Platino Award-Best Creator of a Miniseries or TV-Series: nominated
  • 2023Feroz Award-Best Film: Comedy: nominated
  • 2023Yoga Award-Worst Spanish Director: winner
  • 2024Platino Award-Best Creator of a Miniseries or TV-Series: nominated