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Anders Thomas Jensen Biography
Birth Name:Anders Thomas Jensen
Birth Place:Frederujsvaerk, Denmark
Profession Writer, Director, Script department, Actor
Fast Facts
- Recipient of the 2005 Nordisk Film Award
- Began writing in high school, with his first short published at 17-years-old
- Quote: "Writing is inventing․ Directing is finding out the things that it's not possible to do because of the limits of the real world or the financing․"
- Despite winning accolades for his work across the world, he has chosen to devote his work to Danish films and has decided against working on big budget blockbusters
- Gained international recognition beginning in the late '90s after landing Oscar nominations for "Ernst & the Light" and "Wolfgang"
- After years of working solely with short films, he made his feature length directorial debut with 2000's "Flickering Lights"
Awards
- 1997Oscar-Best Short Film, Live Action: nominated
- 1997Audience Award-Short Film: winner
- 1998Oscar-Best Short Film, Live Action: nominated
- 1998Special Mention - Short Film-: winner
- 2000Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskriptforfatter): nominated
- 2000Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskriptforfatter): nominated
- 2001Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
- 2001Audience Award-: winner
- 2001Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets originalmanuskript): nominated
- 2002Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets originalmanuskript): nominated
- 2002Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
- 2003British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2003Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets originalmanuskript): nominated
- 2004Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold-: winner
- 2004Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver-: winner
- 2004Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): nominated
- 2004Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
- 2004Directors' Week Award-Best Director: winner
- 2004Directors' Week Award-Best Film: winner
- 2004FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
- 2004Film Discovery Jury Award-Best Screenplay: winner
- 2005Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2005Robert-Best Screenplay, Original (Årets originalmanuskript): winner
- 2005European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
- 2005Audience Award-: winner
- 2005Audience Award-Best Foreign Feature Film: winner
- 2005International Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
- 2005Audience Award-: winner
- 2005Zulu-Best Film (Årets danske film): winner
- 2006Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
- 2006Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver-: winner
- 2006Pegasus Audience Award-: winner
- 2006Golden Raven-: winner
- 2006Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): winner
- 2006Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
- 2006Robert-Best Screenplay, Original (Årets originalmanuskript): winner
- 2006EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Film: nominated
- 2006Directors' Week Award-Best Screenplay: winner
- 2006Directors' Week Award-Best Film: winner
- 2006Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award-: winner
- 2006Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
- 2006Audience Award-: winner
- 2006Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
- 2006Best of Puchon-: winner
- 2006Audience Award-Best Dramatic Film: winner
- 2007Silver Scream Award-: winner
- 2007Robert-Best Screenplay, Original (Årets originalmanuskript): nominated
- 2007Silver Ribbon-Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo): nominated
- 2008Robert-Best Screenplay, Original (Årets originalmanuskript): nominated
- 2008Best Screenplay-: winner
- 2009Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): nominated
- 2010Best Screenplay-: winner
- 2011Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): nominated
- 2011European Film Award-European Film: nominated
- 2011European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
- 2013Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): nominated
- 2015Best Director-Comedy Features: winner
- 2015Silver Méliès Award-Best European Fantastic Feature Film: winner
- 2015Zulu-Best Film (Årets danske film): nominated
- 2016Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
- 2016Robert-Best Original Screenplay (Årets originale manuskript): nominated
- 2016Robert-Best Adapted Screenplay (Årets adapterede manuskript): winner
- 2016Audience Award-: nominated
- 2016Jury Prize-Best Director: winner
- 2016Jury Prize-Narrative Feature Film Competition: winner
- 2020Audience Award-Blockbuster Audience Award (Blockbuster Publikumsprisen): winner
- 2020Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
- 2020Robert-Best Adapted Screenplay (Årets adapterede manuskript): winner
- 2021Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
- 2021Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
- 2021Robert-Best Original Screenplay (Årets originale manuskript): nominated
- 2021Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
- 2021Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
- 2021Audience Award-Best International Feature: winner
- 2021Audience Award-Publikumspreis: nominated
- 2021Audience Award-Official Competition: nominated
- 2021IFJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2021IFJA Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2021ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: nominated
- 2021Oslo Grand Pix-Best Nordic Fiction Film: nominated
- 2021Zulu-Best Film (Årets film): nominated
- 2024Bodil-Best Screenplay (Bedste manuskript): nominated
- 2024Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): winner
- 2024Robert-Best Adapted Screenplay (Årets adapterede manuskript): winner
- 2025Méliès d'Argent-Best Feature: winner
- 2025Golden Giraldillo-Best Film: nominated
- 2026Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
- 2026Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
- 2026Audience Award-Nordisk Film Biografer Audience Award (Nordisk Film Biografers publikumspris): nominated