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Andrea Arnold

Birth Name:
Andrea P. Arnold
Birth Place:
Kent, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer, Actress
Andrea Arnold

Fast Facts

  • Named the first-ever "filmmaker in residence" at the New York Film Festival in 2013
  • A regular at film festivals around the globe since the early '90s, she was named the jury chairwoman at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014
  • Studied at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles
  • Interested in writing and performing since her childhood, he would leave school at 16 to pursue acting full time
  • Quote: "I grew up in a working class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know․"
  • Earned her first on-screen role as a background dancer on "Top of the Pops" before eventually earning her first speaking credits on "No․ 73․"
  • Entered the industry in the early '90s as a writer for various children's programs before transitioning to the directing chair

Awards

  • 2001Jameson Short Film AwardWinner
  • 2003Youth Jury Award - Special Mention:Winner
  • 2003Best Short FilmWinner
  • 2003Jury Prize - Best Short Film in Video:Winner
  • 2004"La Femis" Scholars' AwardWinner
  • 2004Special Jury AwardWinner
  • 2004Bermuda Shorts AwardWinner
  • 2004Audience Award - Best Short Film:Winner
  • 2004International Jury Award - Best International Short Film:Winner
  • 2004Youth Jury Award - Best International Short:Winner
  • 2004Best European Short Film - Special MentionWinner
  • 2004Audience AwardWinner
  • 2004Highly CommendedWinner
  • 2004Golden DragonWinner
  • 2004Don Quixote Award - Special MentionWinner
  • 2004Prize of the Ministry for Development, Culture and SportsWinner
  • 2004Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Honorable MentionWinner
  • 2004Main PrizeWinner
  • 2004Best of the FestivalWinner
  • 2004Best International Short FilmWinner
  • 2004Best Live-Action ShortWinner
  • 2005Oscar - Best Short Film, Live Action:Winner
  • 2005International Competition - Best Short Film Direction:Winner
  • 2005Special Jury Prize - Best Short Film:Winner
  • 2005Short Filmmaking Award - International:Winner
  • 2006BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2006Sutherland TrophyWinner
  • 2006Douglas Hickox AwardNominated
  • 2006Palme d'OrNominated
  • 2006Jury PrizeWinner
  • 2006Coup de CoeurWinner
  • 2006DFCC - Breakthrough Artist:Nominated
  • 2007International Feature Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2007Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising NewcomerWinner
  • 2007International Debut AwardWinner
  • 2007ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2007ALFS Award - British Newcomer of the Year:Winner
  • 2007FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
  • 2007Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic Features - World Cinema Competition:Winner
  • 2007Special MentionWinner
  • 2007Best First Time DirectorWinner
  • 2007Capital Focus AwardWinner
  • 2009New Lights CompetitionWinner
  • 2009British Independent Film Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2009British Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009Jury PrizeWinner
  • 2009Palme d'OrNominated
  • 2009Special Jury PrizeWinner
  • 2009Silver Hugo - Jury Special Prize:Winner
  • 2009European Film Award - European Film:Nominated
  • 2009European Film Award - European Director:Nominated
  • 2009FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
  • 2009Propeller of MotovunWinner
  • 2009Norwegian Film Critics AwardWinner
  • 2009Bronze HorseNominated
  • 2010Honorable Mention - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2010Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmWinner
  • 2010Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2010Directors' Week Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2010Directors' Week Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2010ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Winner
  • 2011EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Screenwriter:Nominated
  • 2011EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director:Nominated
  • 2011Bodil - Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2011Robert - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2011Guldbagge - Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film):Nominated
  • 2011Bronze Horse - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2011Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2011Golden LionNominated
  • 2012FIPRESCI Prize - International Competition:Winner
  • 2012ARRI Award - Best International Film:Nominated
  • 2013EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director:Nominated
  • 2016Premio Cinemex - Los Cabos Competition:Winner
  • 2016British Independent Film Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016British Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special MentionWinner
  • 2016Jury PrizeWinner
  • 2016Palme d'OrNominated
  • 2016Art Cinema Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2016Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2016FIPRESCI Prize - Competition:Winner
  • 2017EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director:Nominated
  • 2017EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Screenwriter:Nominated
  • 2017BAFTA Film Award - Outstanding British Film of the Year:Nominated
  • 2017Black Reel - Outstanding Independent Feature:Winner
  • 2017British Screenwriters' Award - Best British Feature Film Writing:Nominated
  • 2017Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2018Bodil - Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode:Nominated
  • 2020PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
  • 2021Special Mention - Best Documentary:Winner
  • 2021Golden Athena - Best Documentary:Nominated
  • 2021Grierson Award - Documentary Film:Nominated
  • 2021British Independent Film Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
  • 2021Golden EyeNominated
  • 2021Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless AwardWinner
  • 2021Best Documentary - Best International Documentary:Winner
  • 2021Chantel Akerman Award - Best Experimental Documentary:Nominated
  • 2021Award for International Cinema - The Nechama Rivilin Award for Best International Film:Nominated
  • 2021Golden Giraldillo - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2022BAFTA Film Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
  • 2022Global Health Competition - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2022Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best First Documentary Feature:Nominated
  • 2022Documentary AwardNominated
  • 2022Grand Prix Bank Millenium AwardNominated
  • 2022Green Warsaw Award - Best Ecology Themed Documentary:Winner
  • 2022Freedom Prize - Special MentionWinner
  • 2024British Independent Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2024Queer PalmNominated
  • 2024Palme d'OrNominated
  • 2024European Film Award - European Director:Nominated
  • 2024Carmel International Competition - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2024Douglas Sirk AwardWinner
  • 2024Junior JuryWinner
  • 2025EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director:Nominated
  • 2025EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Screenwriter:Nominated
  • 2025BAFTA Film Award - Outstanding British Film of the Year:Nominated
  • 2025Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2025Chlotrudis Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2025CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2025Audience Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2025Audience Award - Feature Film:Nominated
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