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Darren Aronofsky

Birth Name:
Darren Aronofsky
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Assistant director, Actor, Soundtrack, Editorial department
Darren Aronofsky

Fast Facts

  • Received the 2014 Filmmaker Award from the Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Awards
  • Was honored by the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2018 for his work supporting the arts
  • Graduated from Harvard University in 1991
  • Became interested in filmmaking in his youth after seeing the films of directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Spike Lee and Jim Jarmusch
  • Quote: "You have to be memorable if you want people to be thinking about it thirty seconds after it happens․ I don't think it matters, the reaction, as long as they're reacting․"
  • Was a college roommate of special effects supervisor Dan Schrecker
  • Was offered to direct "Batman Begins․"

Awards

  • 1998Grand Special PrizeNominated
  • 1998Best International FilmNominated
  • 1998Grand Prix Asturias - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 1998Open Palm AwardWinner
  • 1998Directing Award - Dramatic:Winner
  • 1998Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic:Nominated
  • 1998FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention - International Competition:Winner
  • 1998Golden AlexanderNominated
  • 1999Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1999Special MentionWinner
  • 1999Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
  • 1999Independent Spirit Award - Best First Screenplay:Winner
  • 1999FFCC Award - Newcomer of the Year:Winner
  • 2000ACCA - Best Director:Winner
  • 2000ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2000Bram Stoker Award - Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2000Bronze HorseNominated
  • 2000Golden Spike - Best Film:Winner
  • 2001CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001Chlotrudis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2001Chainsaw Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2001Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
  • 2001OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001OFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2001PFCS Award - Best Screenplay - Adaptation:Nominated
  • 2001PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001SEFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2001International Jury Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2006Grand PrixNominated
  • 2006Feature Film Prize in Science and TechnologyWinner
  • 2006Golden LionNominated
  • 2008DFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2008Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2008Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2008KCFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2008Audience AwardWinner
  • 2008Golden LionWinner
  • 2008Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Director:Winner
  • 2009David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 2009Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Winner
  • 2009Silver Ribbon - Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo):Nominated
  • 2009IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Nominated
  • 2009ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2009OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010AFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2010Davis Award - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
  • 2010ACCA - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
  • 2010Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2010BSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010FCCA Award - Best Foreign Film - English Language:Nominated
  • 2010Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2010Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2010HFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010IGN Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010IFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2010Sierra Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010Rondo Statuette - Best Film:Winner
  • 2010SDFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2010SFFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2010Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010SLFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010TFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010Queer Lion AwardNominated
  • 2010Golden LionNominated
  • 2010VVFP Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010WAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
  • 2011Award of the Argentinean Academy - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 2011Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011EDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Nominated
  • 2011David Lean Award for Direction - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Blue Ribbon Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2011COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 2011DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2011DFCC - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2011Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
  • 2011Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2011ICS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011INOCA - Best Director:Winner
  • 2011Silver Ribbon - Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo):Nominated
  • 2011IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Nominated
  • 2011IOMA - Best Picture (Miglior film):Nominated
  • 2011ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2011OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Scream Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2011VFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2012Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2012CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award:Winner
  • 2012CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2012CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2012CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - International Competition:Winner
  • 2012Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
  • 2012César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
  • 2012Robert - Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2012Ole - Best Foreign Film (Bedste udenlandske film):Nominated
  • 2015Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2016ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2016Behind the Camera Award - Producer:Winner
  • 2017Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders) - Honorable Mentions:Winner
  • 2017Emeric Pressburger PrizeNominated
  • 2017Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2017Fright Meter Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017Fright Meter Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2017OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2017Audience Award - City of Donostia Audience Award:Nominated
  • 2017Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2018EDA Special Mention Award - Hall of Shame:Nominated
  • 2018Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2018Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - International Competition:Winner
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2018Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
  • 2020Audience Award - Best Feature Film:Winner
  • 2021Coral Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2022Rare Pearl AwardWinner
  • 2022Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
  • 2022IFJA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2022Sierra Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2022Best Film Award - Out of Competition:Nominated
  • 2022Audience Award - U.S. Cinema:Winner
  • 2022Junior JuryWinner
  • 2022Queer Lion AwardNominated
  • 2022Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola AwardWinner
  • 2022Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award - Best Film in a Foreign Language:Winner
  • 2022Premio CinemaSarà AwardWinner
  • 2022Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2022Interfilm Award - 10th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue:Winner
  • 2023Windie - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2023CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2023Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Production:Nominated
  • 2023Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:Nominated
  • 2023Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
  • 2023PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2023PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking:Winner
  • 2023Aurora AwardNominated
  • 2024Robert - Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film):Nominated
  • 2025Cinema for Peace Award - International Green Film Award:Nominated
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