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Denys Arcand

Birth Name:
Denys Arcand
Birth Place:
Deschambault, Québec, Canada
Profession
Director, Actor, Writer, Editor, Soundtrack
Denys Arcand

Fast Facts

  • Was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2004
  • Studied history at the University of Montreal
  • Worked for the National Film Board of Canada
  • Well known for his film "Les invasions barbares․"

Awards

  • 1973Etrog - Best Screenplay (Feature):Winner
  • 1986FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
  • 1986Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 1986People's Choice AwardWinner
  • 1986Best Canadian Feature FilmWinner
  • 1986Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1987Genie - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
  • 1987Genie - Best Achievement in Direction:Winner
  • 1989Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1989Jury PrizeWinner
  • 1989Prize of the Ecumenical JuryWinner
  • 1989Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 1989International Critics' AwardWinner
  • 1990Genie - Best Achievement in Direction:Winner
  • 1990Genie - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
  • 1990Golden Space Needle Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1991Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
  • 1991BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Nominated
  • 1997Gémeaux - Best Direction - Dramatic Program (Meilleure réalisation: Émission dramatique):Winner
  • 2001Genie - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2001WGC AwardWinner
  • 2003Honorable Mention - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2003Best ScreenplayWinner
  • 2003Palme d'OrNominated
  • 2003Best Canadian FilmWinner
  • 2003Audience AwardWinner
  • 2003Screen International AwardWinner
  • 2003Golden Aries - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 2003TFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2003Best Canadian Feature FilmWinner
  • 2003Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2003Audience Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2004Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Film not in the English Language:Nominated
  • 2004Golden Kinnaree Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2004César - Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation):Winner
  • 2004César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 2004César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Winner
  • 2004David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 2004DGC Craft Award - Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Feature Film:Winner
  • 2004DGC Team Award - Outstanding Achievement in a Feature Film:Winner
  • 2004Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 2004Genie - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
  • 2004Genie - Best Achievement in Direction:Winner
  • 2004INOCA - Best Non-English Language Film:Winner
  • 2004Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 2004IOMA - Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale):Nominated
  • 2004Jutra - Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario):Winner
  • 2004Special JutraWinner
  • 2004Jutra - Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation):Winner
  • 2004Lumiere Award - Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone):Winner
  • 2004Premio Guarani - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 2004Critics Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 2004Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 2004VFCC Award - Best Director - Canadian Film:Winner
  • 2005Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera en Idioma no Español):Nominated
  • 2005Czech Lion - Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film):Winner
  • 2008Genie - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 2008Genie - Best Achievement in Direction:Nominated
  • 2008Jutra - Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario):Nominated
  • 2008Jutra - Best Achievement in Directing (Meilleure Réalisation):Nominated
  • 2014Audience Choice Award - Audience Choice Award:Nominated
  • 2014Critics AwardNominated
  • 2018Best Canadian Feature FilmNominated
  • 2018Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2018FIPRESCI Prize - Best Film:Winner
  • 2019Prix Iris - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Winner
  • 2019Prix Iris - Public Prize:Nominated
  • 2023Jury Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2024Prix Iris - Michel-Côté Public Prize:Nominated
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