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Fatih Akin Biography

Birth Name:Fatih Akin

Birth Place:Hamburg, Germany

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Camera department

Awards

  • 1998Golden Leopard-: nominated
  • 1998Golden Alexander-: nominated
  • 1999Bavarian Film Award-Best Direction - Young Film (Regienachwuchspreis): winner
  • 1999Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
  • 2001Adolf Grimme Award-Fiction/Entertainment: winner
  • 2001Audience Award-: winner
  • 2003Guild Film Award - Silver-German Film (Deutscher Film): winner
  • 2003Best Documentary-: winner
  • 2004FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
  • 2004Golden Berlin Bear-: winner
  • 2004European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2004European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2004EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: winner
  • 2004Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): winner
  • 2004Guild Film Award - Gold-German Film (Deutscher Film): winner
  • 2004Best Film-: nominated
  • 2004Silver Mirror Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2004Grand Prize-: winner
  • 2004Audience Award-: winner
  • 2005Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2005Robert-Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2005David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
  • 2005Canvas Audience Award-: winner
  • 2005Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): winner
  • 2005Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 2005Luxembourg Film Award-Best European Film (Beschte Europäesche Film): winner
  • 2005Festival Award-Best Narrative Feature Director: winner
  • 2006Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2007Golden Orange-Best Director: winner
  • 2007Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2007Golden Kinnaree Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2007Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2007Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2007Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
  • 2007Lino Brocka Award-International Competition: winner
  • 2007European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2007European Film Award-European Film: nominated
  • 2007European Film Award-European Screenwriter: winner
  • 2007Lux Prize-: winner
  • 2007The Review Award-: winner
  • 2007Yesilçam Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2007Yesilçam Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2008Best Screenplay-National Competition: winner
  • 2008Bavarian Film Award-Best Director (Regiepreis): winner
  • 2008César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2008Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): winner
  • 2008Film Award in Gold-Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch): winner
  • 2008Film Award in Gold-Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm): winner
  • 2008Guldbagge-Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film): nominated
  • 2008Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2008Jury Prize-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2008Jury Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2009FCCA Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2009Film Award in Gold-Outstanding Feature Film (Programmfüllende Spielfilme): nominated
  • 2009Gopo Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2009Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
  • 2009Art Cinema Award-: winner
  • 2009ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2009Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2009Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2009Young Cinema Award-Best Film in Competition: winner
  • 2009Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2010Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2010David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
  • 2010European Film Award-European Film: nominated
  • 2010EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2010Film Award in Gold-Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
  • 2010Premio Sergio Amidei-: winner
  • 2012Art Cinema Award-: nominated
  • 2014Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014Art Cinema Award-: nominated
  • 2014Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2014Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2015Politiken's Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2015Audience Award 'Silver Sea-Gull'-Best Film: winner
  • 2017Special Award-: winner
  • 2017Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2017Krzysztof Kieslowski Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Young Audience Award-: winner
  • 2017Audience Award-: winner
  • 2017Main Prize of the Youth Jury-Feature Films For Youth: winner
  • 2018Bavarian Film Award-Best Direction (Regiepreis): winner
  • 2018Gemas Award-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
  • 2018Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
  • 2018EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2018Lost Weekend Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 2018Lost Weekend Award-Film You Will Find Yourself Remembering The Most: winner
  • 2018Film Award in Gold-Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
  • 2018Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
  • 2018Film Award in Gold-Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch): winner
  • 2018Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2019Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Audience Award-Most Shocking Film: winner
  • 2019Audience Award-Midnight Shivers: nominated
  • 2023Bavarian Film Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2023Film Award in Gold-Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated