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Guillaume Canet Biography

Birth Name:Guillaume Canet

Birth Place:Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Profession Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Music department

Fast Facts

In 2004, he won a NRJ Ciné Award for his work in "Jeux d'enfants․"
Received the Best Actor Award at the 2011 Rome Film Fest for his work in the film "Une vie meilleure․"
Won the 2007 Cabourg Romantic Film Festival Award for Best Actor
In September 2001, he got married to actress Diane Kruger
Studied the dramatic arts at the Cours Florent theatre school
Started performing in a circus when he was 10 years old
Has frequently worked on various projects with actor Gilles Lellouche

Awards

1999Best New Actor-: winner
1999César-Most Promising Actor (Meilleur jeune espoir masculin): nominated
2003César-Best First Work of Fiction (Meilleure première oeuvre de fiction): nominated
2003European Film Award-European Discovery: nominated
2004NRJ Ciné Award-Best Kiss (Meilleur baiser): winner
2007Best Actor-: winner
2007César-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
2007César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): winner
2007César-Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation): nominated
2007Globe de Cristal-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
2007Jacques Deray Prize-: winner
2007Lumiere Award-Best Screenplay (Meilleur scénario): nominated
2007Lumiere Award-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
2007Lumiere Award-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
2007World Audience Award-: winner
2007NRJ Ciné Award-French Actor of the Year (Le Frenchy de l'année): winner
2007Étoile d'Or-Best Screenplay (Scénario): nominated
2007Étoile d'Or-Best Director (Réalisateur): nominated
2009Edgar-Best Motion Picture Screenplay: nominated
2011EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
2011Best Actor-: winner
2013Lumiere Award-Best Actor (Meilleur comédien): nominated
2014Lumiere Award-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): nominated
2015César-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): nominated
2015Globe de Cristal-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): nominated
2015Lumiere Award-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): nominated
2017Audience Award-: nominated
2018César-Best Actor (Meilleur acteur): nominated
2019CinEuphoria-Best Duo - International Competition: nominated
2020César du Public-: nominated