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Ira Sachs Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer

Awards

  • 1997Open Palm Award-: nominated
  • 1997Tiger Award-: nominated
  • 1997Special Programming Committee Award-Outstanding Emerging Talent: winner
  • 1997Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
  • 2005Grand Special Prize-: nominated
  • 2005Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: winner
  • 2010Teddy-Best Short Film: nominated
  • 2012Teddy-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2012Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Q Hugo Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2012Grand Jury Award-Outstanding Screenwriting: winner
  • 2012Jury Prize-Best Director: winner
  • 2012Grand Jury Prize-Feature Film Competition: winner
  • 2012Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
  • 2013Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2014Teddy-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014Top 10 Film Award-: nominated
  • 2014Grand Special Prize-: nominated
  • 2014Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2014Humanitas Prize-Sundance Film Category: nominated
  • 2014Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014Grand Jury Prize-Feature Film Competition: nominated
  • 2014Sunny Bunny Prize-Best LGBTQ Film: nominated
  • 2014Sebastiane Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2015Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2015Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2015Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
  • 2016Crystal Bear-Generation Kplus - Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2016Teddy-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2016Grand Special Prize-: winner
  • 2016Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2016Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2017Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2017Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2017Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2020CinEuphoria-Best Director - National Competition: nominated
  • 2023Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2023Panorama Audience Award-Feature Film: nominated
  • 2023Teddy-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2023Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2023Audience Prize-: nominated
  • 2024Dorian Award-LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year: nominated
  • 2024Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2025Teddy-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2025Albar-Best Film: nominated
  • 2026Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2026USC Scripter Award-Film: nominated