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Jean-Jacques Annaud Biography

Birth Name:Jean-Jacques Annaud

Birth Place:Draveil, Essonne, France

Profession Director, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Has been made a Knight of the National Order of Merit
  • Won the 1988 César Award for Best Director
  • Studied at Louis Lumière School and La Fémis
  • Started out directing advertisements

Awards

  • 1977Golden Charybdis-: nominated
  • 1978Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1982César-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
  • 1982César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): winner
  • 1987César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
  • 1987René Clair Award-: winner
  • 1987Jupiter Award-Best International Film: winner
  • 1988Academy Award-: winner
  • 1989César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): winner
  • 1989César-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
  • 1990Guild Film Award - Silver-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
  • 1993César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 1998Guild Film Award - Gold-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
  • 2001EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: nominated
  • 2015Tiantan Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2015Jury Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2015Jury Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2015Golden Angel Award-Outstanding Film: winner
  • 2015Golden Lotus Awards-Best Director: winner
  • 2015Golden Lotus Awards-Best Picture: winner
  • 2015WGC Award-Outstanding Screenplay: nominated
  • 2016CCF Award-Outstanding Film: winner