Jean-Luc Godard
Birth Name:
Jean-Luc Godard
Birth Place:
Paris, France
Profession
Director, Writer, Actor, Editor, Producer, Cinematographer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts
- Best known as a French-Swiss filmmaker and a pioneer of the 1960’s "French New Wave" film movement
- He won a special Golden Palm at the 71st "Cannes Film Festival" for his movie "The Image Book" and the entirety of his works
- He started his career as a film critic and denounced the prominence of established conventions in French cinema, instead of promoting innovation and experimentation
- He directed, wrote, edited and narrated his movie "The Image Book" presented at the "Cannes Film Festival" in 2018
Awards
- 1960Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1960Silver Berlin Bear - Best Director:Winner
- 1960Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1960Prix Jean Vigo - Feature Film:Winner
- 1961Silver Berlin Bear - Special Prize:Winner
- 1961Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1961Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1961Critics Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1961Golden CupWinner
- 1961Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
- 1962Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1962Special Jury PrizeWinner
- 1962Golden LionNominated
- 1962Pasinetti Award - Competition:Winner
- 1963Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1963Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1964Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1964Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1964Golden LionNominated
- 1965Golden Berlin BearWinner
- 1965Sutherland TrophyWinner
- 1965Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1965Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1965Golden LionNominated
- 1966Interfilm Award - Honorable MentionWinner
- 1966Youth Film Award - Best Feature Film Suitable for Young People:Winner
- 1966Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1966Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1967Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1967Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1967Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1967Special Jury PrizeWinner
- 1967Golden LionNominated
- 1968Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1969Bambi - Film - International:Winner
- 1969Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1969Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1969Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 1969Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 1969NSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1973Interfilm Award - Recommendation - Forum of New Cinema:Winner
- 1980Palme d'OrNominated
- 1981César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Nominated
- 1981César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Nominated
- 1981NSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1982Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1982Palme d'OrNominated
- 1983César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Nominated
- 1983César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Nominated
- 1983Golden LionWinner
- 1984Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1985Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1985OCIC Promotional Award - Honorable MentionWinner
- 1985Interfilm Award - Otto Dibelius Film Award - Competition:Winner
- 1985Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1985Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1985Palme d'OrNominated
- 1986César - Best French Language Film (Meilleur film francophone):Nominated
- 1986Rotterdam Award - Best Innovative Film:Winner
- 1987Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1987Palme d'OrNominated
- 1987Prix Louis DellucWinner
- 1987Tokyo Grand PrixNominated
- 1991Golden LionNominated
- 1991The President of the Italian Senate's Gold MedalWinner
- 1993Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1993Golden LionNominated
- 1996Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1996Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1996Golden LionNominated
- 2001Palme d'OrNominated
- 2001Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
- 2001Jury Special Prize - Best Film:Winner
- 2002Crystal Simorgh - International Competition - Best Film:Winner
- 2002Swiss Film Prize - Best Film (Bester Spielfilm):Nominated
- 2004European Film Award - European Screenwriter:Nominated
- 2004FIPRESCI Film of the YearWinner
- 2005Swiss Film Prize - Best Film (Bester Spielfilm):Nominated
- 2010Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2010Un Certain Regard AwardNominated
- 2010Independent/Experimental Film and Video AwardWinner
- 2014Top 10 Film AwardNominated
- 2014International Panorama - International Panorama:Nominated
- 2014Palme d'OrNominated
- 2014Jury PrizeWinner
- 2014Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll - Best Film:Nominated
- 2014ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014ICP Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2014ARRI/OSRAM Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 2014Prix Louis Delluc - Best Film:Nominated
- 2014VVFP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Abraccine Award - Best International Feature Film (Melhor Longa Estrangeiro):Winner
- 2015ICS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015ICS Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2015NSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2018Palme d'Or SpécialeWinner
- 2018Palme d'OrNominated
- 2018ICS Cannes Award - Grand Prix:Winner
- 2018Zabaltegi-Tabakalera PrizeNominated
- 2019Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2019Best Film of the 2010s - Best Film:Nominated
- 2019Swiss Film Prize - Best Editing (Beste Montage):Nominated
- 2020ICS Award - Best Editing:Nominated