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Jean-Marc Vallée Biography

Birth Name:Jean-Marc Vallée

Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Profession Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • His first feature-length film, "Black List", would earn nine Genie Award nominations and become Quebec's highest grossing film of 1995
  • Studied filmmaking at College Ahuntsic, as well as the University of Quebec at Montreal

Awards

  • 1996Genie-Best Achievement in Direction: nominated
  • 1996Genie-Best Achievement in Editing: nominated
  • 1996Genie-Best Short Film: winner
  • 2005Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2005Audience Award-People's Choice Award: winner
  • 2005Screen International Award-: nominated
  • 2005Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: nominated
  • 2005Special Prize of the Young Jury-Best Feature: winner
  • 2005Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2005Best Director-: winner
  • 2005Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2005Golden Star-: nominated
  • 2005Best Canadian Feature Film-: winner
  • 2005Fedeora Award-Best Film (Venice Days): nominated
  • 2006BIFF Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2006Golden Reel Award-: winner
  • 2006Genie-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
  • 2006Genie-Best Motion Picture: winner
  • 2006Genie-Best Achievement in Direction: winner
  • 2006Jutra-Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario): winner
  • 2006Jutra-Best Film (Meilleur Film): winner
  • 2006Jutra-Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation): winner
  • 2007Lumiere Award-Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone): nominated
  • 2008Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2009Audience Award-: winner
  • 2009Audience Award-Best Narrative Film: winner
  • 2011Canadian Award-Best Canadian Feature: winner
  • 2011Rogers Award-Best Canadian Film: nominated
  • 2011Fedeora Award-Best Film (Venice Days): nominated
  • 2012Genie-Best Achievement in Direction: nominated
  • 2012Genie-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
  • 2012Genie-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2012Jutra-Most Successful Film Outside Quebec: nominated
  • 2012Jutra-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2012VFCC Award-Best Canadian Film: winner
  • 2012VFCC Award-Best Director - Canadian Film: nominated
  • 2013Audience Award-U.S. Cinema: nominated
  • 2013Golden Butterfly-: winner
  • 2013Audience Award-: winner
  • 2013Golden Marc'Aurelio Award-: nominated
  • 2013Sebastiane Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2014Oscar-Best Achievement in Film Editing: nominated
  • 2014Audience Choice Award-Audience Choice Award: nominated
  • 2014Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
  • 2014Hollywood Film Award-Best Breakthrough Director: winner
  • 2014Best North American Independent Film-: nominated
  • 2015Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
  • 2015Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
  • 2015Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2015The Pearl-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2016MovieZone Award-: nominated
  • 2016Audience Award-Headliners: winner
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or a Movie: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special: winner
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Limited Series: winner
  • 2018Eddie-Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television: nominated
  • 2018DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries: winner
  • 2018Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series - Longform: nominated
  • 2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2019Eddie-Best Edited Limited Series or Motion Picture for Television: nominated
  • 2019DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series: nominated
  • 2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Limited Series: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie: nominated
  • 2020PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated