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Jerzy Skolimowski Biography

Birth Name:Jerzy Skolimowski

Birth Place:Lódz, Poland

Profession Writer, Actor, Director, Producer, Editor, Art director

Fast Facts

Graduated from the National Film School in Lodz
Was a neighbor to Jimi Hendrix after he moved from Poland to London
Went to the same school as director Milos Forman and Ivan Passer and playwright Vaclav Havel

Awards

1966Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1967UNICRIT Award-: winner
1967Golden Berlin Bear-: winner
1968Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1968Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
1968Jury Special Prize-: winner
1972Palme d'Or-: nominated
1978Grand Prize of the Jury-: winner
1978Palme d'Or-: nominated
1982Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1982Palme d'Or-: nominated
1982Best Screenplay-: winner
1982Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Nebenrolle): winner
1983Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Film: winner
1984Palme d'Or-: nominated
1985Special Jury Prize-: winner
1985Golden Lion-: nominated
1989Palme d'Or-: nominated
2008Golden Frog-Polish Films Competition: nominated
2008SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
2008C.I.C.A.E. Award-: nominated
2008Critics Award-: nominated
2008Honorable Mention-: winner
2008Special Jury Prize-: winner
2008Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
2009Krzysztof Kieslowski Beyond Borders Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2009Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): winner
2009Eagle-Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz): nominated
2009Hollywood Eagle Award-Best Film: nominated
2010Crystal Arrow-: nominated
2010Best Film-International Competition: winner
2010'CinemAvvenire' Award-Best Film: winner
2010Special Jury Prize-: winner
2010Golden Lion-: nominated
2011Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2011Audience Award-Best Film: winner
2011Eagle-Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz): nominated
2011Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): winner
2011Golden Lions-Best Directing: winner
2011Golden Lions-Best Film: winner
2015Best Film-Official Competition: nominated
2015Crystal Arrow-: nominated
2015Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award-Best Film: winner
2015Special Jury Prize-Main Competition: winner
2015Golden Lions-Best Film: nominated
2015Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award - Special Mention-: winner
2015Golden Lion-: nominated
2015Green Drop Award-: nominated
2016Critics' Prize-Best Feature Film: winner
2016Audience Award-Best International Director: winner
2016Special Award-: winner
2016Eagle-Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz): nominated
2016Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): nominated
2017Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
2022Golden Reel-Best Polish Film: winner
2022Cinema Extraordinaire-: nominated
2022Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2022Palme d'Or-: nominated
2022Jury Prize-: winner
2022Emeric Pressburger Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2022Cineuropa's Best of Year-Best Film: winner
2022Krzysztof Kieslowski Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2022European Film Award-European Director: nominated
2022European University Film Award-: winner
2022Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
2022Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless Award-: winner
2022ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
2022Best Film Award-Out of Competition: nominated
2022Narrative Feature Competition-: nominated
2022People's Choice Award-Gala-Best Film: nominated
2022Golden Lions-Best Film: nominated
2022Chicago Film Critics Award-Best Film: winner
2022Special Jury Prize-Feature Film Competition: winner
2022Arab Critics' Award-Best Film: winner
2022Ribera de Duero Award-Best Director: winner
2022Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
2023Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2023Jury Prize-Best Polish Film: nominated
2023CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: winner
2023CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
2023CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
2023Cinema for Peace Award-International Green Film Award: nominated
2023East European Flicks Awards - Golden Palacinka-Best Film: nominated
2023East European Flicks Awards - Golden Palacinka-Best Director: nominated
2023César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2023Krzysztof Krauze Award-Best Director: nominated
2023DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2023ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2023ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
2023LEJA Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
2023FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
2023Eagle-Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz): winner
2023Eagle-Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria): winner
2023Eagle-Best Film (Najlepszy Film): winner
2023SFCS Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
2023Pinoy Rebyu Award-Best International Film: nominated
2023Crème de la Crème Award-: nominated