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Julian Schnabel Biography

Birth Name:Julian Schnabel

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession Director, Writer, Soundtrack, Music department, Producer, Actor, Editor, Art department

Fast Facts

Was admitted to the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York
Received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Houston
Made his directorial debut with the 1996 biopic "Basquiat․"
Quote: "When I made my first film, 'Basquiat,' I think one of the criticisms was that the way I work is episodic․ Later, as people started to look at the movies, they started to realize that maybe that's my style․"
As an accomplished artist, he had his first solo show at the Mary Boone gallery in New York in 1979

Awards

1996Golden Lion-: nominated
2000Grand Special Jury Prize-: winner
2000Golden Lion-: nominated
2000OCIC Award - Honorable Mention-: winner
2001Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
2007Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2007EDA Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2007EDA Award-Best Director: nominated
2007BSFC Award-Best Director: winner
2007Best Director-: winner
2007Palme d'Or-: nominated
2007DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2007DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2007Jury Award-Best Film: winner
2007Feature Film Prize in Science and Technology-: winner
2007KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2007LAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2007LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2007Audience Award-European Film: winner
2007Auteur Award-: winner
2007SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2007Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
2007VVFP Award-Best Film: nominated
2008Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: nominated
2008Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
2008Honorable Mention-Best Foreign Film: winner
2008BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
2008Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
2008Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
2008Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
2008Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
2008César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
2008César-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
2008David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
2008DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
2008DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2008Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: winner
2008Globe de Cristal-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
2008Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
2008Guild Film Award - Gold-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
2008ICS Award-Best Director: winner
2008INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: winner
2008INOCA-Best Director: nominated
2008Silver Ribbon-Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo): nominated
2008IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): winner
2008IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
2008Lumiere Award-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
2008Lumiere Award-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
2008NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2008OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2008OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2009Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
2009Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2009FCCA Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2009Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2010CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: winner
2010CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
2010Douglas Sirk Award-: winner
2010UNESCO Award-: winner
2010UNICEF Award-: winner
2010Golden Lion-: nominated
2018Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2018Green Drop Award-: winner