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Lars von Trier Biography

Birth Name:Lars Trier

Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark

Profession Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Camera department, Soundtrack, Script department, Cinematographer, Editor, Art department, Music department

Awards

  • 1984Technical Grand Prize-: winner
  • 1984Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1984Silver Hugo-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 1984Josef von Sternberg Award-: winner
  • 1985Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 1985Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): winner
  • 1985Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): winner
  • 1986International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1986International Fantasy Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1987Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 1988International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1991Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1991Best Artistic Contribution-: winner
  • 1991Technical Grand Prize-: winner
  • 1991Jury Prize-: winner
  • 1991Grand Prix-: winner
  • 1991Best Film-: winner
  • 1991Bronze Horse-: winner
  • 1992Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): winner
  • 1992Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): winner
  • 1992International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1992International Fantasy Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1992Special Jury Prize for Artistic Merit-: winner
  • 1995Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): winner
  • 1995Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): winner
  • 1995Crystal Globe-: nominated
  • 1995Best Director-: winner
  • 1996Amanda-Best Nordic Feature Film (Nordisk Amanda): winner
  • 1996International Award-Best International Film or Video over 60 Minutes: winner
  • 1996Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)-Honorable Mentions: nominated
  • 1996BSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1996Grand Prize of the Jury-: winner
  • 1996Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1996FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 1996President Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1996Bronze Cable for Innovation-: winner
  • 1996Adolf Grimme Award-Series/Miniseries: winner
  • 1996Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
  • 1996Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature Film-: winner
  • 1996NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1996FIPRESCI Prize-Northern Lights Section: winner
  • 1996Most Popular Film-: winner
  • 1997Golden Reel-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 1997Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): winner
  • 1997CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1997César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
  • 1997Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): winner
  • 1997Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): winner
  • 1997Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1997Fotogramas de Plata-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 1997Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
  • 1997European Silver Ribbon-: nominated
  • 1997NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1997Golden Satellite Award-Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language: winner
  • 1997Golden Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1997Best Film-: winner
  • 1998FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 1998Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1998Czech Lion-Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film): winner
  • 1998European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 1998Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 1998Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1999Golden Reel-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 1999Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
  • 1999International Fantasy Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1999International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1999International Fantasy Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1999Golden Aries-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2000Palme d'Or-: winner
  • 2000EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: winner
  • 2000Golden Aries-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2000Audience Award-: winner
  • 2001ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2001Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 2001Blue Ribbon Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 2001Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
  • 2001CFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 2001Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2001César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2001Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
  • 2001Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2001Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2001Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): winner
  • 2001OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Song: winner
  • 2001OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 2001OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
  • 2001OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 2001OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2001PFCS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2001Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2001Audience Award-Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2001Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2001Critics Award-Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2001Golden Satellite Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2001Audience Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2003CPH:DOX Award-: nominated
  • 2003Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2003Honorary Award-: winner
  • 2003EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: nominated
  • 2003European Film Award-European Director: winner
  • 2003European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
  • 2003European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2003Golden Aries-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2003Upstream Prize-Best Film: nominated
  • 2004Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): winner
  • 2004César-Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne): nominated
  • 2004Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
  • 2004Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
  • 2004Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): winner
  • 2004David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): winner
  • 2004Golden Eagle-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2004Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
  • 2004Guild Film Award - Silver-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
  • 2004Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 2004IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): winner
  • 2004FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 2004Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2005Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2005Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2005INOCA-Best Director: nominated
  • 2005INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2005Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2005Audience Award-Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2005Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2005Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 200550th Anniversary Prize-Best Film: winner
  • 2006Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
  • 2006Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
  • 2006Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
  • 2006Robert-Best Screenplay, Original (Årets originalmanuskript): nominated
  • 2006Golden Seashell-: nominated
  • 2007Robert-Best Screenplay, Original (Årets originalmanuskript): nominated
  • 2009EDA Special Mention Award-Hall of Shame: nominated
  • 2009Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2009European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2009Fright Meter Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2009Titra Film Award-: winner
  • 2009Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2009Nordic Council's Film Prize-: winner
  • 2009White Elephant-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2010Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): winner
  • 2010Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): winner
  • 2010Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): winner
  • 2010Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): winner
  • 2010Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2010Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Film: winner
  • 2010Zulu-Best Film (Årets danske film): nominated
  • 2011Honorable Mention-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2011Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2011DFCC-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2011European Film Award-European Film: winner
  • 2011European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2011Gopo Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2011ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011VVFP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
  • 2012AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2012Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): winner
  • 2012COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2012Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): winner
  • 2012Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): winner
  • 2012Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): winner
  • 2012David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
  • 2012DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2012Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2012Gaudí Award-Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea): nominated
  • 2012Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: winner
  • 2012Gopo Award-Best European Film: winner
  • 2012Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
  • 2012INOCA-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Silver Ribbon-Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo): nominated
  • 2012IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
  • 2012IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): nominated
  • 2012IOMA-Special Prize for the Best European Film (Premio speciale al miglior film europeo): winner
  • 2012NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Ole-Best Film (Bedste film): winner
  • 2012OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012White Elephant-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2012Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2012Sun in a Net-Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film): winner
  • 2012Zulu-Best Film (Årets danske film): nominated
  • 2014Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
  • 2014Top 10 Film Award-: nominated
  • 2014European Film Award-European Film: nominated
  • 2014EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2014Halfway Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
  • 2014Ole-Best Film (Bedste film): winner
  • 2014Zulu-Best Film (Årets danske film): nominated
  • 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2015Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): winner
  • 2015Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2015Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): winner
  • 2015Robert-Best Original Screenplay (Årets originale manuskript): winner
  • 2015Gopo Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2015IOMA-Best European Film (Miglior film europeo): winner
  • 2015Eagle-Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski): nominated
  • 2018Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Octopus d'Or-Best International Feature Film: nominated
  • 2018Melies D'Argent-Feature Film: winner
  • 2018Art Cinema Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2018Monster Fest Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019Festival Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2019Festival Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2019Best Film of the 2010s-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
  • 2019Robert-Best Original Screenplay (Årets originale manuskript): nominated
  • 2019Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
  • 2020Gopo Award-Best European Film (Cel mai bun film european): nominated
  • 2023Robert-Best TV Series (Årets tv-serie): nominated