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Luc Dardenne Biography

Birth Name:Luc Dardenne

Birth Place:Awirs, Wallonia, Belgium

Profession Producer, Director, Writer

Fast Facts

  • His film "Rosetta" won his first Palm d'Or in 1999 at the Cannes Film Festival
  • Quote: "Film-makers in Belgium are seen as arts and crafts makers․ It is a small country․ There is not really a film industry there at all․"
  • Quote: "That happens a lot with experienced actors․ They close down and protect themselves, and then all you get are the same mannerisms, the same tricks, the same character․"
  • Often collaborates with his brother Jean-Pierre on most of features that involve the poor or lower class citizens
  • Began his career in the late '70s on various documentaries with his brother before officially branching into feature films much later
  • Established the production company Derives in 1975
  • Often uses handheld cameras and natural lighting while directing

Awards

  • 1996André Cavens Award-: winner
  • 1996SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
  • 1996Audience Award-: winner
  • 1996Golden Bayard-Best Film (Meilleur Film Francophone): winner
  • 1996Golden Spike-: winner
  • 1996FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 1997Best Belgian Film-: winner
  • 1997César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 1997Joseph Plateau Award-Best Belgian Director: winner
  • 1997LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 1997C.I.F.E.J. Award-: winner
  • 1998Crystal Simorgh-International Competition - Best Film: winner
  • 1998Golden Satellite Award-Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language: nominated
  • 1999André Cavens Award-: winner
  • 1999Palme d'Or-: winner
  • 1999Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-: winner
  • 1999European Film Award-European Film: nominated
  • 1999Joseph Plateau Award-Best Belgian Screenplay 1984-1999: nominated
  • 2000Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2000Golden Pegasus-Best Director: winner
  • 2000Joseph Plateau Award-Best Belgian Director: winner
  • 2000Bayard of the Bayards-: winner
  • 2002André Cavens Award-: winner
  • 2002Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2002Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2002EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: nominated
  • 2002Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2003Crystal Simorgh-International Competition - Best Film: winner
  • 2003Joseph Plateau Award-Best Belgian Director: winner
  • 2003Joseph Plateau Award-Best Belgian Screenplay: nominated
  • 2003Lumiere Award-Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone): winner
  • 2005André Cavens Award-: winner
  • 2005Palme d'Or-: winner
  • 2005European Film Award-European Film: nominated
  • 2005Golden Aries-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2006César-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
  • 2006César-Best Original Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original): nominated
  • 2006César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
  • 2006David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
  • 2006EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2006Guldbagge-Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film): winner
  • 2006ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2006Joseph Plateau Award-Best Belgian Screenplay (Beste Belgische scenarist): winner
  • 2006Joseph Plateau Award-Best Belgian Director (Beste Belgische Regisseur): winner
  • 2006Lumiere Award-Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone): winner
  • 2006TFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2006Best Film-: winner
  • 2007Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2007Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2007Gopo Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2007INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
  • 2007Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2008Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2008Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2008Lux Prize-: winner
  • 2009César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2009Lumiere Award-Best French Language Film (Meilleur film francophone): winner
  • 2010Gopo Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2011Best Film-: nominated
  • 2011Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2011Grand Prize of the Jury-: winner
  • 2011European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2011European Film Award-European Screenwriter: winner
  • 2011European Film Award-European Film: nominated
  • 2011Golden Pegasus-Best Director: winner
  • 2011EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2012Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2012Magritte Award-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
  • 2012Magritte Award-Best Script (Meilleur scénario original ou adaptation): nominated
  • 2012Magritte Award-Best Director (Meilleure réalisation): nominated
  • 2012Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2013Robert-Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2013Gopo Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2014André Cavens Award-: winner
  • 2014Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2014Audience Choice Award-Audience Choice Award: nominated
  • 2014DFCC-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2014European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2014Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014ICS Cannes Award-Grand Prix: winner
  • 2014ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2014OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: winner
  • 2014Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2015ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2015EDA Award-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
  • 2015BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
  • 2015Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award: winner
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
  • 2015Cinema Bloggers Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2015CCOP-Best Film Not in the Portuguese/English Language (Melhor Filme em Língua Não-Portuguesa/Inglesa): winner
  • 2015César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2015Robert-Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2015Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2015Globe de Cristal-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
  • 2015Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2015Guldbagge-Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film): winner
  • 2015INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: winner
  • 2015IOMA-Best European Film (Miglior film europeo): nominated
  • 2015Lumiere Award-Best French-Language Foreign Film (Meilleur film francophone hors de France): winner
  • 2015Magritte Award-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
  • 2015Magritte Award-Best Director (Meilleure réalisation): winner
  • 2015Magritte Award-Best Script (Meilleur scénario original ou adaptation): nominated
  • 2015FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2015Founders Prize-Best Drama: winner
  • 2015Trophée Francophone-Best Director (Trophée francophone de la réalisation): nominated
  • 2016Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 2016Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2016Le Prix TV5Monde-: nominated
  • 2016Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2017César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2017Lumiere Award-Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone): nominated
  • 2017Knight Competition Grand Jury Prize-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2019Best Director-: winner
  • 2019Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2019Green Spike-Best Editing: winner
  • 2019Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2020Contemporary World-: nominated
  • 2020Magritte Award-Best Script (Meilleur scénario original ou adaptation): nominated
  • 2020Magritte Award-Best Director (Meilleure réalisation): nominated
  • 2020Magritte Award-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
  • 2022Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 202275th Anniversary Prize-: winner
  • 2022Award for International Cinema-The Nechama Rivilin Award for Best International Film: nominated
  • 2022Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2022Euskal Gidoigileen Elkartea Award-: winner
  • 2022Grand Audience Award-: winner
  • 2023Magritte Award-Best Director (Meilleure réalisation): nominated
  • 2023World Competition-Best Film: winner
  • 2025Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2025Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2025Magritte Award-Best Flemish Film (Meilleur film flamand): winner
  • 2025Magritte Award-Best Foreign Film in Co-Production (Meilleur film étranger en coproduction): winner
  • 2025Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 2025Encounters-Polish Film Institute Award (Audience Award): nominated