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Luis Buñuel Biography

Profession Writer, Director, Actor, Editor, Producer, Assistant director, Composer, Sound department, Music department

Awards

  • 1951Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): winner
  • 1951Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay (Mejor Adaptación): winner
  • 1951Silver Ariel-Best Original Story (Mejor Argumento Original): winner
  • 1951Golden Ariel-Best Picture (Mejor Película): winner
  • 1951Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1951Grand Prize of the Festival-: nominated
  • 1951Best Director-: winner
  • 1952Grand Prize of the Festival-: nominated
  • 1953Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): nominated
  • 1953Golden Ariel-: nominated
  • 1953Grand Prize of the Festival-: nominated
  • 1954Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 1954Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 1956Golden Ariel-Best Picture (Mejor Película): winner
  • 1956Golden Ariel-Best Picture (Mejor Película): nominated
  • 1956Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): winner
  • 1956Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): nominated
  • 1956Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay (Mejor Adaptación): winner
  • 1956Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay (Mejor Adaptación): nominated
  • 1957Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1959International Prize-: winner
  • 1959Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1960Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1960Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1960Special Mention-: winner
  • 1961Bodil-Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film): winner
  • 1961Palme d'Or-: winner
  • 1962Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1962Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1962FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
  • 1963Bodil-Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film): winner
  • 1963Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1964Crystal Globe-Best Film: nominated
  • 1965Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 1965Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 1965Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 1965FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 1967Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1967Golden Lion-: winner
  • 1967Pasinetti Award-Competition: winner
  • 1967New Cinema Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1968Bodil-Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film): winner
  • 1968Critics Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1969Interfilm Award-: winner
  • 1970Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 1970Sant Jordi-Best Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
  • 1971CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner
  • 1972Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 1972NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1972NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1973Oscar-Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced: nominated
  • 1973Critics Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1973NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1973NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1974BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1974BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: nominated
  • 1974BAFTA Film Award-Best Sound Track: nominated
  • 1974Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 1975Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): winner
  • 1977LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 1977NBR Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1977NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1977NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1977NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1978Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
  • 1978César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
  • 1978César-Best Sreenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, dialogue ou adaptation): nominated
  • 1979CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): winner