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Michel Gondry Biography

Birth Name:Michel Gondry

Birth Place:Versailles, Yvelines, France

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Cinematographer, Animation department

Fast Facts

His advertisements called "Drugstore" was named to the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records for being the TV commercial with the most awards won
Is the grandson of Constant Martin, the inventor of the first keyboard synthesizer
Was heavily inspired by the film "Le voyage en ballon․"
Quote: "Sometimes it's better to have less money and more freedom․"
In 2005, he served as the Artist in Residence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Is credited with inventing the technique in which multiple cameras take pictures around and object at the same time
Played the drums on Kanye West's "Diamonds from Sierra Leone․"

Awards

1998International Jury Award-Best Black & White Film: winner
1998Grand Prix-Fiction: nominated
1999FICC Prize-: winner
2001Golden Camera-: nominated
2001Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
2004ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2004ACCA-Best Director: nominated
2004Bram Stoker Award-Screenplay: winner
2004Grand Special Prize-: nominated
2004"Première" Audience Award-: winner
2004Screen International Award-: nominated
2004Youth Jury Award-: winner
2004Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
2004Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
2004Celebrate New York Award-: winner
2004TFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2004UFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2004WAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2005Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: winner
2005Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
2005David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
2005Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2005Czech Lion-Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film): nominated
2005César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2005Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2005DGGB Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in International Film: nominated
2005Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
2005Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: winner
2005Gold Derby Film Award-Director: winner
2005Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
2005ICS Award-Best Director: winner
2005INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2005INOCA-Best Director: nominated
2005IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
2005IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
2005IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): winner
2005ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2005OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
2005OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2005OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2005OFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2005Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: winner
2005Nebula Award-Best Script: nominated
2005WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2006Sound & Vision Award-: winner
2006Audience Award-: winner
2006Best Film-: nominated
2008Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
2008Gopo Award-Best European Film: nominated
2008Special Mention-: winner
2008Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
2008Titra Film Award-: winner
2008Best Film-: nominated
2009Best Documentary-: nominated
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay of the Decade: winner
2010Grand Jury Prize-Dox Competition: nominated
2012ACCA-Best Original Screenplay of the Decade: winner
2012C.I.C.A.E. Award-: nominated
2012Grand Special Prize-: nominated
2012Critics Award-: winner
2012Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2014Lumiere Award-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
2015Scythian Deer-Molodist for Kids: nominated
2016Futurewave Youth Jury Award-: nominated
2023SACD Award-Directors' Fortnight: nominated