Michel Gondry
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 PrizeWinner
- 2001Golden CameraNominated
- 2001Tokyo Grand PrixNominated
- 2004ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2004ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2004Bram Stoker Award - Screenplay:Winner
- 2004Grand Special PrizeNominated
- 2004"Première" Audience AwardWinner
- 2004Screen International AwardNominated
- 2004Youth Jury AwardWinner
- 2004Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2004Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2004Celebrate New York AwardWinner
- 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 DirectionNominated
- 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 AwardWinner
- 2006Audience AwardWinner
- 2006Best FilmNominated
- 2008Un Certain Regard AwardNominated
- 2008Gopo Award - Best European Film:Nominated
- 2008Special MentionWinner
- 2008Narcisse Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 2008Titra Film AwardWinner
- 2008Best FilmNominated
- 2009Best DocumentaryNominated
- 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. AwardNominated
- 2012Grand Special PrizeNominated
- 2012Critics AwardWinner
- 2012Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2014Lumiere Award - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Nominated
- 2015Scythian Deer - Molodist for Kids:Nominated
- 2016Futurewave Youth Jury AwardNominated
- 2023SACD Award - Directors' Fortnight:Nominated