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Nicolas Winding Refn Biography

Birth Name:Nicolas Winding Refn

Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Actor

Awards

  • 1999Grand Prix Asturias-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1999Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year-: nominated
  • 2000Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
  • 2000FIPRESCI Prize-New Currents: winner
  • 2003Best Film-: nominated
  • 2003Golden Rose-: nominated
  • 2004International Fantasy Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2004International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2005Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
  • 2005Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
  • 2005Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
  • 2005Robert-Best Screenplay, Original (Årets originalmanuskript): nominated
  • 2005Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
  • 2009Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Dramatic: nominated
  • 2009Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: winner
  • 2010International Fantasy Film Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2010International Fantasy Film Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2010Titra Film Award-: winner
  • 2010Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2011AFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2011ACCA-Best Director: winner
  • 2011Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2011Best Director-: winner
  • 2011CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011Robert-Best Screenplay (Årets manuskript): nominated
  • 2011DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011DFCC-Best Director: winner
  • 2011Film and Literature Award-: nominated
  • 2011Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: winner
  • 2011HFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2011IGN Award-Best Movie Director: winner
  • 2011ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011Sierra Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2011Variety Piazza Grande Award-: nominated
  • 2011SDFCS Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2011Satellite Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2011SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011Best Festival Feature-: winner
  • 2011TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011UFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011WAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
  • 2012Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): winner
  • 2012David Lean Award for Direction-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2012COFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2012COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: winner
  • 2012Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2012Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): winner
  • 2012David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 2012Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Fotogramas de Plata-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 2012GAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Gold Derby Film Award-Director: nominated
  • 2012Golden Ciak-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 2012ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012INOCA-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Silver Ribbon-Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo): winner
  • 2012IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): winner
  • 2012IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): winner
  • 2012ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
  • 2012Ole-Best Foreign Film (Bedste udenlandske film): nominated
  • 2012OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 2012Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2013Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2013ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2013Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2013Maria-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2013Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: winner
  • 2014Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-Best Drama (Bedste drama): nominated
  • 2016Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2016Queer Palm-: nominated
  • 2016Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2016Lost Weekend Award-Film You Will Find Yourself Remembering The Most: winner
  • 2016Jury Prize-Best Film: nominated
  • 2016José Luis Guarner Critic's Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2017EDA Special Mention Award-Hall of Shame: nominated
  • 2017Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
  • 2017Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
  • 2017Robert-Best Original Screenplay (Årets originale manuskript): nominated
  • 2017Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated