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Olivier Assayas Biography

Birth Name:Olivier Assayas

Birth Place:Paris, France

Profession Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Cinematographer, Assistant director, Editorial department

Fast Facts

Received an award at the Venice Film Festival for his film "Disorder․"
Studied art and literature
Started out as a film critic
Well known for his work involving stories of young Parisians

Awards

1986Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1986César-Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation): nominated
1994Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
1994Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
1996Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
1997KNF Award-: winner
1998Golden Seashell-: nominated
2000Palme d'Or-: nominated
2000Audience Award-: winner
2000Turia Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2002Palme d'Or-: nominated
2002Best Film-: nominated
2002José Luis Guarner Critic's Award-: winner
2003Best Director-: winner
2003Bronze Dagger-: winner
2003VVFP Award-Best Director: nominated
2003VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2004Palme d'Or-: nominated
2005Golden Kinnaree Award-Best Film: nominated
2006Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
2008Grand Prize-: nominated
2009EDA Award-Best Non-English Language Film: winner
2009Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: winner
2009ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
2009LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2010European Film Award-European Director: nominated
2010ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2010ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
2010ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2010INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
2010LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2010LAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2010NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2010NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2010Critics Award - Honorable Mention-: winner
2010VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2010VVFP Award-Best Director: winner
2011César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
2011Globe de Cristal-Best Television Film or Television Series (Meilleur téléfilm ou série télévisée): winner
2011ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
2011ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2011INOCA-Best Director: nominated
2011INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
2011INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2011Lumiere Award-Best Film (Meilleur Film): nominated
2011Lumiere Award-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
2011NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2011OFTA Television Award-Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: nominated
2012Gold Hugo-Best International Feature: nominated
2012FICE Award-Best European Director (Migliore Regista Europeo): winner
2012Georges Delerue Prize-Best Music: winner
2012Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award-: winner
2012Golden Lion-: nominated
2012Golden Osella-Best Screenplay: winner
2013Jury Prize-Narrative Feature Film Competition: nominated
2014Palme d'Or-: nominated
2014Audience Choice Award-Audience Choice Award: nominated
2014EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Film: nominated
2014ICS Cannes Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2014Variety Piazza Grande Award-: nominated
2014ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: nominated
2014Prix Louis Delluc-Best Film: winner
2015Politiken's Audience Award-: nominated
2015César-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
2015César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
2015César-Best Original Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original): nominated
2015ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2015Halfway Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2015Halfway Award-Best Director: nominated
2015IOMA-Best European Film (Miglior film europeo): nominated
2015SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2016Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
2016Palme d'Or-: nominated
2016Best Director-: winner
2016Gaudí Award-Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea): nominated
2016ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2016INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2016Golden Giraldillo-Best Film: nominated
2017Fright Meter Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2017MovieZone Award-: nominated
2017Halfway Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2017Halfway Award-Best Director: winner
2018Golden Boll in International Feature Film-Best Film: nominated
2018Special Award-Best Rediscoveries: winner
2018Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
2018Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: nominated
2018ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2018Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera): nominated
2018Golden Giraldillo-Best Film: nominated
2018Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2019Prix du 45E festival du cinéma américain de deauville-: winner
2019Halfway Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2019Knight Competition Grand Jury Prize-Best Film: nominated
2019Aurora Award-: nominated
2019Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2021César-Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation): nominated
2022Queer Palm-: nominated
2024Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
2024Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
2025City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award-: nominated
2025Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated