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Paolo Sorrentino Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack

Awards

  • 2001Golden Goblet-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): winner
  • 2001Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year-: nominated
  • 2002Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
  • 2002Casa Rossa-Best Technical Contribution (Miglior Contributo Tecnico): winner
  • 2002Casa Rossa-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
  • 2002Best Film-: winner
  • 2002Best Film-: nominated
  • 2002Youth Jury Award-: winner
  • 2002David-Best New Director (Migliore Regista Esordiente): nominated
  • 2002David-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2002Golden Ciak-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): winner
  • 2002Silver Ribbon-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2002Silver Ribbon-Best New Director (Migliore Regista Esordiente): winner
  • 2002Vision in Transit Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2002Jury Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2003Busto Arsizio Award-: winner
  • 2004Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2005David-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): winner
  • 2005David-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
  • 2005David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
  • 2005EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Director: nominated
  • 2005Audience Award-Best Italian Film (Miglior Film Italiano): winner
  • 2005Golden Ciak-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
  • 2005Golden Ciak-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2005Golden Ciak-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
  • 2005Golden Globe-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): winner
  • 2005Golden Graal-Best Dramatic Director (Migliore Regista Drammatico): winner
  • 2005Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): nominated
  • 2005Silver Ribbon-Best Original Story (Migliore Soggetto): winner
  • 2005IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): nominated
  • 2006Golden Kinnaree Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2006Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2006Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2006Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 2007Golden Graal-Best Dramatic Director (Migliore Regista Drammatico): nominated
  • 2007Silver Ribbon-Best Original Story (Migliore Soggetto): nominated
  • 2008Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2008Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2008European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2008European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2008Eurimages Award-: winner
  • 2008Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 2009David-Best Film (Miglior Film): nominated
  • 2009David-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2009David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
  • 2009DFCC-Best Director: nominated
  • 2009Golden Ciak-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2009Golden Ciak-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
  • 2009Golden Globe-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): winner
  • 2009Golden Globe-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
  • 2009Golden Graal-Best Dramatic Director (Migliore Regista Drammatico): winner
  • 2009Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): winner
  • 2009Silver Ribbon-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): winner
  • 2009IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): winner
  • 2009IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): nominated
  • 2009Best Director-: winner
  • 2009Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2010Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2011Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2011Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
  • 2011FICE Award-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
  • 2012David-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): winner
  • 2012David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
  • 2012David-Best Film (Miglior Film): nominated
  • 2012Audience Award-Best Italian Film (Miglior Film Italiano): winner
  • 2012Golden Pegasus-Best Director: winner
  • 2012Golden Ciak-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
  • 2012Golden Ciak-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
  • 2012Golden Ciak-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2012Silver Ribbon-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2012Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): winner
  • 2012IOMA-Special Prize for the Best European Film (Premio speciale al miglior film europeo): nominated
  • 2012IOMA-Best Italian Picture (Miglior film italiano): nominated
  • 2012Kineo Award-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
  • 2013Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2013Lino Brocka Award-International Competition: winner
  • 2013DFCC-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013DFCC-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013European Film Award-European Film: winner
  • 2013European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2013European Film Award-European Director: winner
  • 2013Golden Globe-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
  • 2013ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013Silver Ribbon-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2013Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): nominated
  • 2013LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2013ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2013Asecan Award-: winner
  • 2013Eurimages Award-Best Co-Production: winner
  • 2013Grand Prize-: winner
  • 2014Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): winner
  • 2014Honorable Mention-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2014BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: winner
  • 2014Grand Prix-: winner
  • 2014Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2014Busto Arsizio Award-: winner
  • 2014Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
  • 2014César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2014Robert-Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2014David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
  • 2014David-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2014David-Best Film (Miglior Film): nominated
  • 2014David of the Youth-: nominated
  • 2014Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2014Golden Ciak-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2014Golden Ciak-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
  • 2014Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
  • 2014Guardian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
  • 2014IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
  • 2014IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2014ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
  • 2014Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2014Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Foreign-Language Film: nominated
  • 2014Sun in a Net-Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film): nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2015Honorable Mention-Best Foreign Film: winner
  • 2015Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Best Film - Audience Award: winner
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: winner
  • 2015Cinema Bloggers Award-Best European Film: winner
  • 2015CCOP-Best Film Not in the Portuguese/English Language (Melhor Filme em Língua Não-Portuguesa/Inglesa): nominated
  • 2015DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2015European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2015European Film Award-European Director: winner
  • 2015European Film Award-European Film: winner
  • 2015Gaudí Award-Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea): winner
  • 2015Gopo Award-Best European Film: winner
  • 2015ICS Cannes Award-Prix du Jury: winner
  • 2015IOFCP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2015Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): winner
  • 2015Silver Ribbon-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2015Audience Award-: winner
  • 2015Eagle-Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski): nominated
  • 2016CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
  • 2016CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
  • 2016CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
  • 2016César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2016David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
  • 2016David-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2016David-Best Film (Miglior Film): nominated
  • 2016Lost Weekend Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2016Golden Ciak-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2016Audience Award-Best International Film: winner
  • 2016Hellenic Film Academy Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2016Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2016Eagle-Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski): winner
  • 2016Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award-: winner
  • 2017ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2017Robert-Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2017A.C.S. Award-Best Direction: nominated
  • 2018Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Migliore Regia): nominated
  • 2018Silver Ribbon-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): winner
  • 2018Silver Ribbon-Best Film (Miglior film): nominated
  • 2019Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series - Longform: nominated
  • 2020CinEuphoria-Top Films of the Decade - International Competition: nominated
  • 2020A.C.S. Award-Best Direction: nominated
  • 2020Venice TV Award-Best TV Series: winner
  • 2021Best Film-Official Competition: nominated
  • 2021Capri Director Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2021European Film Award-European Film: nominated
  • 2021European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2021European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2021Jury Prize-Best International Film: winner
  • 2021Audience Award-Best International Film: winner
  • 2021Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
  • 2021Pasinetti Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2021Silver Lion-Grand Jury Prize: winner
  • 2021Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
  • 2022BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
  • 2022CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
  • 2022CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: winner
  • 2022CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
  • 2022CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: winner
  • 2022Robert-Best Non-English Language Film (Årets ikke-engelsksprogede film): nominated
  • 2022David-Best Film (Miglior Film): winner
  • 2022David of the Youth-: winner
  • 2022David-Best Producer (Migliore Produttore): nominated
  • 2022David-Best Original Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Originale): nominated
  • 2022David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
  • 2022Filming Italy Award-Best Movie: winner
  • 2022Golden Ciak-Best Film (Miglior Film): nominated
  • 2022Golden Ciak-Best Director (Migliore Regista): winner
  • 2022Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Migliore Regia): nominated
  • 2022Silver Ribbon-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2022Silver Ribbon-Best Film (Miglior film): winner
  • 2022NDFS Award-Best International Feature: nominated
  • 2022FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2022Fantastic Award (Prémios Fantastic)-Best International Film (Melhor Filme Internacional): nominated
  • 2022SFCS Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
  • 2024Audience Award-Feature Fiction: nominated
  • 2024Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 2025Silver Hugo-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2025Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2025David-Best Film (Miglior Film): nominated
  • 2025David-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
  • 2025David-Best Original Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Originale): nominated
  • 2025Silver Ribbon-Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura): nominated
  • 2025Silver Ribbon-Best Film (Miglior film): nominated
  • 2025Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Migliore Regia): nominated
  • 2025City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2025Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
  • 2025Arca CinemaGiovani Award-Best Italian Film in Venice: winner
  • 2025Brian Award-: winner
  • 2025Pasinetti Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2026European Film Award-European Screenwriter: nominated