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Robert Rodriguez Biography

Birth Name:Robert Anthony Rodriguez

Birth Place:San Antonio, Texas, United States

Profession Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Writer, Editor, Actor, Cinematographer, Sound department, Visual effects, Camera department, Music department, Production designer, Assistant director, Special effects, Animation department, Editorial department, Script department

Fast Facts

At the Austin Film Festival in 2010, he was presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award
Has received the ASCAP Award for top box office films
Attended the University of Texas
Quote: "Video technology puts filmmaking back in the hands of the people․ That's how I learned how to make movies - making movies at home․"
Well known for his "Spy Kids" film franchise
Walked actress Alexa Vega, who starred in his film "Spy Kids," down the aisle at her wedding in 2010
His film "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" was based off a story conceived by his son Racer, who was six at the time

Awards

1991First Place-Short Film: winner
1991Festival Prize-Short Film: winner
1992Grand Jury Award-Best Short: winner
1992Juror's Choice Award-Short Film: winner
1992Bronze Remi Award-Best Short Film: winner
1993Critics Award-: nominated
1993Audience Award-: winner
1993Audience Award-Dramatic: winner
1993Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
1994Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature: winner
1994Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
1994Premio ACE-Cinema - Best First Work: winner
1996Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
1996Silver Scream Award-: winner
1996Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Director: winner
1999ALMA Award-Outstanding Latino Director of a Feature Film: nominated
2002ALMA Award-Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted): nominated
2002ALMA Award-Outstanding Director in a Motion Picture: winner
2003ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2003Imagen Award-Best Director (Foreign or Domestic) - Film: winner
2004ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2004Golden Satellite Award-Best Original Song: winner
2005Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2005Palme d'Or-: nominated
2005Technical Grand Prize-: winner
2005Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: winner
2005Special Award-: winner
2005PFCS Award-Best Film Editing: winner
2005Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
2005Satellite Award-Outstanding Sound (Mixing & Editing): nominated
2005Satellite Award-Outstanding Film Editing: nominated
2005Satellite Award-Outstanding Cinematography: nominated
2005Satellite Award-Outstanding Original Score: nominated
2005Satellite Award-Outstanding Visual Effects: nominated
2005Best Film-Secció Oficial Fantàstic: nominated
2005SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2005SLFCA Award-Best Cinematography or Visual/Special Effects: nominated
2006ALMA Award-Outstanding Director of a Motion Picture: nominated
2006ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2006Austin Film Award-: winner
2006Czech Lion-Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film): nominated
2006Imagen Award-Best Director: nominated
2006Imagen Award-Best Director: nominated
2006IOMA-Best Cinematography (Miglior fotografia): nominated
2006IOMA-Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale): nominated
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Sound Mixing: nominated
2006OFCS Award-Best Editing: winner
2006OFCS Award-Best Cinematography: winner
2007Austin Film Award-: nominated
2007Fright Meter Award-Best Director: nominated
2007Audience Award-: nominated
2007Rondo Statuette-Best Movie: nominated
2007Scream Award-Best Scream-Play: winner
2007Scream Award-Best Director: winner
2008Best Film-Secció Oficial Fantàstic: winner
2014BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Soundtrack/Score: nominated
2014BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Editing: nominated
2014Flicker Award-Best Graphic Novel Adaptation: winner
2014Flicker Award-Best Action: winner
2014Audience Award-Episodic: nominated
2014Texas Film Hall of Fame-Star of Texas Award: winner
2015Guinness World Record-: winner
2019Dragon Award-Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie: nominated
2019SXSW Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award-: nominated
2022Grammy-Best Music Film: nominated