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Sion Sono Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Actor, Composer, Producer, Editor, Sound department

Awards

2002Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
2003Jury Prize-Most Ground-Breaking Film: winner
2003Fantasia Ground-Breaker Award-: nominated
2005Crystal Globe-: nominated
2005Don Quijote Award-: winner
2005Special Mention-: winner
2006Reader Jury of the "Berliner Zeitung"-: winner
2006Best of Puchon-: nominated
2006Citizen's Choice Award-Feature Film: winner
2007Horror Jury Prize-Best Film: winner
2008Audience Award-: winner
2009Asia Pacific Screen Award-Achievement in Directing: nominated
2009FIPRESCI Prize-Forum: winner
2009Teddy-Best Feature Film: nominated
2009Caligari Film Award-: winner
2009Special Jury Prize-Feature Films: winner
2009Most Innovative Film (Short or Feature)-: winner
2009Best Asian Film-: winner
2010Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2010Mainichi Film Concours-Best Director: winner
2010Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
2011Lotus-Critic's Prize: winner
2011Lotus-Best Film: nominated
2011Golden Lion-: nominated
2012Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2012Critics Prize-: nominated
20127th Orbit Prize-: winner
2012Gold Hugo-Best International Feature: nominated
2012Lotus-Best Film: nominated
2012Lotus-Critic's Prize: winner
2012Kinema Junpo Award-Best Director: winner
2012NETPAC Award-: winner
2013APFF Award-Best Sound: nominated
2013Best Picture-Gutbuster Comedy Feature: winner
2013Best Director-Gutbuster Comedy Feature: winner
2013Politiken's Audience Award-: nominated
2013Public's Choice Award-: winner
2013Noves Visions Experimenta Award-: nominated
2013New Visions Award-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2013People's Choice Award-Midnight Madness: winner
2013Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
2013Festival Prize-Best Film: nominated
2014Audience Award-: nominated
2014Audience Choice Award-Audience Choice Award: nominated
2014Orient Express Section Grand Prize-: winner
2014International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2015NETPAC Award-: winner
2016Jury Award-Best International Narrative Feature: nominated
2020Best Film-International Competition: nominated
2020Temps Ø People's Choice Award-: winner
2021Nippon Cinema Award-Best Film: nominated
2022Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
2022Chlotrudis Award-Best Editing: nominated