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Susanne Bier Biography

Birth Name:Susanne Bier

Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark

Profession Director, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

Won the Bodil Award for best film for "The One And Only․"
Won the European Film Award for best director in 2011
Studied Art at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Architecture at the Architectural Association in London, and graduated from The Danish Film School in 1987
Quote: "My first job as a filmmaker is to not make a boring film․ I don't see a conflict between art and commerce, but I do see one between boredom and commerce․"
Quote: "(On "In a Better World"): "The conditions of living in Africa in a refugee camp and in a privileged part of Denmark couldn't be more different, but the actual human nature is so similar․ It's․․․the same story but in two different shapes․""
Well known as the director of the film "Bird Box․"
Frequently directs films that deal with trauma and grief

Awards

1991Montréal First Film Prize - Special Mention-: winner
1992Audience Award-Feature Film: winner
1992C.I.C.A.E. Award-: winner
1992Grand Prix-: winner
1992Guldbagge-Best Direction (Bästa regi): nominated
1992Dragon Award-Best Nordic Film: winner
1992Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
1992Best New Director-Best New Director: winner
1995FIPRESCI Prize-Official Competition: winner
1998Rosebud-Best Film: nominated
1999International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2000Daring Digital Award-N-Vision: nominated
2002Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature Film-: winner
2002Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
2002Golden Seashell-: nominated
2002International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) - Special Mention-: winner
2003Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): winner
2003Audience Award-: winner
2003Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
2003Press Award-: winner
2004Critics Award-: winner
2004Golden Seashell-: nominated
2005Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
2005Audience Award-Narrative: winner
2005Audience Award-Best Feature Film (Meilleur Long Metràge Fiction): winner
2005European Film Award-European Director: nominated
2005Grand Prize-: winner
2005Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Dramatic: nominated
2005Audience Award-World Cinema - Dramatic: winner
2006Audience Award-: winner
2006European Film Award-European Director: nominated
2006Audience Award-: winner
2006Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
2007Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
2007Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
2007Jury Special Prize-: winner
2010Golden Marc'Aurelio Award-: nominated
2010Grand Jury Prize-: winner
2010Audience Award-: winner
2010Best Screenplay-: winner
2010Best Director-: winner
2011Bodil-Best Film (Bedste danske film): nominated
2011Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
2011David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
2011European Film Award-European Film: nominated
2011European Film Award-European Director: winner
2011EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
2011Golden Globe-Best European Film (Miglior Film Europeo): winner
2011Silver Ribbon-Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo): nominated
2011Bernhard Wicki Film Award-Best Film: winner
2012Black Pearl Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
2012CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
2012Queer Lion Award-: nominated
2013Robert-Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm): nominated
2013Audience Award-Comedy: winner
2013Robert-Best Director (Årets instruktør): nominated
2013European Film Award-European Comedy: winner
2013EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
2013Zulu-Best Film (Årets danske film): nominated
2014Black Pearl Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
2014Crystal Arrow-: nominated
2014SIGNIS Award-: winner
2014Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
2015Golden Space Needle Award-Best Director: nominated
2016Audience Award-: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special: winner
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Limited Series: nominated
2016Individual Award-Best Director: winner
2017BAFTA TV Award-Best Director: Fiction: nominated
2017BAFTA Television Craft Award-Director: Fiction: nominated
2017PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
2019Chainsaw Award-Best Streaming Premiere Film: winner
2021DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series: nominated
2021PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television: nominated
2021Magnolia Award-Best Foreign TV Film/Miniseries: nominated