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Sylvain Chomet Biography

Profession Writer, Director, Composer, Animation department, Art department, Actor, Editor, Assistant director, Music department

Awards

  • 2003BSFC Award-Best New Filmmaker: nominated
  • 2003Golden Camera-: nominated
  • 2003Gold Hugo-New Directors Competition: nominated
  • 2003Golden Swan-: nominated
  • 2003Jury Special Prize-: winner
  • 2003LAFCA Award-Best Animation: winner
  • 2004Oscar-Best Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2004Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 2004American Choreography Award-Outstanding Achievment in Choreography - Feature Film: winner
  • 2004Annie-Outstanding Writing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2004Annie-Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: nominated
  • 2004César-Best First Work of Fiction (Meilleure première oeuvre de fiction): nominated
  • 2004César-Best Film (Meilleur film): nominated
  • 2004Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2004INOCA-Best Non-English Language Film: nominated
  • 2004INOCA-Best Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2004Lumiere Award-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
  • 2004Étoile d'Or-Best Film (Film): winner
  • 2005Grammy-Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: nominated
  • 2006Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 2010British Independent Film Award-Best Technical Achievement: nominated
  • 2010DFCC-Best Director: nominated
  • 2010European Film Award-European Animated Feature Film: winner
  • 2010LAFCA Award-Best Animation: nominated
  • 2010Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 2010Spotlight Award-: winner
  • 2010Youth Award-: winner
  • 2011Oscar-Best Animated Feature Film of the Year: nominated
  • 2011EDA Award-Best Animated Feature Film: nominated
  • 2011Annie-Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2011Annie-Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2011Annie-Best Music in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2011Annie-Best Directing in a Feature Production: nominated
  • 2011Critics Choice Award-Best Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2011César-Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation): winner
  • 2011Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011Gopo Award-Best European Film: nominated
  • 2011IFMCA Award-Best Original Score for an Animated Film: nominated
  • 2011INOCA-Best Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2011IOMA-Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione): nominated
  • 2011Lumiere Award-Best Film (Meilleur Film): nominated
  • 2011Premio Sergio Amidei-: winner
  • 2014Tiantan Award-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2025Cristal-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2025Golden Giraldillo-Best Film: nominated
  • 2026Lumiere Award-Best Animated Film (Meilleur film d'animation): nominated