Xavier Dolan
Birth Name:
Xavier Dolan
Birth Place:
Montreal, Québec, Canada
Profession
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Costume designer, Sound department, Costume department, Soundtrack, Art director, Art department, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Was made a Knight of the National Order of Québec in 2018
- Is the son of actor Manuel Tadros
- Started out as a child actor
- Well known for the work on his film "I Killed My Mother․"
Awards
- 2009Special MentionWinner
- 2009Golden Kinnaree AwardNominated
- 2009Regards Jeunes PrizeWinner
- 2009C.I.C.A.E. AwardWinner
- 2009SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight)Winner
- 2009Golden CameraNominated
- 2009Audience AwardWinner
- 2009Best Canadian First FeatureWinner
- 2009Audience Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2009Best First ScreenplayWinner
- 2009Golden BayardWinner
- 2009Golden Puffin - Best Film:Winner
- 2009Bronze HorseNominated
- 2009Jay Scott PrizeWinner
- 2009Best Canadian Feature FilmWinner
- 2010Audience Award - New Auteurs:Nominated
- 2010Un Certain Regard AwardNominated
- 2010Regards Jeunes PrizeWinner
- 2010Gold Hugo - New Directors Competition:Nominated
- 2010César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
- 2010Claude Jutra AwardWinner
- 2010Golden Starfish Award - Narrative Feature:Nominated
- 2010MovieZone AwardWinner
- 2010People's Choice Award - International Competition:Winner
- 2010Jutra - Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario):Winner
- 2010Jutra - Best Actor (Meilleur Acteur):Nominated
- 2010Jutra - Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation):Nominated
- 2010Jutra - Best Film (Meilleur Film):Winner
- 2010Lumiere Award - Best French Language Film (Meilleur film francophone):Winner
- 2010World Audience AwardWinner
- 2010Honorable Mention of CapitalWinner
- 2010Grand Jury Prize - Feature Film Competition:Nominated
- 2010Sydney Film Prize - Best Film:Winner
- 2010VFCC Award - Best Director in a Canadian Film:Winner
- 2010VFCC Award - Best Actor in a Canadian Film:Winner
- 2011Politiken's Audience AwardNominated
- 2011Chlotrudis Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2011Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2011César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
- 2011Genie - Best Achievement in Direction:Nominated
- 2011Genie - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2011Emerging CinemaNominated
- 2011MovieZone AwardWinner
- 2011Jutra - Best Editing (Meilleur Montage Image):Nominated
- 2011Jutra - Best Film (Meilleur Film):Nominated
- 2011Jutra - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Winner
- 2011Jutra - Best Direction (Meilleure Réalisation):Nominated
- 2012Award of the YouthWinner
- 2012Golden Swann - Grand Prix:Winner
- 2012Un Certain Regard AwardNominated
- 2012Queer PalmWinner
- 2012Art Cinema AwardWinner
- 2012Jury Prize - Best Film:Winner
- 2012Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2012Grand Jury Prize - Feature Film Competition:Nominated
- 2012Best North American Independent FilmNominated
- 2012Best Canadian Feature FilmWinner
- 2013Best FilmNominated
- 2013Politiken's Audience AwardNominated
- 2013Canadian Screen Award - Achievement in Direction:Nominated
- 2013Canadian Screen Award - Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2013Canadian Screen Award - Achievement in Costume Design:Winner
- 2013CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
- 2013CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 2013César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
- 2013Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature Competition:Winner
- 2013Guldbagge - Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film):Nominated
- 2013Competição Internacional - Best Film:Nominated
- 2013Halfway Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2013Halfway Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2013Halfway Award - Best Non-English Language Film:Winner
- 2013Halfway Award - Best Costume Design:Winner
- 2013Halfway Award - Best Film Editing:Winner
- 2013Audience Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2013Jutra - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Nominated
- 2013Jutra - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2013Jutra - Best Director:Nominated
- 2013Lumiere Award - Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone):Winner
- 2013Best Film - Grand Jury Award:Nominated
- 2013Sunny Rabbit Prize - Feature Film:Nominated
- 2013Louve d'OrNominated
- 2013Jury Prize - Narrative Feature Film Competition:Winner
- 2013Best North American Independent FilmNominated
- 2013Best Canadian Feature FilmNominated
- 2013Trophée Francophone - Best Director (Trophée francophone de la réalisation):Nominated
- 2013FIPRESCI Prize - Competition:Winner
- 2013Golden LionNominated
- 2013Queer Lion AwardNominated
- 2014Honorable Mention - Best Foreign Film:Winner
- 2014Top 10 Film AwardNominated
- 2014Canadian Screen Award - Achievement in Direction:Nominated
- 2014Canadian Screen Award - Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014Canadian Screen Award - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2014Palme d'OrNominated
- 2014Queer PalmNominated
- 2014Jury PrizeWinner
- 2014International Federation of Film Critics AwardWinner
- 2014PREMIO MAGUEY - Best Feature Film:Winner
- 2014Art Cinema AwardNominated
- 2014ICS Cannes Award - Palme d'Or:Winner
- 2014ICS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014ICS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014INOCA - Best Non-English Language Film:Nominated
- 2014People's Choice Award - International Competition:Winner
- 2014Jutra - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Nominated
- 2014Critics AwardWinner
- 2014Grand PrixNominated
- 2014People's Choice Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
- 2014Grand Jury Prize - Feature Film Competition:Nominated
- 2014Audience AwardWinner
- 2014Just Film Award - Best Youth Film:Nominated
- 2014Best North American Independent FilmWinner
- 2014Rogers Award - Best Canadian Film:Nominated
- 2014Best Canadian Feature FilmNominated
- 2014Best Canadian Feature FilmNominated
- 2015Canadian Screen Award - Best Motion Picture:Winner
- 2015Canadian Screen Award - Achievement in Costume Design:Nominated
- 2015Canadian Screen Award - Achievement in Direction:Winner
- 2015Canadian Screen Award - Achievement in Editing:Winner
- 2015Canadian Screen Award - Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2015CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Winner
- 2015CinEuphoria - Best Actor - International Competition:Nominated
- 2015Cinema Bloggers Award - Best North American Film:Winner
- 2015CCOP - Best Film Not in the Portuguese/English Language (Melhor Filme em Língua Não-Portuguesa/Inglesa):Nominated
- 2015CCOP - Best Original Screenplay (Melhor Argumento Original):Nominated
- 2015CCOP - Best Film (Melhor Filme):Nominated
- 2015César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Winner
- 2015David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
- 2015Lost Weekend's Most Talked About MovieWinner
- 2015Lost Weekend Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 2015ICS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015ICS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015INOCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015INOCA - Best Non-English Language Film:Winner
- 2015IOMA - Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale):Winner
- 2015IOMA - Best Editing (Miglior montaggio):Nominated
- 2015IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Nominated
- 2015IOMA - Best Picture (Miglior film):Winner
- 2015Audience Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2015Jutra - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2015Jutra - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Jutra - Best Director:Winner
- 2015Jutra - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015Jutra - Best Film:Winner
- 2015Jutra - Best Film:Nominated
- 2015Jutra - Best Editing:Winner
- 2015Jutra - Best Costume Design:Nominated
- 2015Jutra - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Winner
- 2015Jutra - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Nominated
- 2015Jutra - Golden Ticket:Winner
- 2015Lumiere Award - Best French-Language Foreign Film (Meilleur film francophone hors de France):Nominated
- 2015FIPRESCI Prize - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 2015Premio Guarani - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2015VFCC Award - Best Director of a Canadian Film:Nominated
- 2015VFCC Award - Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film:Winner
- 2015Audience AwardWinner
- 2016Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
- 2016Prize of the Ecumenical JuryWinner
- 2016Grand Prize of the JuryWinner
- 2016Palme d'OrNominated
- 2016Emeric Pressburger Prize - (none):Nominated
- 2016Robert - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film):Winner
- 2016Le Prix TV5MondeWinner
- 2016Art Cinema Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2016Prix Iris - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2016Grand Jury Prize - Feature Film Competition:Nominated
- 2016Sydney Film Prize - Best Film:Nominated
- 2016Best Canadian Feature FilmNominated
- 2017Canadian Screen Award - Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2017Canadian Screen Award - Achievement in Direction:Winner
- 2017Canadian Screen Award - Best Motion Picture:Winner
- 2017César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
- 2017César - Best Editing (Meilleur montage):Winner
- 2017César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
- 2017Globe de Cristal - Best Film (Meilleur film):Nominated
- 2017Prix Iris - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Winner
- 2017Prix Iris - Public Prize:Nominated
- 2017Prix Iris - Best Casting:Winner
- 2017Prix Iris - Best Director:Winner
- 2017Prix Iris - Best Film:Winner
- 2017Lumiere Award - Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone):Nominated
- 2017Knight Competition Grand Jury Prize - Best Film:Nominated
- 2017FIPRESCI Prize - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 2017Grand Jury Prize - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2017Jury Prize - Best Director:Nominated
- 2017Trophée Francophone - Best Screenplay (Trophée francophone du scénario):Nominated
- 2018Best Canadian Feature FilmNominated
- 2019Palme d'OrNominated
- 2019Queer PalmNominated
- 2019Hollywood Reporter AwardNominated
- 2019Grand Prix Asturias - Best Film:Nominated
- 2019Impact AwardNominated
- 2019WIFF Prize in Canadian FilmNominated
- 2020Audience Award - Tops:Nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
- 2020Grand Prix (Laurier du Cinéma) - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur Film Étranger):Nominated
- 2020Prix Iris - Most Successful Film Outside Quebec:Winner
- 2020Prix Iris - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2022César - Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle):Nominated
- 2022ICS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2023Hollywood Reporter Award - Outstanding Achievements in the International Film and Television Industry:Winner
- 2023Gémeaux - Best Editing - Fiction (Meilleur montage: fiction):Winner
- 2023Gémeaux - Best Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Meilleur rôle de soutien : série dramatique):Nominated
- 2023Gémeaux - Best Dramatic Series (Meilleure série dramatique):Nominated
- 2023Gémeaux - Best Direction - Dramatic Series (Meilleure réalisation: Série dramatique):Winner
- 2023Gémeaux - Best Writing - Dramatic Series (Meilleur texte: Série dramatique):Nominated