Fernando Meirelles

Director and producer. Born 9 November 1955 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Titles on Fi1m5 directing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

9 November 1955, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Active

2002–present

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Fernando’s work 2 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films, 2 series
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $113m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 2002–present

Genres

Drama5
Mystery2
Crime1
History1
Thriller1
War & Politics1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestCity of God2002

58WorstSugar2024

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51980s

51990s

182000s

312010s

172020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated2004Best Director · City of God

Other awards2 won · 2 nominated

Won2016Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil): Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
Won2006Officer of the Order of Rio Branco: Officer of the Order of Rio Branco
Nominated2005European Film Award for Best Non-European Film: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film · The Constant Gardener
Nominated2002European Film Award for Best Non-European Film: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film · City of God

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Fernando Meirelles