Gus Van Sant

Director and writer. Born 24 July 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 6 directing · 2 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 6 titles

Cannes prizes2 won

Born

24 July 1952, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Active

1989–present

Frequently works with

Kelly Lynch

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

75Critics

We rate Gus’s work 5 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $304m across 6 films with figures
Cannes Film Festival: 2 Cannes prizes2 won
Active: 1989–present

Genres

Drama6
Crime3
History1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

83BestMilk2008

70WorstDead Man's Wire2026

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51970s

81980s

141990s

232000s

232010s

62020s

Co-stars most worked with

Kelly Lynch2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

Nominated2009Best Director · Milk
Nominated1998Best Director · Good Will Hunting

Cannes Film Festival2 won

Won2003Palme d'Or · Elephant
Won2003Cannes Best Director Award · Elephant

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