Jacques Audiard

Director and writer. Born 30 April 1952 in Paris, France.

Titles on Fi1m6 directing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 6 titles

Oscar1 won · 4 nominated

Born

30 April 1952, Paris, France

Active

2009–present

Frequently works with

Pascal Caucheteux, Thomas Bidegain, Martine Cassinelli

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Academy Awards1 won · 4 nominated

Nominated2026Best Original Song · Emilia Pérez
Won2025Best Original Song · El Mal
Nominated2025Best Picture · Emilia Pérez
Nominated2025Best Director · Emilia Pérez
Nominated2025Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Emilia Pérez

BAFTA Film Awards2 won · 1 nominated

Nominated2013Best Film Not in the English Language · Rust and Bone
Won2010Best Film Not in the English Language · A Prophet
Won2006Best Film Not in the English Language · The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Cannes Film Festival1 won

Won2009Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · A Prophet

Other awards22 won · 21 nominated

Won2025César Award for Best Director: César Award for Best Director · Emilia Pérez
Won2025Lumière Award for Best Director: Lumière Award for Best Director · Emilia Pérez
Won2025Lumière Award for Best Film: Lumière Award for Best Film · Emilia Pérez
Won2025Lumière Award for Best Screenplay: Lumière Award for Best Screenplay · Emilia Pérez
Won2024European Film Award for Best Director: European Film Award for Best Director · Emilia Pérez
Won2024European Film Award for Best Screenwriter: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter · Emilia Pérez
Won2019César Award for Best Director: César Award for Best Director · The Sisters Brothers
Won2018Silver Lion: Silver Lion · The Sisters Brothers
Won2013César Award for Best Adaptation: César Award for Best Adaptation · Rust and Bone
Nominated2013César Award for Best Director: César Award for Best Director · Rust and Bone
Nominated2013César Award for Best Film: César Award for Best Film · Rust and Bone
Nominated2013David di Donatello for Best European Film: David di Donatello for Best European Film · Rust and Bone
Nominated2013Goya Award for Best European Film: Goya Award for Best European Film · Rust and Bone
Nominated2013Independent Spirit Awards: Best Foreign Film · Rust and Bone
Nominated2011Goya Award for Best European Film: Goya Award for Best European Film · A Prophet
Won2011International Cinephile Society Award for Best Director: International Cinephile Society Award for Best Director · A Prophet
Nominated2011Polish Academy Award for Best European Film: Polish Academy Award for Best European Film · A Prophet
Won2010BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film: BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film · A Prophet
Won2010César Award for Best Director: César Award for Best Director · A Prophet
Won2010César Award for Best Film: César Award for Best Film · A Prophet
Won2010César Award for Best Original Screenplay: César Award for Best Original Screenplay · A Prophet
Nominated2010David di Donatello for Best European Film: David di Donatello for Best European Film · A Prophet
Nominated2010Independent Spirit Awards: Best Foreign Film · A Prophet
Nominated2010National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film · A Prophet
Nominated2009European Film Award for Best Director: European Film Award for Best Director · A Prophet
Nominated2009European Film Award for Best Film: European Film Award for Best Film · A Prophet
Nominated2009European Film Award for Best Screenwriter: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter · A Prophet
Won2009Louis Delluc Prize: Louis Delluc Prize · A Prophet
Won2009National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film: National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film · A Prophet
Nominated2006BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film: BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film · The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Won2006César Award for Best Adaptation: César Award for Best Adaptation · The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Won2006César Award for Best Director: César Award for Best Director · The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Won2006César Award for Best Film: César Award for Best Film · The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Nominated2005European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director: European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director · The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Nominated2002César Award for Best Director: César Award for Best Director · Read My Lips
Nominated2002César Award for Best Film: César Award for Best Film · Read My Lips
Won2002César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation: César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · Read My Lips
Nominated2002European Film Award for Best Screenwriter: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter · Read My Lips
Nominated1997César Award for Best Director: César Award for Best Director · A Self Made Hero
Nominated1997César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation: César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · A Self Made Hero
Won1996Best Screenplay Award: Best Screenplay Award · A Self Made Hero
Won1995César Award for Best First Film: César Award for Best First Film · See How They Fall
Nominated1995César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation: César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation · See How They Fall

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