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Jacques Audiard
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Audiard at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival
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Born | Paris, France
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30 April 1952
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1974–present |
Jacques Audiard (French: [ʒak odjaʁ]; born 30 April 1952) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous accolades including two British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globes, ten Cesar Awards, four prizes from the Cannes Film Festival as well as nominations for four Academy Awards.
Audiard made his feature film directorial debut with See How They Fall (1994), followed by Read My Lips (2001), The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), and Rust and Bone (2012). His film, the prison crime drama, A Prophet (2009) earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or for Dheepan (2015). He directed his first English-language feature film, the western The Sisters Brothers (2018). His latest film, the musical crime comedy Emilia Perez (2024), won the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. For this film, Audiard also received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, and Best International Feature.
Early life
Audiard was born in Paris, the son of Marie-Christine Guibert and Michel Audiard, who was a film director and screenwriter. He began his screenwriting career in the 1980s with films including Réveillon chez Bob!, Mortelle randonnée, Baxter, Fréquence Meurtre, and Saxo.
Career
In 1994, he directed See How They Fall (French: Regarde les hommes tomber), a road movie starring Mathieu Kassovitz and Jean-Louis Trintignant. The film won the César Award for best first film and the Prix Georges-Sadoul. Two years later he reunited with Kassovitz and Trintignant for Un Héros Très Discret – A Self-Made Hero in English, adapted from the novel by Jean-François Deniau. In 1996, A Self-Made Hero won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes and received six César Awards nominations. In 2002, Read My Lips was nominated for nine Césars and won three, for Best Actress (Emmanuelle Devos), Best Screenplay and Best Sound. His fourth movie, De Battre Mon Cœur s'est Arrêté, received 10 nominations at the Césars and won eight, among them the Césars for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Film Music and Best Cinematography. He has won both the César Award for Best Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language twice, in 2005 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet, as well as winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2009, A Prophet won the Grand Prix at Cannes and the BAFTA award for Best Film Not in the English Language, and was nominated for 13 César Awards, winning nine: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Most Promising Actor for Tahar Rahim, Best Supporting Actor for Niels Arestrup, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Production Design. His 2012 film Rust and Bone competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won the BFI London Film Festival Award for Best Film. In 2015, his seventh movie, Dheepan won the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Audiard is one of the first filmmakers to participate in LaCinetek's project, a streaming platform where the films are curated exclusively from lists of favorites by acclaimed directors. Published on the platform's launch day, his list of 61 films notably includes Charlie Chaplin's series of comedies from both Essanay Studios and Keystone Studios. He has released some music videos, among them Comme Elle Vient by Noir Désir in which all the actors were deaf-mute and interpreted the lyrics of the song in sign language. The beginning of the feature (a sequence with subtitles) created a minor scandal; it displayed three women discussing politics who come to the conclusion that "it is better to be deaf than to listen to that".
On 2 September 2018, his first English language American film The Sisters Brothers had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
In 2022, a five episode special about Audiard's pre-production process was released by Télérama. It was revealed that Audiard was in development of a script adaptation of the opera libretto Emilia Pérez, this would mark the first time Audiard has written a film alone. Filming began in the summer of 2023 with Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana. The film premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 18th 2024. It was later won the Jury Prize and its female ensemble won the Best Actress award at the festival. It went on to be selected as the French entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
Filmography
Feature film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1974 | Kisses Till Monday | No | Yes | No | |
1981 | The Professional | No | Yes | No | |
1983 | Deadly Circuit | No | Yes | No | |
1984 | Réveillon chez Bob | No | Yes | No | |
1985 | All Mixed Up | No | Yes | No | |
1987 | Killing Time | No | Yes | No | |
1988 | Saxo | No | Yes | No | |
Fréquence meurtre | No | Yes | No | ||
1989 | Baxter | No | Yes | No | |
Australia | No | Yes | No | ||
1991 | Swing troubadour | No | Yes | No | |
1992 | Confessions d'un Barjo | No | Yes | No | |
1994 | Dead Tired | No | Yes | No | |
See How They Fall | Yes | Yes | No | ||
1996 | A Self-Made Hero | Yes | Yes | No | |
1998 | Norme française | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
1999 | Venus Beauty Institute | No | Yes | No | |
2001 | Read My Lips | Yes | Yes | No | |
2005 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | Yes | Yes | No | |
2009 | A Prophet | Yes | Yes | No | |
2012 | Rust and Bone | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2015 | Dheepan | Yes | Yes | Uncredited | |
2018 | The Sisters Brothers | Yes | Yes | No | |
2021 | Paris, 13th District | Yes | Yes | Uncredited | |
2024 | Emilia Pérez | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also song writer |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1984 | Black Sequence | No | Yes | Episode "L'ennemi public n° 2" |
2020 | The Bureau | Yes | Yes | Directed 2 episodes, wrote 4 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Cannes Film Festival | Caméra d'Or | See How They Fall | Nominated | |
1995 | César Award | Best First Feature | Won | ||
Best Writing | Nominated | ||||
1996 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | A Self-Made Hero | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay Award | Won | ||||
Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | Nominated | |||
Silver Spike | Won | ||||
Stockholm Film Festival | Bronze Horse | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
1997 | Cesar Award | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Best Writing | Nominated | ||||
2002 | César Award | Best Film | Read My Lips | Nominated | |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Writing | Won | ||||
Newport International Film Festival | Best Director | Won | |||
European Film Award | Best Screenwriter | Nominated | |||
2005 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | The Beat That My Heart Skipped | Nominated | |
Tribeca Festival | Jury Award | Nominated | |||
Seville European Film Festival | Golden Giraldillo | Won | |||
European Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | |||
2006 | Étoiles D'Or | Best Film | Won | ||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Institut Lumière | Jacques Deray Prize | Won | |||
Globes de Cristal Award | Best Film | Won | |||
Lumières Award | Best Film | Won | |||
BAFTA Award | Best Film Not in the English Language | Won | |||
César Award | Best Film | Won | |||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Best Adaptation | Won | ||||
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Best French Film | Won | |||
British Independent Film Award | Best Foreign Independent Film | Nominated | |||
2009 | |||||
BAFTA Award | Best Film Not in the English Language | A Prophet | Won | ||
BFI London Film Festival | Best Film | Won | |||
British Independent Film Awards | Best Foreign Independent Film | Won | |||
Cannes Film Festival | Palm d'Or | Nominated | |||
Grand Prix | Won | ||||
César Award | Best Film | Won | |||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Best Original Screenplay | Won | ||||
Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | |||
David di Donatello Award | Best European Film | Nominated | |||
Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Director | Won | |||
European Film Award | Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenwriter | Nominated | ||||
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Best French Film | Won | |||
Globes de Cristal Award | Best Film | Won | |||
Independent Spirit Award | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | |||
London Film Critics' Circle | Film of the Year | Won | |||
Lumières Award | Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
National Board of Review | Best Foreign Language Film | Won | |||
2010 | Goya Award | Best European Film | Nominated | ||
82nd Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Feature Film | Nominated | |||
2012 | BAFTA Award | Best Film Not in the English Language | Rust and Bone | Nominated | |
British Independent Film Award | Best Foreign Independent Film | Nominated | |||
BFI London Film Festival Award | Best Film | Won | |||
Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Nominated | |||
César Award | Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Adaptation | Won | ||||
Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated | |||
Globes de Cristal Award | Best Film | Won | |||
Goya Award | Best European Film | Nominated | |||
Independent Spirit Award | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | |||
London Film Critics' Circle | Foreign Language Film of the Year | Won | |||
Lumières Award | Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
2015 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Dheepan | Won | |
World Cinema Amsterdam | Best Film | Nominated | |||
Oslo Films from the South Festival | Audience Award | Won | |||
2016 | Lumière Award | Best Film | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
César Award | Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Amanda Award | Best Foreign Feature Film | Nominated | |||
Miami Film Festival | Grand Jury - Knight Competition | Won | |||
2017 | BAFTA Awards | Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominated | ||
2018 | Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | The Sisters Brothers | Nominated | |
Silver Lion for Best Director | Won | ||||
San Sebastian International Film Festival | City of Donostia Audience Award | Nominated | |||
Louis Delluc Prize | Best Film | Nominated | |||
2019 | |||||
Lumiere Awards | Best Film | Won | |||
Best Director | Won | ||||
César Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Almería Western Film Festival | Best Feature | Won | |||
2020 | Magritte Awards | Best Foreign Film in Co-production | Nominated | ||
2021 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Paris, 13th District | Nominated | |
Queer Palm | Nominated | ||||
Chicago International Film Festival | Gold Hugo | Nominated | |||
Gold Q-Hugo | Nominated | ||||
Out of Look Competition - Special Mention | Won | ||||
Hamburg Film Festival | Art Cinema Award | Won | |||
Seville European Film Festival | Golden Giraldillo | Nominated | |||
2022 | Lumiere Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Cesar Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Cleveland International Film Festival | International Narrative Competition - Best Feature Film | Nominated | |||
2023 | Polish Film Awards | Best European Film | Nominated | ||
2024 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Emilia Pérez | Nominated | |
Jury Prize | Won | ||||
Queer Palm | Nominated | ||||
Toronto International Film Festival | People's Choice Award | Runner-up | |||
San Sebastian International Film Festival | Sebastiane Award | Nominated | |||
Audience Award | Nominated | ||||
Mill Valley Film Festival | Audience Favorite ¡Viva el cine! | Won | |||
Denver Film Festival | Rare Pearl Award | Won | |||
New Orleans Film Festival | Narrative Feature | Nominated | |||
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Song – Feature Film for "El Mal" | Nominated | |||
Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical | Won | ||||
Seville European Film Festival | Puerta América Award | Nominated | |||
Stockholm International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Best Film | Won | |||
Audience Award | Won | ||||
European Film Awards | Best Film | Won | |||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Best Screenwriter | Won | ||||
Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best International Feature | Won | ||||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best International Film | Won | |||
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated | |||
Phoenix Critics Circle Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated | |||
Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Song for "El Mal" | Nominated | |||
Best International | Won | ||||
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | Best International Feature Film | Nominated | |||
New York Film Critics Online Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Best International Feature | Nominated | ||||
Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Original Vision | Nominated | ||||
2025 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Vanguard Award | Won | ||
FIPRESCI Best International Film | Pending | ||||
Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Won | |||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language | Won | ||||
Best Original Song for "El Mal" | Won | ||||
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups | Pending | |||
Best Director | Pending | ||||
Best Screenwriter | Pending | ||||
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Picture | Pending | |||
Best Director | Pending | ||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Pending | ||||
Foreign Language Film | Pending | ||||
Best Song for "El Mal" | Pending | ||||
Lumières Awards | Best Film | Won | |||
Best Director | Won | ||||
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay, Adapted | Nominated | ||||
Best International Film | Nominated | ||||
Academy Awards | Best Picture | Pending | |||
Best Director | Pending | ||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Pending | ||||
Best Original Song | Pending |
Honorary awards
Association | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Filmfest Hamburg | 2024 | Douglas Sirk Award | Honored | |
Morelia International Film Festival | 2024 | Artistic Excellence Award | Honored | |
Stockholm International Film Festival | 2012 | Stockholm Visionary Award | Honored | |
Telluride Film Festival | 2024 | Silver Medallion | Honored | |
Valladolid International Film Festival | 2013 | Espiga de Honor | Honored |
See also
In Spanish: Jacques Audiard para niños