Olivier Assayas

Directing

Born: 1955-01-25
From: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.8

Also Known As

올리비에 아사야스

Biography

Olivier Assayas (French: [ɔlivje asajas]; born 25 January 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Assayas is known for his eclectic filmography, consisting of slow-burning period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs, and comedies. He has directed French, Spanish, and English-language films with international casts. The son of filmmaker Jacques Rémy, Assayas began his career as a critic for Cahiers du Cinéma. There he wrote about world cinema and its film auteurs, who later influenced his work. Assayas made several short films, and made his feature debut with Disorder in 1986. He continued directing feature films, with Cold Water (1994) considered a breakthrough film in his career. It was his first film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. His followup film, Irma Vep (1996), also screened at Cannes, while Sentimental Destinies (2000), Demonlover (2002), and Clean (2004) all officially competed for the Palme d'Or. In 2006, he contributed a short film to the anthology film Paris, je t'aime (2006). Assayas gained acclaim for his dramas Summer Hours (2008), Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), and Personal Shopper (2016); the latter won him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director. He also directed the comedy Non-Fiction (2018) and the spy thriller Wasp Network (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivier Assayas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations5 won · 8 nominated

🏆 Won

Cannes Best Director Award

Personal Shopper

2016
🏆 Won

Louis Delluc Prize

Clouds of Sils Maria

2014
Nominated

César Award for Best Director

Carlos

2011
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Carlos

2011
🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Carlos

2010
🏆 Won

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Carlos

2010
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

Carlos

2010
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Carlos

2010
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Director

Carlos

2010
🏆 Won

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Summer Hours

2009
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

Summer Hours

2009
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

Summer Hours

2009
Nominated

César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

Rendez-vous

1986

Acting26 titles

Directing32 titles

Writing36 titles

Production2 titles

Camera1 title

Crew4 titles

Creator2 titles