Costa-Gavras

Directing

Born: 1933-02-12
From: Loutra-Iraias, Greece
Gender: Male
Height: 1.76 m
Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Costa GavrasΚώστας ΓαβράςConstantin Costa-GavrasKonstantínos Gavrás科斯塔·加夫拉斯Kēsī tǎ·jiā fū lā sīコスタ=ガヴラスKosuta = gavurasu

Biography

Konstantinos "Kostas" Gavras (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for political films, such as the political thriller Z (1969), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing (1982), for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Most of his films have been made in French, but six have been in English, including Hanna K.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Costa-Gavras, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations24 won · 19 nominated

🏆 Won

Honorary César

2025
🏆 Won

honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University

2022
🏆 Won

Honorary Lumière Award

2020
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

Adults in the Room

2020
🏆 Won

Commander of the Legion of Honour

2019
🏆 Won

European Film Academy Honorary Award

2018
🏆 Won

Catalonia International Prize

2017
🏆 Won

honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense

2016
🏆 Won

Officer of the Legion of Honour

2013
Nominated

César Award for Best Adaptation

The Ax

2006
🏆 Won

César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

Amen.

2003
Nominated

César Award for Best Film

Amen.

2003
Nominated

César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

Amen.

2003
Nominated

César Award for Best Director

Amen.

2003
🏆 Won

Officer of the National Order of Merit

2000
🏆 Won

Golden Bear

Music Box

1990
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Missing

1983
🏆 Won

Writers Guild of America Award

Missing

1983
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

Missing

1983
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Missing

1983
🏆 Won

London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year

Missing

1982
🏆 Won

Palme d'Or

Missing

1982
🏆 Won

London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year

Missing

1982
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

Missing

1982
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

Missing

1982
Nominated

César Award for Best Film

Womanlight

1980
Nominated

César Award for Best Director

Womanlight

1980
🏆 Won

Cannes Best Director Award

Section spéciale

1975
🏆 Won

United Nations Awards

State of Siege

1974
Nominated

United Nations Awards

State of Siege

1974
🏆 Won

Louis Delluc Prize

State of Siege

1972
🏆 Won

Edgar Awards

Z

1970
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Z

1970
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Z

1970
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Film

Z

1970
🏆 Won

Jury Prize

Z

1969
🏆 Won

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director

Z

1969
Nominated

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director

1969
Nominated

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Z

1969
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

Z

1969
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

Z

1969
🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Sleeping Car Murders

1966
🏆 Won

Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral

Acting54 titles

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Writing18 titles

Production6 titles

Editing2 titles

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