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Jacques Audiard

1952 - Today

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Jacques Audiard (French: [ʒak odjaʁ]; born 30 April 1952) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. One of the most awarded French filmmakers in history, his international accolades include an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and three Golden Globes. He holds the record for most individual wins in the history of the César Awards, France's national film awards, with thirteen wins between 1995 and 2025 including three separate Best Film/Best Director/Best Screenplay trifectas, and won four prizes from the Cannes Film Festival. After working extensively as a screenwriter since the 1970s, Audiard made his directorial debut with See How They Fall (1994), followed by A Self-Made Hero (1996) and Read My Lips (2001). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Audiard is the 360th most popular film director, the 2,121st most popular biography from France and the 44th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jacques Audiard ranks 360 out of 2,041. Before him are Valerio Zurlini, François Ozon, Mikio Naruse, Clifford Odets, Juan Antonio Bardem, and Jacques Feyder. After him are Irvin Kershner, Kinji Fukasaku, Walerian Borowczyk, Ladislas Starevich, Jacques Doillon, and Emilio Fernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jacques Audiard ranks 117. Before him are Terry O'Quinn, Chazz Palminteri, Kaija Saariaho, Rainer Bonhof, Nora Miao, and Eduardo Souto de Moura. After him are Annie Potts, Şenol Güneş, Dalia Itzik, Manuel Zelaya, Larry Fink, and Mandy Patinkin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Audiard ranks 2,121 out of 6,770. Before him are Aimable Pélissier (1794), Théophile Delcassé (1852), Édouard René de Laboulaye (1811), Felice Pasquale Baciocchi (1762), Pierre Gaspard Chaumette (1763), and Legall de Kermeur (1702). After him are Benjamin Péret (1899), Pierre Hadot (1922), Philippe de Gaulle (1921), Edmond Locard (1877), Tino Rossi (1907), and Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin (1699).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Jacques Audiard ranks 44. Before him are William Kennedy Dickson (1860), Jean Rouch (1917), Claude Sautet (1924), Jean Girault (1924), Guy Hamilton (1922), and François Ozon (1967). After him are Jacques Doillon (1944), Leos Carax (1960), Alexandre Astruc (1923), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), Patrice Leconte (1947), and Jacques Copeau (1879).

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