Julia Ducournau
  • Birthplace

    Paris, France

  • Birthday
    November 18, 1983

    Deathday
    N/A

Julia Ducournau

Julia Ducournau (born November 18, 1983) is a French film director and screenwriter. She attended La Fémis and studied screenwriting. In 2011, her short film Junior won the Petit Rail d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Her second feature film, Titane, earned the Palme d’Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

Julia Ducournau awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2022 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Winner Jury Award Best Director (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Magritte Awards, Belgium Winner Magritte Award Best Foreign Film in Co-Production (Meilleur film étranger en coproduction) (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Yoga Awards Winner Yoga Award Worst Foreign Film (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Camerimage Winner Golden Frog Directors' Debuts Competition (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Cannes Film Festival Winner Palme d'Or (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Toronto International Film Festival Winner People's Choice Award Midnight Madness (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Women Film Critics Circle Awards Winner Courage in Filmmaking Award (Julia Ducournau) Titane
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2025 CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival Nominee Emeric Pressburger Prize Best Feature Film (Julia Ducournau) Alpha
2022 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominee EDA Female Focus Award Best Woman Director (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Director (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Bodil Awards Nominee Bodil Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 César Awards, France Nominee César Best Director (Meilleure réalisation) (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Columbus Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Original Screenplay (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Nominee Jury Award Best Original Screenplay (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Nominee Chainsaw Award Best Director (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Nominee Dorian Award Director of the Year (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Gaudí Awards Nominee Gaudí Award Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea) (Julia Ducournau, Kazak Productions, Frakas Productions, Arte France Cinéma) Titane
2022 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominee GAFCA Award Best Original Screenplay (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Film Award Director (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Film Award International Feature (Julia Ducournau, Amaury Ovise, Jean-Christophe Reymond) Titane
2022 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Non-English Language Film (Julia Ducournau, Jean-Christophe Reymond, Amaury Ovise) Titane
2022 North Dakota Film Society Nominee NDFS Award Best International Feature (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Director (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Palm Springs International Film Festival Nominee FIPRESCI Prize Best Foreign Language Film (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Polish Film Awards Nominee Eagle Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski) (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominee SFCS Award Best Director (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2022 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominee SFCS Award Best Film Not in the English Language (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Cannes Film Festival Nominee Queer Palm (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 European Film Awards Nominee European Film Award European Film (Julia Ducournau, Jean-Christophe Reymond, Amaury Ovise, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts) Titane
2021 European Film Awards Nominee European Film Award European Director (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Film by the Sea International Film Festival Nominee International Student Jury Award Best Film (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Gotham Awards Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award Best International Feature (Julia Ducournau, Jean-Christophe Reymond) Titane
2021 Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards Nominee GWNYFCA Award Best Original Screenplay (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Jerusalem Film Festival Nominee Award for International Cinema The Nechama Rivilin Award for Best International Film (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Online Association of Female Film Critics Nominee OAFFC Award Best Director (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 Online Association of Female Film Critics Nominee OAFFC Award Best Original Screenplay (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 San Sebastián International Film Festival Nominee RTVE-Otra Mirada Award (Julia Ducournau) Titane
2021 San Sebastián International Film Festival Nominee Sebastiane Award Best Film (Julia Ducournau) Titane
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