Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos (born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker and theatre director.
Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. Through the 90’s he directed a series of videos for Greek dance-theater companies. Since 1995 he has directed a large number of TV commercials, in addition to music videos, short films and experimental theater plays. He has also been a member of the creative team which designed the opening and closing ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
His feature film career started with the mainstream film My Best Friend where he shared directing credits with mentor Lakis Lazopoulos and was followed by the experimental film Kineta which premiered in Toronto Film Festival. His third feature film the 2009 film Dogtooth won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.
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Yorgos Lanthimos awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Amanda Awards, Norway | Winner Amanda | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Top Ten of the Year - International Competition (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Winner Creative Impact in Directing Award | (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Winner FIPRESCI Film of the Year | (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Set Decorators Society of America, USA | Winner SDSA Award | Best Picture (Yorgos Lanthimos, Zsuzsa Mihalek, James Price, Shona Heath) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Camerimage | Winner Bronze Frog | Main Competition (Robbie Ryan, Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Camerimage | Winner Audience Award | Main Competition (Robbie Ryan, Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Winner IFJA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards | Winner PFCC Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Phoenix Critics Circle | Winner PCC Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Venice Film Festival | Winner Golden Lion | Best Film (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Venice Film Festival | Winner UNIMED Award | (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2019 | Film Fest Kosova | Winner Best Short Film | Short Film Competition (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Nimic |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gaudí Awards | Nominee Gaudí Award | Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea) (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | AACTA International Awards | Nominee AACTA International Award | Best Direction in Film (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Motion Picture of the Year (Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Directing (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Astra Film Awards | Nominee Astra Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Austin Film Critics Association | Nominee AFCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee BAFTA Film Award | Best Film (Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee BAFTA Film Award | Outstanding British Film of the Year (Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Tony McNamara) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) | Nominee Windie | Best Studio Film (Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Andrew Lowe, Ed Guiney) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Film - International Competition (Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Director - International Competition (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Columbus Film Critics Association | Nominee COFCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Critics Choice Awards | Nominee Critics Choice Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Denver Film Critics Society | Nominee DFCS Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Directors Guild of America, USA | Nominee DGA Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | DiscussingFilm Critic Awards | Nominee DFCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Film Award | Motion Picture (Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Golden Globes, USA | Nominee Golden Globe | Best Director, Motion Picture (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Nominee Golden Schmoes | Best Director of the Year (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Hawaii Film Critics Society | Nominee HFCS Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee HFCS Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Tony McNamara, Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards | Nominee LEJA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards | Nominee LEJA Award | Best Picture (Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Nominee ALFS Award | Director of the Year (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards | Nominee MNFCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Nominee NCFCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | North Dakota Film Society | Nominee NDFS Award | Best Picture (Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | North Dakota Film Society | Nominee NDFS Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee OFCS Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | PGA Awards | Nominee PGA Award | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (Emma Stone, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Ed Guiney) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Portland Critics Association Awards | Nominee PCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Satellite Awards | Nominee Satellite Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Seattle Film Critics Society | Nominee SFCS Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2024 | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee UFCA Award | Best Achievement in Directing (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Camerimage | Nominee Golden Frog | Main Competition (Robbie Ryan, Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee CFCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival | Nominee Emeric Pressburger Prize | Best Feature Film (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee DFWFCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Dracula Film Festival | Nominee Dracula Times Award | Out of Competition (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Ghent International Film Festival | Nominee Grand Prix | Best Film (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Gotham Awards | Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award | Best International Feature (Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Nominee ICP Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival | Nominee Grand Prix du Jury | Compétition internationale (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee Sierra Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee LAFCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards | Nominee MMCG Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Online Association of Female Film Critics | Nominee OAFFC Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | VHS Awards | Nominee VHS Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2023 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee WAFCA Award | Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Poor Things |
| 2020 | Melbourne International Film Festival | Nominee City of Melbourne Award | Best Short Film (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Nimic |
| 2019 | Chicago International Film Festival | Nominee Gold Hugo | Best Narrative Short Film (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Nimic |
| 2019 | Film Fest Kosova | Nominee Best Short Script | Short Film Competition (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Nimic |
| 2019 | Ghent International Film Festival | Nominee Best International Short Film | (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Nimic |
| 2019 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Nominee Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize | (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Nimic |
| 2019 | Toronto International Film Festival | Nominee Short Cuts Award | Best International Short Film (Yorgos Lanthimos) | Nimic |
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