Denys Arcand | |
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Arcand at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
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Born |
Deschambault, Quebec, Canada |
June 25, 1941
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Years active | 1962–present |
Spouse(s) | Denise Robert |
Awards |
Best Foreign Language Film 1986 The Decline of the American Empire 1989 Jesus of Montreal 2003 The Barbarian Invasions Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay 1986 The Decline of the American Empire 1989 Jesus of Montreal 2003 The Barbarian Invasions |
Best Foreign Language Film
2003 The Barbarian Invasions Best Director
2003 The Barbarian Invasions
Best Film
2003 The Barbarian Invasions
Best Writing
2003 The Barbarian Invasions
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, CC GOQ (French: [dəni aʁkɑ̃]; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions. He has also been nominated three further times, including two nominations in the same category for The Decline of the American Empire in 1986 and Jesus of Montreal in 1989, becoming the only French-Canadian director in history to receive this number of nominations and, subsequently, to win the award. Also for The Barbarian Invasions, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, losing to Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation.