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Roman Polański

Birth Name:
Rajmund Roman Thierry Polanski
Birth Place:
Paris, France
Profession
Director, Writer, Actor, Producer
Roman Polański

Fast Facts

  • Was presented with a Life Achievement Award at the 2006 European Film Awards
  • Won a Lifetime Achievement Golden Icon Award at the 2009 Zurich Film Festival
  • Won the 2003 World Cinematography Award at the Czech Critics Awards
  • Survived the holocaust and went on to attend the National Film School in Lódz, Poland, pursuing his childhood fascination with the cinema
  • Quote: "I am not a fortune teller․ I would like to be judged for my work, and not for my life․ If there is any possibility of changing your destiny, it may be only in your creative life, certainly not in your life, period․"
  • Quote: "My films are the expression of momentary desires․ I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way․"
  • Arranges shots from the perspective of the protagonist, panning around the room and landing on things that interest the character
  • Often incorporates water into key plot points and scenes of his films
  • His second wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered by Charles Manson's followers while he was out of town for business
  • Used to watch German newsreels through barbed wire from a corner of the ghetto in Krakòw because they were the closest things to films available to him

Awards

  • 1958Golden Gate Award - Best Short Subject:Winner
  • 1959Honorable MentionWinner
  • 1962FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
  • 1963Golden Dragon - Other Forms:Winner
  • 1963Main PrizeWinner
  • 1965Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1965FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
  • 1965Silver Berlin Bear - Special Prize of the Jury:Winner
  • 1965NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1966Golden Berlin BearWinner
  • 1969Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
  • 1969David - Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero):Winner
  • 1969DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1969Edgar - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1969Golden Globe - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1969Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
  • 1969Gold Medal - Favorite Motion Picture:Winner
  • 1969WGA Award (Screen) - Best Written American Drama:Nominated
  • 1970Critics Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1972Special Recognition - Documentary:Winner
  • 1972Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1975Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1975BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 1975Bodil - Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film):Winner
  • 1975DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1975Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 1975Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1976Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1980César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 1980César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Winner
  • 1980LAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1981Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1981BSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1981Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1981Korean Association of Film Critics Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1989Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
  • 1995International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1995Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1999Outstanding European Achievement in World CinemaWinner
  • 2002Golden Reel - Best Polish Film:Winner
  • 2002ACCA - Best Director:Winner
  • 2002ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2002BSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2002Palme d'OrWinner
  • 2002European Film Award - European Director:Nominated
  • 2002European Film Award - European Film:Nominated
  • 2002Sierra Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2002VVFP Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2003Movies for Grownups Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2003ASECAN Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2003Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2003Oscar - Best Director:Winner
  • 2003BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2003David Lean Award for DirectionWinner
  • 2003Audience Choice AwardWinner
  • 2003CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2003Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2003César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Winner
  • 2003César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 2003David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 2003DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2003Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 2003Golden Globe - Best European Film (Miglior Film Europeo):Winner
  • 2003Goya - Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea):Winner
  • 2003INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2003Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 2003IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Nominated
  • 2003NSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2003Ecumenical Film AwardWinner
  • 2003Eagle - Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria):Winner
  • 2003Eagle - Best Film (Najlepszy Film):Winner
  • 2003Golden Aries - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 2003Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 2003Audience Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2003VFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2003Étoile d'Or - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 2004Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
  • 2004Czech Lion - Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film):Winner
  • 2004Golden Eagle - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2004Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 2004Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 2004Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 2004Mainichi Film Concours - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 2006EFA People's Choice Award - Best European Film:Nominated
  • 2010Silver Berlin Bear - Best Director:Winner
  • 2010Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 2010CinEuphoria - Top Films of the Decade - International Competition:Winner
  • 2010Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
  • 2010DFCC - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010European Film Award - European Screenwriter:Winner
  • 2010European Film Award - European Film:Winner
  • 2010EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
  • 2010European Film Award - European Director:Winner
  • 2010Golden Globe - Best European Film (Miglior Film Europeo):Winner
  • 2010ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010Silver Ribbon - Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo):Nominated
  • 2010FIPRESCI Film of the YearWinner
  • 2010Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
  • 2010The Greatest Films of All Time - Horror:Winner
  • 2010VVFP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010VVFP Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
  • 2011Chlotrudis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - International Competition:Winner
  • 2011César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Nominated
  • 2011César - Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation):Winner
  • 2011César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 2011Gaudí Award - Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea):Nominated
  • 2011Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
  • 2011Goya - Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea):Nominated
  • 2011ICS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011INOCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011IOMA - Best Picture (Miglior film):Nominated
  • 2011IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Nominated
  • 2011IOMA - Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale):Nominated
  • 2011Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 2011Lumiere Award - Best Screenplay (Meilleur scénario):Winner
  • 2011Lumiere Award - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 2011Lumiere Award - Best Film (Meilleur Film):Nominated
  • 2011NSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
  • 2011OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011USC Scripter AwardNominated
  • 2011Little Golden LionWinner
  • 2011Golden LionNominated
  • 2011Étoile d'Or - Best Director (Réalisateur):Winner
  • 2012CEC Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted (Mejor Guión Adaptado):Winner
  • 2012César - Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation):Winner
  • 2012David - Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea):Nominated
  • 2012European Film Award - European Screenwriter:Nominated
  • 2012Goya - Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea):Nominated
  • 2012Silver Ribbon - Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo):Nominated
  • 2012IOMA - Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale):Winner
  • 2012IOMA - Special Prize for the Best European Film (Premio speciale al miglior film europeo):Nominated
  • 2013Palme d'OrNominated
  • 2013Art Cinema AwardWinner
  • 2013Eagle - Best Director (Najlepsza Rezyseria):Winner
  • 2013Eagle - Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz):Nominated
  • 2013Prix Saint-Germain - Best French Film:Winner
  • 2014César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Nominated
  • 2014César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 2014César - Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation):Nominated
  • 2014David - Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea):Nominated
  • 2014Halfway Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2014IOMA - Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale):Nominated
  • 2014Lumiere Award - Best Screenplay (Meilleur scénario):Winner
  • 2015IOFCP Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017FIPRESCI Prize - Best Film:Winner
  • 2019European Film Award - European Screenwriter:Nominated
  • 2019European Film Award - European Director:Nominated
  • 2019European Film Award - European Film:Nominated
  • 2019Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize:Winner
  • 2019Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2019FIPRESCI Prize - Competition:Winner
  • 2019Green Drop AwardWinner
  • 2019Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award - Best Film in a Foreign Language:Winner
  • 2020César - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 2020César - Best Film (Meilleur film):Nominated
  • 2020César - Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation):Winner
  • 2020David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 2020Audience Award - Audience Favorite:Winner
  • 2020Lumiere Award - Best Film (Meilleur film):Nominated
  • 2020Lumiere Award - Best Screenplay (Meilleur scénario):Nominated
  • 2020Lumiere Award - Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur):Winner
  • 2020Main Prize - International Feature Film Competition:Nominated
  • 2020Eagle - Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski):Nominated
  • 2021Bodil - Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2021CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - International Competition:Winner
  • 2021CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2021CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2021Goya - Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea):Nominated
  • 2021Sophia - Best European Film (Melhor Filme Europeu):Winner
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