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Susanne Bier

Birth Name:
Susanne Bier
Birth Place:
Copenhagen, Denmark
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer
Susanne Bier

Fast Facts

  • Won the Bodil Award for best film for "The One And Only․"
  • Won the European Film Award for best director in 2011
  • Studied Art at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Architecture at the Architectural Association in London, and graduated from The Danish Film School in 1987
  • Quote: "My first job as a filmmaker is to not make a boring film․ I don't see a conflict between art and commerce, but I do see one between boredom and commerce․"
  • Quote: "(On "In a Better World"): "The conditions of living in Africa in a refugee camp and in a privileged part of Denmark couldn't be more different, but the actual human nature is so similar․ It's․․․the same story but in two different shapes․""
  • Frequently directs films that deal with trauma and grief
  • Well known as the director of the film "Bird Box․"

Awards

  • 1991Montréal First Film Prize - Special MentionWinner
  • 1992Audience Award - Feature Film:Winner
  • 1992C.I.C.A.E. AwardWinner
  • 1992Grand PrixWinner
  • 1992Guldbagge - Best Direction (Bästa regi):Nominated
  • 1992Dragon Award - Best Nordic Film:Winner
  • 1992Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1992Best New Director - Best New Director:Winner
  • 1995FIPRESCI Prize - Official Competition:Winner
  • 1998Rosebud - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1999International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2000Daring Digital Award - N-Vision:Nominated
  • 2002Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature FilmWinner
  • 2002Nordic Council's Film PrizeNominated
  • 2002Golden SeashellNominated
  • 2002International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI) - Special MentionWinner
  • 2003Bodil - Best Film (Bedste danske film):Winner
  • 2003Audience AwardWinner
  • 2003Robert - Best Director (Årets instruktør):Nominated
  • 2003Press AwardWinner
  • 2004Critics AwardWinner
  • 2004Golden SeashellNominated
  • 2005Bodil - Best Film (Bedste danske film):Nominated
  • 2005Audience Award - Narrative:Winner
  • 2005Audience Award - Best Feature Film (Meilleur Long Metràge Fiction):Winner
  • 2005European Film Award - European Director:Nominated
  • 2005Grand PrizeWinner
  • 2005Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - Dramatic:Nominated
  • 2005Audience Award - World Cinema - Dramatic:Winner
  • 2006Audience AwardWinner
  • 2006European Film Award - European Director:Nominated
  • 2006Audience AwardWinner
  • 2006Nordic Council's Film PrizeNominated
  • 2007Bodil - Best Film (Bedste danske film):Nominated
  • 2007Robert - Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm):Nominated
  • 2007Jury Special PrizeWinner
  • 2010Golden Marc'Aurelio AwardNominated
  • 2010Grand Jury PrizeWinner
  • 2010Audience AwardWinner
  • 2010Best ScreenplayWinner
  • 2010Best DirectorWinner
  • 2011Bodil - Best Film (Bedste danske film):Nominated
  • 2011Robert - Best Director (Årets instruktør):Nominated
  • 2011David - Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea):Nominated
  • 2011European Film Award - European Film:Nominated
  • 2011European Film Award - European Director:Winner
  • 2011EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
  • 2011Golden Globe - Best European Film (Miglior Film Europeo):Winner
  • 2011Silver Ribbon - Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo):Nominated
  • 2011Bernhard Wicki Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2012Black Pearl Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
  • 2012CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - International Competition:Winner
  • 2012Queer Lion AwardNominated
  • 2013Robert - Best Film (Årets danske spillefilm):Nominated
  • 2013Audience Award - Comedy:Winner
  • 2013Robert - Best Director (Årets instruktør):Nominated
  • 2013European Film Award - European Comedy:Winner
  • 2013EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
  • 2013Zulu - Best Film (Årets danske film):Nominated
  • 2014Black Pearl Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
  • 2014Crystal ArrowNominated
  • 2014SIGNIS AwardWinner
  • 2014Golden Seashell - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2015Golden Space Needle Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016Audience AwardNominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Winner
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2016Individual Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2017BAFTA TV Award - Best Director: Fiction:Nominated
  • 2017BAFTA Television Craft Award - Director: Fiction:Nominated
  • 2017PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:Nominated
  • 2019Chainsaw Award - Best Streaming Premiere Film:Winner
  • 2021DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2021PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television:Nominated
  • 2021Magnolia Award - Best Foreign TV Film/Miniseries:Nominated
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