Luc Besson - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	18-March-1959
Place of Birth	Paris (ÃŽle-de-France, France, Seine)
Nationality	France
Also know as	ë¤½ ë² ì†¡, ë£© ë² ì†¡, Le Spielberg FranÃ§ais
Profession	Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Television Producer, Actor, Cinematographer
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He has made many thrillers and action films that are visually rich. Besson had been nominated for Best Director and Best Picture CÃ©sar Awards for his films LÃ©on: The Professional and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. He won Best Director and Best French Director for his film The Fifth Element. His Taken 2 is France's biggest export success. In 1980 he founded his own production company, called Les Films du Loup, and later Les Films du Dauphin. This was superseded in 2000 by his co-founding EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam. Besson has been involved with filmmaking for more than 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer. He is also being declared the John Hughes of action movies, due to him writing screenplays for action movies.

Awards by Luc Besson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Luc Besson.

2012

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
César Award for Best Animated Film	A Monster in Paris

2011

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
César Award for Best Animated Film	Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds

2006

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature	The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2000

Lumiere Award for Best Film

Honored for : The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Lumiere Award for Best Director

Honored for : The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Lumiere Award for Best Film	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Lumiere Award for Best Director	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
César Award for Best Director	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
César Award for Best Film	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1998

BAFTA Award for Best British Film

Honored for : Nil by Mouth

César Award for Best Director

Honored for : The Fifth Element

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
César Award for Best Director	The Fifth Element
César Award for Best Film	The Fifth Element
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation	The Fifth Element
BAFTA Award for Best British Film	Nil by Mouth

1997

Lumiere Award for Best Director

Honored for : The Fifth Element

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Lumiere Award for Best Director	The Fifth Element

1996

Czech Lion Award for Best Foreign Language

Honored for : Léon: The Professional

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Czech Lion Award for Best Foreign Language	Léon: The Professional

1995

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
César Award for Best Director	Léon: The Professional
César Award for Best Film	Léon: The Professional

1991

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
César Award for Best Director	Nikita
César Award for Best Film	Nikita
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film	Nikita

1989

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
César Award for Best Director	The Big Blue
César Award for Best Film	The Big Blue

1986

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
César Award for Best Director	Subway
César Award for Best Film	Subway
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film	Subway

1984

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
César Award for Best Debut	Le Dernier Combat

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