| Denis Villeneuve | |
|---|---|
 Villeneuve at the 89th Academy Awards | |
| 4 Nominations | |
| Role | Director, Screenwriter |
| Born | October 3, 1967 |
| Gentilly, Canada | |
Denis Villeneuve is a Canadian film director and writer. In his early career he won Radio-Canada's youth film competition "La Course Europe-Asie" in 1990-91. He is a three-time winner of the Genie Award for Best Director, for Maelström in 2001, Polytechnique in 2010 and Incendies in 2011. All three films also won the Best Picture award.
Nominations[]
- 83rd Academy Awards, 2010
- Best Foreign Language Film — Incendies (representing Canada)
- 89th Academy Awards, 2016
- Best Director — Arrival
- 94th Academy Awards, 2021
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Dune: Part One (shared with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth)
- Best Picture — Dune: Part One (shared with Mary Parent and Cale Boyter)