Biography
Konstantinos Gavras (born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France. He is best kno...read more
Konstantinos Gavras (born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France. He is best known for directing films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller “Z” (1969). Most of his movies were made in French, though starting with “Missing” (1982), several were made in English.
Department
Directing
Birthday
1933-02-12
Place of Birth
Loutra-Iraias, Greece
Also Known As
[ "Costa Gavras", "Κώστας Γαβράς", "Constantin Costa-Gavras", "Konstantínos Gavrás", "科斯塔·加夫拉斯", "Kēsī tǎ·jiā fū lā sī", "コスタ＝ガヴラス", "Kosuta = gavurasu", "Konstantinos Gavras", "Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς", "코스타 가브라스", "코스타-가브라스", "코스타가브라스", "콘스탄틴 코스타 가브라스", "콘스탄티노스 가브라스" ]
What nominations did Costa-Gavras get?
3
Cannes Film Festival
- Best Director
- Jury Prize
- Palme d'Or
1
Berlin International Film Festival
- Best Film
1
Academy Awards
- Best Adapted Screenplay
1
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- Best Screenplay
What nominations did Costa-Gavras get?
4
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- Best Direction
- Best Film
- Best Screenplay
3
Academy Awards
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Director
- Best International Feature Film
1
European Film Academy
- Best Screenwriter
Costa-Gavras’s Awards and Nominations
Awards
1
22nd Cannes Film Festival
(1969)
Nominations
3
42nd Academy Awards
(1970)
2
24th British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(1970)
Awards
1
35th Cannes Film Festival
(1982)
1
37th British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(1983)
1
55th Academy Awards
(1983)
Nominations
1
36th British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(1982)
1
37th British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(1983)
Awards
1
40th Berlin International Film Festival
(1990)
Awards
1
28th Cannes Film Festival
(1975)
AWARDS
LEGAL
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