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Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

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1950s

Los Olvidados ''Los olvidados'' (, Spanish: ''The Forgotten Ones''; known in the United States as ''The Young and the Damned'') is a 1950 Mexican teen crime film directed by Luis Buñuel. It was filmed at Tepeyac Studios and on location in Mexico City. Prod ...

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Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

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Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

Ariel Award The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...

– Golden Ariel * Ariel Award - Silver Ariel – Mejor Dirección * Ariel Award - Silver Ariel – Mejor Adaptación (with

Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940 ...

) * Ariel Award - Silver Ariel – Mejor Argumento Original (with Luis Alcoriza) ''

Mexican Bus Ride ''Mexican Bus Ride'' (original title in es, Subida al cielo, "Ascent to Heaven") is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel and starring Lilia Prado. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Much like the film The ...

'' * Cannes Film Festival – Official Selection * Ariel Award nominee – Golden Ariel * Ariel Award nominee - Silver Ariel – Mejor Dirección '' Robinson Crusoe'' *

– Golden Ariel * Ariel Award -Silver Ariel – Mejor Dirección * Ariel Award -Silver Ariel – Mejor Adaptación * Oscar nominee – Best Actor (Dan O'Herlihy) ''Rehearsal for a Crime'' (aka ''

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz ''The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz'' (original Spanish title: ''Ensayo de un crimen'', "Rehearsal for a Murder") is a 1955 Mexican crime film by Spanish-born writer-director Luis Buñuel. It focuses on a would-be serial killer whose plan ...

'') * Ariel Award nominee – Golden Ariel * Ariel Award nominee - Silver Ariel – Mejor Dirección * Ariel Award nominee - Silver Ariel – Mejor Adaptación (with Eduardo Ugarte) ''

Nazarín ''Nazarín'' (, ) is a 1959 Mexican satirical drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and co-written between Buñuel and Julio Alejandro, adapted from the eponymous novel of Benito Pérez Galdós. The film received the international prize at the 19 ...

'' * Cannes Film Festival – International Prize * Bodil Award – Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film)

1960s

'' The Young One'' * Cannes Film Festival – Special Mention ''

Viridiana ''Viridiana'' () is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste. It is loosely based on the 1895 novel ''Halma'' by Benito Pérez Galdós. The film was the co-winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Canne ...

'' * Cannes Film Festival –

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

The Exterminating Angel ''The Exterminating Angel'' ( es, El ángel exterminador, links=no) is a 1962 Mexican surrealist film written and directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Silvia Pinal, and produced by Pinal's then-husband Gustavo Alatriste. It tells the story of a g ...

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FIPRESCI Prize The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

* Bodil Award – Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film) '' Diary of a Chambermaid'' *

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

– Nastro d'Argento nominee for Best Foreign Director * Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Best Actress ( Jeanne Moreau) ''

Simon of the Desert ''Simon of the Desert'' ( es, Simón del desierto) is a 1965 Mexican surrealist film directed by Luis Buñuel and starring Claudio Brook and Silvia Pinal. It is loosely based on the story of the ascetic 5th-century Syrian saint Simeon Stylites, w ...

'' * Venice Film Festival

Grand Jury Prize A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...

'' Belle de Jour'' * Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion * Venice Film Festival – Pasinetti Award * Bodil Award – Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film) *

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics The French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (french: Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma et des films de télévision) has, each year since 1946, awarded a prize (" Prix de la critique", English: "Critics Prize"), the Prix Méliès, to the be ...

Award – Best Film *

New York Film Critics Circle Awards The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) is an American film critic organization founded in 1935 by Wanda Hale from the New York ''Daily News''. Its membership includes over 30 film critics from New York-based daily and weekly newspapers, magaz ...

– Third place – Best Foreign Language Film *

– Prix Méliès *

BAFTA Award The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The cer ...

nominee for Best Actress (

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

) '' The Milky Way'' *

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...

– Interfilm Award * Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists – Nastro d'Argento nominee for Best Foreign Director

1970s

'' Tristana'' * Oscar Nominee –

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* Cinema Writers Circle Award – Mejor Director * National Society of Film Critics Award nominee – Best Director *

Sant Jordi Award The Sant Jordi Awards ( ca, Premis Sant Jordi, links=no; es, Premios Sant Jordi, links=no) are film prizes awarded annually by the Catalonia, Catalan branch of the Spanish public radio network Radio Nacional de España (RNE), Ràdio 4. The award ...

– Best Film (Mejor Película Española) * Fotogramas de Plata – Best Spanish Movie Performer ( Fernando Rey) * Fotogramas de Plata nominee – Best Spanish Movie Performer (

Lola Gaos Dolores Gaos González-Pola (2 December 1921, in Valencia – 4 July 1993, in Madrid), better known as Lola Gaos, was a Spanish film, television and theatre actress. Famous with her works with Luis Buñuel but specially the film ''Furtivos'' w ...

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' (french: Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie) is a 1972 surrealist film directed by Luis Buñuel from a screenplay co-written with Jean-Claude Carrière. The narrative concerns a group of bourgeois people ...

'' * Oscar Winner – Best Foreign Language Film * Oscar Nominee –

Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the ...

* BAFTA Film Award – Best Screenplay (with Jean-Claude Carrière) * BAFTA Film Award nominee – Best Direction * BAFTA Film Award nominee – Best Soundtrack (with Guy Villette) * French Syndicate of Cinema Critics – Prix Méliès * Golden Globe Award nominee – Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film * Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists – Nastro d'Argento nominee for Best Foreign Director * National Society of Film Critics Award – Best Director * National Society of Film Critics Award nominee – Best Screenplay (with Jean-Claude Carrière) *

New York Film Critics Circle The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) is an American film critic organization founded in 1935 by Wanda Hale from the New York ''Daily News''. Its membership includes over 30 film critics from New York-based daily and weekly newspapers, magaz ...

Award nominee – Best Director * New York Film Critics Circle Award nominee – Best Screenplay (with Jean-Claude Carrière) ''

The Phantom of Liberty ''The Phantom of Liberty'' (french: Le Fantôme de la liberté) is a 1974 surrealist comedy film by Luis Buñuel, produced by Serge Silberman and starring Adriana Asti, Julien Bertheau and Jean-Claude Brialy. It features a non-linear plot stru ...

'' * Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists – Nastro d'Argento for Best Foreign Director * National Board of Review – Top Foreign Films ''

That Obscure Object of Desire ''That Obscure Object of Desire'' (french: Cet obscur objet du désir; es, Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) is a 1977 comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, based on the 1898 novel '' The Woman and the Puppet'' by Pierre Louÿs. It was Buñuel' ...

'' * Oscar Nominee – Best Foreign Language Film * Oscar Nominee – Best Adapted Screenplay * Cinema Writers Circle Award – Mejor Director * César Award nominee for Best Director * César Award nominee for Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (with Jean-Claude Carrière) * Golden Globe Award nominee – Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film * Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award – Best Foreign Language Film * National Board of Review Award – Best Director * National Society of Film Critics Award – Best Director * New York Film Critics Circle Award nominee – Best Director

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