François TruffautAwards

Born:
February 6, 1932 in Paris, France
Occupation:
Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Biography:
Movie historian Leslie Halliwell has quoted French filmmaker François Truffaut as observing "I make films that I would like to have seen when I was a young man." It is difficult to believe that there exists a film that Truffaut didn't see as a youth. The product of an unhappy, loveless home...Read More
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  • The Last Metro

    Best Director

    Won
    French Academy of Cinema
    1980

  • The Last Metro

    Best Original Screenplay

    Won
    French Academy of Cinema
    1980

  • The Last Metro

    Best Picture

    Won
    French Academy of Cinema
    1980

  • The Last Metro

    Best Foreign Language Film

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1980

  • The Story of Adele H.

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    New York Film Critics Circle
    1975

  • Day for Night

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1974

  • Day for Night

    Best Original Screenplay

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1974

  • Day for Night

    Best Director

    Won
    New York Film Critics Circle
    1973

  • Day for Night

    Best Foreign Language Film

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1973

  • Day for Night

    Best Picture

    Won
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1973

  • Day for Night

    Best Director

    Won
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1973

  • Day for Night

    Best Director

    Won
    National Society of Film Critics
    1973

  • The Wild Child

    Best Director

    Won
    National Board of Review
    1970

  • Stolen Kisses

    Best Director

    Won
    National Society of Film Critics
    1969

  • Stolen Kisses

    Prix Louis-Delluc

    Won
    French Film Critics Circle
    1968

  • Stolen Kisses

    Best Foreign Language Film

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1968

  • Jules and Jim

    Best Film - Any Source

    Nominated
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1962

  • The 400 Blows

    Best British Film

    Nominated
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1960

  • The 400 Blows

    Best Director

    Won
    Cannes Film Festival
    1959

  • The 400 Blows

    Best Original Screenplay

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1959

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