Gus Van SantAwards

Born:
July 24, 1952 in Louisville, KY
Occupation:
Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Producer, Screenwriter
Birth name:
Gus Van Sant, Jr
Biography:
A director who is capable of crafting both deeply unconventional independent films and mainstream crowd-pleasers, Gus Van Sant has managed to carve an enviable niche for himself in Hollywood. Since debuting in 1985 with Mala Noche, Van Sant has become one of the premiere bards of dysfunction...Read More

  • Milk

    Best Director

    Won
    San Francisco Film Critics Circle
    2008

  • Milk

    Best Director

    Won
    Boston Society of Film Critics
    2008

  • Paranoid Park

    Best Director

    Won
    Boston Society of Film Critics
    2008

  • Milk

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Broadcast Film Critics Association
    2008

  • Milk

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    2008

  • Milk

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Chicago Film Critics Association
    2008

  • Milk

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Southeastern Film Critics Association
    2008

  • Milk

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Vancouver Film Critics
    2008

  • Milk

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Directors Guild of America
    2008

  • Milk

    Best Director

    Nominated
    London Film Critics Association
    2008

  • Paranoid Park

    Special 60th Anniversary Award

    Won
    Cannes Film Festival
    2007

  • Paranoid Park

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Independent Spirit Awards
    2007

  • Elephant

    Best Director

    Won
    Cannes Film Festival
    2003

  • Elephant

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Independent Spirit Awards
    2003

  • Gerry

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Independent Spirit Awards
    2002

  • Good Will Hunting

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1997

  • Good Will Hunting

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Directors Guild of America
    1997

  • My Own Private Idaho

    Best Film Music

    Won
    Independent Spirit Awards
    1991

  • My Own Private Idaho

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Independent Spirit Awards
    1991

  • My Own Private Idaho

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Independent Spirit Awards
    1991

  • Drugstore Cowboy

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Independent Spirit Awards
    1989

  • Drugstore Cowboy

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    New York Film Critics Circle
    1989

  • Drugstore Cowboy

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Independent Spirit Awards
    1989

  • Drugstore Cowboy

    Best Director

    Won
    National Society of Film Critics
    1988

  • Drugstore Cowboy

    Best Screenplay

    Won
    Los Angeles Film Critics Association
    1988

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