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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Danish director and screenwriter Lars von Trier. Among the many accolades he received over the years, von Trier has won five European Film Awards, a César Award, a Palme d'Or, and has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. In his home country of Denmark, he has won ...
YearNominated WorkResultNominatedWonWonNominated1984–1994: Career beginnings and the Europa trilogy. In 1984, The Element of Crime, von Trier's breakthrough film, received twelve awards at seven international festivals [24] including the Technical Grand Prize at Cannes, and a nomination for the Palme d'Or. [25]
2001 Nominee OFTA Film Award. Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen; Dancer in the Dark
Probably the most ambitious and visually distinctive filmmaker to emerge from Denmark since Carl Theodor Dreyer over 60 years earlier, Lars von Trier studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, The Element of Crime (1984).
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May 3, 2024 · Lars von Trier (born April 30, 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish film director and cofounder of the Dogme 95 movement, whose films are known for their bleak worldview and controversial subject matter. Von Trier attended the National Film School of Denmark, graduating in 1983.
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Breaking the Waves was well received, with Emily Watson's acting receiving unanimous critical praise and earning her first Academy Award nomination. The movie has been described as "perhaps von Trier's most widely acclaimed film" and cited as among the best films of the 1990s.
May 7, 2023 · Chaos reigns. From Melancholia to Dancer in the Dark, this is the definitive ranking of every feature film from controversial director Lars von Trier.
