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Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Directing

Born August 15, 1963 · Mexico City, Mexico

Also known as Alejandro Innaritu · Alejandro González Iñárritu

Biography

Alejandro González Iñárritu is a Mexican filmmaker. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the human condition. His films are Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006), Biutiful (2010), Birdman (2014), The Revenant (2015), Bardo (2022), and Digger (2026). Iñárritu's projects have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

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Awards & recognition

  • Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico · 2019
  • Special Achievement Academy Award · 2018
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2016
  • BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2016
  • César Award · 2016
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  • AACTA International Award — Best Direction · 2015
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2015
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2015
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2015
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 2015
  • Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · 2015
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 2014
  • Cannes Best Director Award · 2006
  • Golden Globe Awards
  • Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2015 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2015 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2015 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2007 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2007 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2003 · nominated

Filmography26 titles

The Simpsons

1989as Alejandro González Iñárritu (voice)

Pan's Labyrinth

2006Thanks

Before the Flood

2016as Self

Frankenstein

2025Thanks

Amores Perros

2000Director, Editor, Producer

Disclaimer

2024Thanks

The Revenant

2015Director, Producer, Screenplay

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014Director, Producer, Writer

Y tu mamá también

2001Thanks

21 Grams

2003Director, Producer

The Shape of Water

2017Thanks

Gravity

2013Thanks

Biutiful

2010Director, Producer, Story, Writer

Babel

2006Director, Idea, Producer

Bosé renacido

2023

Rudo y Cursi

2008Producer

Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

2022Director, Editor, Original Music Composer, Producer, Writer

Una Macho En El Salon de Belleza

1987Compositor

Trespassing Bergman

2013as Self

Mother and Child

2009Executive Producer

Finding Your Roots

2012as Self

September 11

2002Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Nine Lives

2005Executive Producer

The Last Elvis

2012Associate Producer

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self

The Gaze of the Sea

2018Executive Producer