Fernando Meirelles

Biography

Fernando Ferreira Meirelles is a Brazilian filmmaker. He is best known for co-directing the film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which received international critical acclaim. For his work in the film, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director in 2005 for The Constant Gardener, which garnered the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz. He also directed the 2008 adaptation of José Saramago's novel Blindness, and the 2011 film 360. In 2019, Meirelles directed The Two Popes for Netflix.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) · 2016
• ★Officer of the Order of Rio Branco · 2006
• ★Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize — Best Director
• ☆European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2005 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Director · 2004 · nominated