Andrzej Wajda

Directing

Born March 6, 1926 · Suwałki, Polska

Died October 9, 2016

Also known as Анджей Вайда · アンジェイ・ワイダ · 安杰伊·瓦伊达

Biography

Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926) was a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he was possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" (active circa 1955 to 1963). He was known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958). Four of his movies were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: The Promised Land (1975), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Man of Iron (1981), and Katyń (2007). He passed away in 2016 at the age of 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrzej Wajda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

Annual award ACFK · 2020
European Film Academy Honorary Award · 2016
honorary citizen of Gdańsk · 2016
honorary citizen of Warsaw · 2015
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary · 2012

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Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class · 2011
Order of the White Eagle · 2011
Order of Danica Hrvatska · 2010
Order of Friendship · 2010
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2009
European Film Academy Critics Award · 2009
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class · 2008
Polish Academy Award — Best Film · 2008
Gold Medal of the Guardian of National Memorials · 2007
Commander of the Order — Merits to Lithuania · 2006
Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary · 2006
Golden Bear · 2006
Golden Medal — Merit to Culture · 2005
honorary doctor of the University of Łódź · 2002
Commander of the Legion of Honour · 2001
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 2001
Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 2000
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class · 2000
Polish Academy Life Achievement Award · 2000
Academy Honorary Award · 1999
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta · 1999
Golden Lion — Lifetime Achievement · 1998
honorary citizen of Łódź · 1998
Praemium Imperiale · 1996
Silver Bear · 1996
honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles · 1995
Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class · 1995
honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II · 1994
European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1990
honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow · 1989
Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna · 1988
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy · 1987
Herder Prize · 1985
BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1984
César Award — Best Director · 1983
London Film Critics Circle Award — Director of the Year · 1983
BAFTA Fellowship · 1982
César Award · 1982
Honorary César · 1982
Louis Delluc Prize · 1982
London Film Critics Circle Award — Director of the Year · 1981
Palme d'Or · 1981
Golden Shell · 1980
David di Donatello Luchino Visconti · 1978
Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class · 1978
Work Flag Order, 2nd class · 1975
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta · 1964
Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta · 1959
Jury Prize · 1957
Award named after Professor Aleksander Gieysztor
Boy-Żeleński Award
City of Kraków Award
Cracoviae Merenti
European Film Awards
Gazeta Wyborcza Person of the Year
honorary citizen of Wrocław
Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk
Konrad Swinarski Award
Kyoto Prize
Medal "Guardian of National Memorials"
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
Paszport Polityki
Polish PEN Club Award Jan Parandowski
Polish State Award
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz Award
Polish Academy Award — Best Director · 2008 · nominated
Polish Academy Award — Best Film · 2008 · nominated
Polish Academy Award — Best Director · 2003 · nominated
Polish Academy Award — Best Screenplay · 2000 · nominated
Polish Academy Award — Best Film · 2000 · nominated
Polish Academy Award — Best Director · 2000 · nominated
Polish Academy Life Achievement Award · 2000 · nominated
BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1984 · nominated
César Award — Best Film · 1983 · nominated
César Award — Best Director · 1983 · nominated
BAFTA Fellowship · 1982 · nominated
César Award — Best Foreign Film · 1982 · nominated
BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1960 · nominated