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Alejandro Amenábar

Writing

Born March 31, 1972 · Santiago de Chile, Chile

Also known as Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos

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Biography

Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Awards—including Best Director for his 2001 film The Others—and two European Film Awards among other honors; he also accepted an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film on behalf of Spain for The Sea Inside. He has written the screenplays to all seven of his films and composed almost all of their soundtracks.

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Awards & recognition

  • Time Machine Award · 2006
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 2005
  • European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2004
  • European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2010 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Film · 2004 · nominated
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  • European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2004 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Director · 2004 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Film · 2001 · nominated

Filmography11 titles

The Sea Inside

2004Director, Editor, Original Music Composer, Producer, Writer

The Others

2001Director, Original Music Composer, Writer

Thesis

1996Associate Producer, Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Story

Open Your Eyes

1997Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay

Butterfly

1999Music

While at War

2019Director, Original Music Composer, Producer, Screenplay

Agora

2009Director, Writer

Vanilla Sky

2001Original Film Writer

Cousinhood

2011Thanks

Regression

2015Director, Producer, Screenplay

Spectre

2006as Man Looking at Statue (uncredited)