Luc Besson

Luc Besson

Active - 1980 - 2023  |   Born - Mar 18, 1959 in Paris, France  |   Genres - Action, Adventure, Crime

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César Awards

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
2012 Best Animation Nominated
2011 Arthur and the Invisibles 3: The War of Two Worlds Best Animation Nominated
1989 The Big Blue Best Director Nominated
1989 The Big Blue Best Film Nominated
1984 Le Dernier Combat Best Debut Film Nominated
1986 Subway Best Film Nominated
1986 Subway Best Director Nominated
1995 The Professional Best Director Nominated
1995 The Professional Best Film Nominated
1991 La Femme Nikita Best Film Nominated
1991 La Femme Nikita Best Director Nominated
1998 The Fifth Element Best Director Won
1998 The Fifth Element Best Film Nominated
2000 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Best Film Nominated
2000 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Best Director Nominated

BAFTA Film Awards

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
1998 Nil by Mouth The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year Won
1986 Subway Best Foreign Language Film Nominated

French Academy of Cinema

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
1994 The Professional Best Director Nominated
1997 The Fifth Element Best Director Won
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Best Director Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
2006 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Best Feature Nominated

Lumière de Paris d'Unifrance

Year Title Category Won/Nominated
1997 The Fifth Element Best French Director Won