Denys Arcand
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand CC GOQ RCA (French: [dəni aʁkɑ̃]; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film The Barbarian Invasions won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three further times, including two nominations in the same category for The Decline of the American Empire in 1986 and Jesus of Montreal in 1989, becoming the only French-Canadian director in history whose films have received this number of nominations and, subsequently, to have a film win the award. For The Barbarian Invasions, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, losing to Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation.
Denys Arcand CC GOQ | |
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Arcand at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | Georges-Henri Denys Arcand June 25, 1941 Deschambault, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Spouse | Denise Robert |
| Awards | Best Director 2003 The Barbarian Invasions Best Film 2003 The Barbarian Invasions Best Writing 2003 The Barbarian Invasions Genie Award for Best Direction 1986 The Decline of the American Empire 1989 Jesus of Montreal 2003 The Barbarian Invasions Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay 1986 The Decline of the American Empire 1989 Jesus of Montreal 2003 The Barbarian Invasions |
During his four decades career, he became the most internationally recognized director from Quebec, winning several awards from the Cannes Film Festival, including the Best Screenplay Award, the Jury Prize, and many other prestigious awards worldwide. He won three César Awards in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film, the only Canadian director to have done so.