
Alfonso Cuarón
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Producer
Also known as: ألفونسو كوارون · 알폰소 쿠아론 · Αλφόνσο Κουαρόν · 阿方索·卡隆
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (US: /kwɑːˈroʊn/kwar-OHN; Spanish: [alˈfonso kwaˈɾon]; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. His accolades include four Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.
Cuarón made his feature film debut with the romantic comedy Sólo con tu pareja (1991) and directed the film adaptations A Little Princess (1995) and Great Expectations (1998). His breakthrough came with the coming-of-age film Y tu mamá también (2001), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He gained greater prominence for directing the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), the dystopian drama Children of Men (2006), the science fiction drama Gravity (2013), and the semi-autobiographical drama Roma (2018). The latter two won him Academy Awards for Best Director. He also won Best Film Editing for Gravity and Best Cinematography for Roma.
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Before Acting
- •Studied at National Autonomous University of Mexico and Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas.
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7Awards & Nominations
16 wins · 10 nomsAcademy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- NOM↗
The Pupils
2023
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- WON↗
Roma
2019
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
- WON↗
Roma
2019
Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion
- WON↗
Category
2018
Golden Globe Award for Best Director
- WON↗
Gravity
2014
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- WON↗
Gravity
2014
BAFTA Award for Best British Film
- WON↗
Gravity
2014
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
- WON↗
Pan's Labyrinth
2007
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- NOM↗
Children of Men
2007
British Academy Children's Awards
- WON↗
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Best Screenplay Award (Venice Film Festival)
- WON↗
Y tu mamá también
2001
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- NOM↗
Y tu mamá también
2001




