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Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón

  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer

Also known as: ألفونسو كوارون · 알폰소 쿠아론 · Αλφόνσο Κουαρόν · 阿方索·卡隆

Born: November 28, 1961Age: 64Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico2 credits

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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Awards & Nominations

16 wins · 10 noms

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

  • NOM

    The Pupils

    2023

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BAFTA Award for Best Direction

  • WON

    Roma

    2019

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  • WON

    Gravity

    2014

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Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Academy Award for Best Director

  • WON

    Roma

    2019

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  • WON

    Gravity

    2014

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  • NOM

    Gravity

    2014

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BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

  • NOM

    Roma

    2019

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  • NOM

    Y tu mamá también

    2003

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Academy Award for Best Picture

  • NOM

    Roma

    2019

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  • NOM

    Gravity

    2014

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Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion

  • WON

    Category

    2018

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Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

  • WON

    Roma

    2018

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  • WON

    Gravity

    2013

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Academy Award for Best Film Editing

  • WON

    Gravity

    2014

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  • NOM

    Gravity

    2014

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  • NOM

    Children of Men

    2007

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Golden Globe Award for Best Director

  • WON

    Gravity

    2014

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Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

  • WON

    Gravity

    2014

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BAFTA Award for Best British Film

  • WON

    Gravity

    2014

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BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language

  • WON

    Pan's Labyrinth

    2007

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Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

  • NOM

    Children of Men

    2007

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British Academy Children's Awards

  • WON

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    2004

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Best Screenplay Award (Venice Film Festival)

  • WON

    Y tu mamá también

    2001

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European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

  • NOM

    Y tu mamá también

    2001

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