Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro González Iñárritu

1963-08-15

Biography

Alejandro González Iñárritu (American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo gonˈsales iˈɲaritu]; credited since 2014 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born August 15, 1963) is a Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter. He is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, for Babel (2007). Iñárritu's six feature films—Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) (comprising the "Death Trilogy"), Biutiful (2010), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), and The Revenant (2015)—have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations and wins. In 2015, Iñárritu won the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture for Birdman. The following year, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Revenant, making him the third director to win back to back Academy Awards, and the first since 1950. He is friends with fellow Mexican directors Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón, collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Cinema."

Also appears in

Before the Flood

Before the Flood

7.7

Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

6.6

Kurosawa’s Way

Kurosawa’s Way

5.4

Plankton Salesmen

Plankton Salesmen

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Sexo en el plató

Sexo en el plató

6.0

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

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Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

3.7

A World Unseen: ’The Revenant’

A World Unseen: ’The Revenant’

6.2

Perros, amores, accidentes

Perros, amores, accidentes

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21 Grams: In Fragments

21 Grams: In Fragments

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Behind Biutiful: Director’s Flip Notes

Behind Biutiful: Director’s Flip Notes

6.0

Gold

Gold

10.0