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Denis Villeneuve

1967 - Today

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Denis Villeneuve OAL (; French: [dəni vilnœv]; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion worldwide. Villeneuve began his career in Quebec cinema, directing four French-language dramas: August 32nd on Earth (1998); Maelström (2000); Polytechnique (2009), a dramatization of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre; and Incendies (2010). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Villeneuve is the 299th most popular film director (down from 275th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 80th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Denis Villeneuve ranks 299 out of 2,041. Before him are Frank Borzage, Stanley Donen, Henri Verneuil, Mamoru Oshii, David Hamilton, and Marco Bellocchio. After him are Tobe Hooper, Raoul Walsh, Tony Gatlif, Gillo Pontecorvo, Michael Bay, and Paul Schrader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Denis Villeneuve ranks 45. Before him are Adam Savage, Javier Sotomayor, Claudio Caniggia, Sung Jae-gi, Richard Z. Kruspe, and Laura Dern. After him are Serj Tankian, Carrie-Anne Moss, Peter Thiel, François Ozon, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and Guy Pearce.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Denis Villeneuve ranks 102 out of 1,622. Before him are Maurice Richard (1921), Gordie Howe (1928), Shannon Tweed (1957), Lois Maxwell (1927), James Craig Watson (1838), and Mike Myers (1963). After him are G. A. Cohen (1941), Louis Slotin (1910), Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), James Randi (1928), Michael Ironside (1950), and Simon Newcomb (1835).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Denis Villeneuve ranks 5. Before him are James Cameron (1954), Jack L. Warner (1892), David Cronenberg (1943), and Mark Robson (1913). After him are Ted Kotcheff (1931), Edward Dmytryk (1908), Norman Jewison (1926), Denys Arcand (1941), Arthur Hiller (1923), Paul Haggis (1953), and Roger Spottiswoode (1945).

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