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J. A. Bayona

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Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975) is a Spanish filmmaker. Bayona directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls, and the 2018 film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. He also directed the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. His 2023 film Society of the Snow received 12 awards including Best Picture and Best Director at the 38th Goya Awards, 6 awards at the 11th Platino Awards, and was nominated for 2 Academy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). J. A. Bayona is the 1,287th most popular film director (down from 861st in 2024), the 1,768th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,301st in 2019) and the 26th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, J. A. Bayona ranks 1,287 out of 2,041. Before him are Feng Xiaogang, Max Hardcore, Peter Berg, Alfred E. Green, Leon Shamroy, and Astrid Henning-Jensen. After him are Bahman Ghobadi, Geoffrey Unsworth, Antonio Mercero, Kim Ki-young, Liviu Ciulei, and Christian de Chalonge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, J. A. Bayona ranks 191. Before him are Néstor Pitana, Félix Sánchez Bas, Washington, Jang Hye-jin, Tony Dalton, and Emmanuelle Chriqui. After him are Martin Jørgensen, Albert Celades, Sara Gilbert, Thomas Johansson, David Goggins, and Vivian Hsu.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, J. A. Bayona ranks 1,768 out of 3,355. Before him are José Luis Cuerda (1947), Emma Suárez (1964), Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde (1848), Jesús Loroño (1926), Alejandro Balde (2003), and Juan Jover (1903). After him are Joseba Etxeberria (1977), Antonio Mercero (1936), Millie Bobby Brown (2004), Unai Simón (1997), Feliciano López (1981), and Domingo Acedo (1898).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, J. A. Bayona ranks 26. Before him are Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), Pilar Miró (1940), Agustí Villaronga (1953), Luis Alcoriza (1918), Jaume Balagueró (1968), and José Luis Cuerda (1947). After him are Antonio Mercero (1936), Javier Aguirresarobe (1948), Rafael Gil (1913), Albert Serra (1975), Fernando Colomo (1946), and Pablo Berger (1963).

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