FILM DIRECTOR

László Nemes

1977 - Today

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László Nemes (born Nemes Jeles László; Hungarian: [ˈnɛmɛʃ ˈjɛlɛʃ ˈlaːsloː]; 18 February 1977) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His 2015 debut feature film, Son of Saul, was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. He is the first Hungarian director whose film has won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. Son of Saul is the second Hungarian film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. László Nemes is the 1,441st most popular film director (down from 1,422nd in 2019), the 770th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 734th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, László Nemes ranks 1,441 out of 2,041. Before him are Brian Helgeland, Judd Apatow, Lev Kulidzhanov, Fernando Colomo, Albert Pyun, and Lee Unkrich. After him are Grigori Roshal, Jennifer Lynch, Tim Miller, Joseph Kahn, Catherine Corsini, and Sally Menke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, László Nemes ranks 210. Before him are Max Mirnyi, Annie, Uhm Ji-won, Jonathan Safran Foer, Robert Moreno, and Ronan Keating. After him are Chae Jung-an, Devin Ratray, Óscar Pereiro, Miguel Ángel Angulo, Sara Martins, and Jonathan Togo.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Nemes ranks 770 out of 1,077. Before him are Levente Lengyel (1933), Sándor Bródy (1863), László Fábián (1936), Ambrus Nagy (1927), Gábor Csupó (1952), and Péter Gulácsi (1990). After him are Egon Orowan (1902), Gene Mako (1916), Stanley Jaki (1924), Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (1939), Balázs Dzsudzsák (1986), and Attila Dargay (1927).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, László Nemes ranks 25. Before him are Lajos Koltai (1946), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), Károly Makk (1925), Pál Gábor (1932), Zoltan Korda (1895), and Gábor Csupó (1952). After him are Attila Dargay (1927), Peter Medak (1937), Zoltán Huszárik (1931), György Pálfi (1974), and Kornél Mundruczó (1975).

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