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Yorgos Lanthimos

1973 - Today

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Yorgos Lanthimos (; Greek: Γιώργος Λάνθιμος, romanized: Giorgos Lanthimos, pronounced [ˈʝorɣos ˈlanθimos]; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Lion, as well as nominations for five Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lanthimos started his career in experimental theatre before making his directorial film debut with the sex comedy My Best Friend (2001). He rose to prominence directing the psychological drama film Dogtooth (2009), which won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yorgos Lanthimos is the 594th most popular film director (down from 383rd in 2019), the 552nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 399th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yorgos Lanthimos ranks 594 out of 2,041. Before him are Ann Hui, Paul Haggis, Seijun Suzuki, Ken Annakin, John Lasseter, and Ralph Bakshi. After him are Ernest B. Schoedsack, Gérard Krawczyk, Ildikó Enyedi, Aleksandr Ptushko, Robert Mulligan, and Kaneto Shindo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Yorgos Lanthimos ranks 81. Before him are Sami Hyypiä, Haile Gebrselassie, Li Bingbing, Ian Murdock, Pharrell Williams, and Stacey Abrams. After him are Stephenie Meyer, Xavier Bettel, Tim Kang, Ichiro Suzuki, Airat Ichmouratov, and Al-Saadi Gaddafi.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Yorgos Lanthimos ranks 552 out of 1,024. Before him are Gregory VII of Constantinople (1850), Agesipolis I (-410), Wehib Pasha (1877), Agapenor (null), Spyros Markezinis (1909), and Nikos Skalkottas (1904). After him are Ioannis Frangoudis (1863), Athanasios Diakos (1788), Dimitrios Loundras (1885), Jason of Pherae (-500), Eurycratides (-600), and Chabrias (-500).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Greece

Among film directors born in Greece, Yorgos Lanthimos ranks 4. Before him are Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Costa-Gavras (1933), and Şerif Gören (1944). After him are Nikos Koundouros (1926), Athina Rachel Tsangari (1966), and Phedon Papamichael (1962).

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