1998Nominee
Best Director
Les Misérables
Bille August
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
November 9, 1948
Biography
Bille August (born November 9, 1948) is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best Intentions, based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. He was married to Swedish actress Pernilla August from 1991 to 1997. His son Anders August is a screenwriter.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1993Nominee
Best Director
The House of the Spirits
2013Nominee
Best Director
Night Train to Lisbon
Career Highlights
1997Highlight
Best Director
Smilla's Sense of Snow
2021Highlight
Best Director
The Pact
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Les Misérables
The House of the Spirits
Night Train to Lisbon