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Pedro Almodóvar

Birth: September 25, 1949
Age: 75
Spain

Pedro Almodóvar Caballero, born 25 September 1949, is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narratives. Desire, LGBTQ issues, passion, family, motherhood, ... More

nominations

40%

winning rate

wins

Academy Awards

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Edition	Year	Award	Movie	Status
75^th edition	2003	Best Director	Talk to Her	—
75^th edition	2003	Best Original Screenplay	Talk to Her	Winner
72^nd edition	2000	Best International Feature Film	All About My Mother	Winner
61^st edition	1989	Best International Feature Film	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	—

2 wins for 4 nominations

British Academy Film Awards

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Edition	Year	Award	Movie	Status
65^th edition	2012	Best International Feature Film	The Skin I Live In	Winner
63^rd edition	2010	Best International Feature Film	Broken Embraces	—
60^th edition	2007	Best International Feature Film	Volver	—
58^th edition	2005	Best International Feature Film	Bad Education	—
56^th edition	2003	Best Original Screenplay	Talk to Her	Winner
56^th edition	2003	Best International Feature Film	Talk to Her	Winner
53^rd edition	2000	Best Director	All About My Mother	Winner
53^rd edition	2000	Best Original Screenplay	All About My Mother	—
53^rd edition	2000	Best International Feature Film	All About My Mother	Winner
52^nd edition	1999	Best International Feature Film	Live Flesh	—
43^rd edition	1990	Best International Feature Film	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	—

5 wins for 11 nominations

Cannes Film Festival

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Edition	Year	Award	Movie	Status
59^th edition	2006	Best Screenplay [Main Competition]	Volver	Winner
52^nd edition	1999	Best Picture [Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]	All About My Mother	Winner
52^nd edition	1999	Best Director [Main Competition]	All About My Mother	Winner

3 wins for 3 nominations

Goya Awards

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Edition	Year	Award	Movie	Status
39^th edition	2025	Best Director	The Room Next Door	—
39^th edition	2025	Best Adapted Screenplay	The Room Next Door	Winner
36^th edition	2022	Best Director	Parallel Mothers	—
34^th edition	2020	Best Director	Pain and Glory	Winner
34^th edition	2020	Best Original Screenplay	Pain and Glory	Winner
31^st edition	2017	Best Director	Julieta	—
31^st edition	2017	Best Adapted Screenplay	Julieta	—
26^th edition	2012	Best Director	The Skin I Live In	—
26^th edition	2012	Best Adapted Screenplay	The Skin I Live In	—
24^th edition	2010	Best Original Screenplay	Broken Embraces	—
21^st edition	2007	Best Director	Volver	Winner
21^st edition	2007	Best Original Screenplay	Volver	—
19^th edition	2005	Best Director	Bad Education	—
17^th edition	2003	Best Director	Talk to Her	—
17^th edition	2003	Best Original Screenplay	Talk to Her	—
14^th edition	2000	Best Director	All About My Mother	Winner
14^th edition	2000	Best Original Screenplay	All About My Mother	—
10^th edition	1996	Best Director	The Flower of My Secret	—
5^th edition	1991	Best Director	Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!	—
5^th edition	1991	Best Original Screenplay	Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!	—
3^rd edition	1989	Best Director	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	—
3^rd edition	1989	Best Original Screenplay	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	Winner

6 wins for 22 nominations