David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (2024)
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Carrosse d'or (2006)
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Sitges Film Festival Best Director award (2002)
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Time Machine Award (2002)
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Canada's Walk of Fame (1999)
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Cannes Film Festivali Jüri Ödülü (1996)
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Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture (1992)
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Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture (1989)
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Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award (1977)
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Sitges Film Festival Best Director award (1975)
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The George Pal Memorial Award
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
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Companion of the Order of Canada
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Special Prize of the Angoulême festival jury
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Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay
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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
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Kanada Nişanı Sahibi
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Order of Ontario
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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Knight of the Legion of Honour
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Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel (2014)
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European Film Award for Best Non-European Film (2002)
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