Alejandro Gonzalez Inarrito and Oscar-2016

Director of Mexican origin Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu in 2016 went down in history, taking Oscar for the second year in a row. Iniarritu was awarded a gold statuette for "Best Director's Work" on the film "Survivor", based on real events.

The way to Iyarritu to the cherished Oscar

Success came to Inyarrita not overnight, not on the day of receiving the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts award. Creative activity Iyarritu began with a job on the radio, which he combined with the lessons in theatrical art and direction. Career in the movie Alejandro G. Inyarritu started in 1995 (at the age of 32). He made a thriller "For money" in Spanish, and already in some five years the beginning director was noticed. In 2000, the film "Bitch Love" received positive reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, and was launched in theaters in the US and UK. Since then, Alejandro has firmly established himself in the world of cinema, several times nominated for an Oscar, and the first serious award was in 2000 in Cannes for the tape "Bitch Love." And, finally, in 2015 Alejandro Gonzalez Inyarritu took the cherished Oscar for the "black" comedy "Birdman", in which the main role was played by Michael Keaton.

In 2016, no less talented filmmakers Adam McKay ("The Game of the Fall"), Leonard Abrahamson ("Room"), George Miller ("Mad Max: The Road of Fury") and Tom McCarthy ("At the Center") competed with Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarrit for Oscar attention ").

How many Oscars do Alejandro González Inyaritta have?

Inyarritu became the first director in the last 65 years, who received a gold statuette for two consecutive years, repeating the feat of the American film director Joseph Leo Mankiewicz. His colleague took the Oscars in 1950 and 1951 for the films "Letter to Three Wives" and "All About Eve" respectively. And before Mankevich two years in a row received a gold statuette for directing only John Ford in 1941 and 1942-m.

In 2015, Alejandro Gonzalez Inyarritu took just three Oscars for the film "Birdman". The statuettes were awarded for Best Picture, Best Director's Work and Best Original Screenplay. In 2016, Inyarritu received his fourth honored Oscar for the film "Survivor".

In addition to the highest cinematographic awards, Inyarritu received the Golden Globe and BAFTA for the films Survivor (2016) and Birdman (2015), BAFTA for the film Bitch Love (2002), the Cannes Film Festival Prize for the Babylon films (2006) and "The Love Bitch" (2002), the UNESCO Prize at the Venice Film Festival for the drama "September 11" (2002).

Oscar in 2016 was given to Inyarrita uneasy

The path of Alejandro González Iñárritu to Oscar for the painting "Survivor" with Leonardo DiCaprio was full of difficulties and obstacles. The tape was shot in difficult climatic conditions and with the strongest fluid among members of the crew. The director did not use graphics in principle, as he is convinced that computer technologies can not replace the real world. "Winter is difficult to shoot in winter," says Inyarritu. Snow, heavy frost and a huge team (and not always happy with the conditions and organization of filming) - all this requires incredible strength of character and patience. "Everyone froze, equipment broke down. Carrying it from place to place was a nightmare. However, without serious injuries, safety remained a priority, "these words of the director describe only a small part of the problems on the set.

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"Survivor", apparently, so exhausted the director that in the immediate plans he simply "sleep in his cave for six months."