

Director
Birthday
September 23, 1973
Birthplace
Athens, Greece
Gender
Male
Also known as
یورگوس لانتیموس, Йорґос Лантімос, يورغوس لانثيموس, Յորղոս Լանտիմոս
TMDb popularity
1.1
Yorgos Lanthimos (Greek: Γιώργος Λάνθιμος, 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 by 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. Lanthimos transitioned to making English-language films with the black comedy The Lobster (2015), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and the psychological thriller The Killing of a Sacred Deer…
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 • TV
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The Oscars
1953 • TV
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Bugonia
2025 • Movie
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Poor Things
2023 • Movie
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The Lobster
2015 • Movie
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Directors on Directors
2021 • TV
Self

The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017 • Movie
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Kinds of Kindness
2024 • Movie
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The Favourite
2018 • Movie
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Dogtooth
2009 • Movie
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