Alejandro G. Iñárritu
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Director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Born
15 August 1963
Age
63 years old
Next birthday in
292 days
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birthplace
Mexico City, Mexico
Credits
20

Born in Mexico City on 15 August 1963, Alejandro G. Iñárritu is a filmmaker known mainly for his work as a director. He is most widely recognised for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and The Revenant (2015). Before these, he directed Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) and Biutiful (2010), and he also contributed to September 11 (2002) and To Each His Own Cinema (2007). In 2022, he directed BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths.

Iñárritu won the Academy Award for Best Director in both 2015 and 2016. In 2015, he also took home Oscars for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, followed by a Special Achievement Academy Award in 2018. His other honours include the Cannes Best Director Award (2006), a BAFTA and a César (both 2016), and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His latest film is Digger (2026).

Frequent co-stars

  • Gael García Bernal · 3 films together: Amores Perros, Babel, Sueño Perro
  • Claudette Maillé · 2 films together: The Alarm, Behind the Money
  • Naomi Watts · 2 films together: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), 21 Grams

Awards won

  • Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (2019)
  • Special Achievement Academy Award (2018)
  • Academy Award for Best Director (2016)
  • BAFTA Award for Best Direction (2016)
  • César Award (2016)
  • Academy Award for Best Director (2015)
  • AACTA International Award for Best Direction (2015)
  • Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film (2015)
  • Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2015)
  • Academy Award for Best Picture (2015)
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (2015)
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (2014)
  • Cannes Best Director Award (2006)
  • Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
  • Golden Globes

Nominations

  • Academy Award for Best Director (2016)
  • Academy Award for Best Picture (2016)
  • Academy Award for Best Director (2015)
  • Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2015)
  • Academy Award for Best Picture (2015)
  • Academy Award for Best Director (2007)
  • Academy Award for Best Picture (2007)
  • European Film Award for Best Non-European Film (2003)

Career at a glance

First credit: The Marked Hour (1988) · Credits: 20

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

  • Digger (2026)Digger2026 · DirectorReviewed

Other work

  • Sueño Perro (2025)Sueño Perro2025 · Director
  • BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths2022 · Director
  • Flesh and Sand (2017)Flesh and Sand2017 · Director
  • The Revenant (2015)The Revenant2015 · Director
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)2014 · Director
  • Naran Ja2012 · Director
  • Behind Biutiful: Director's Flip Notes (2011)Behind Biutiful: Director's Flip Notes2011 · Director
  • Biutiful (2010)Biutiful2010 · Director
  • To Each His Own Cinema (2007)To Each His Own Cinema2007 · Director
  • Babel (2006)Babel2006 · Director
  • 21 Grams (2003)21 Grams2003 · Director
  • September 11 (2002)September 112002 · Director
  • Powder Keg (2001)Powder Keg2001 · Director
  • The Hire (2001)The Hire2001 · Director
  • Amores Perros (2000)Amores Perros2000 · Director
  • Behind the Money (1996)Behind the Money1996 · Director
  • The Alarm (1996)The Alarm1996 · Director
  • The Simpsons (1989)The Simpsons1989 · Alejandro González Iñárritu (voice)
  • The Marked Hour (1988)The Marked Hour1988 · Director

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