Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963-) is a Mexican film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is most well-known for his critically acclaimed works Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and The Revenant.
In 2014, Iñárritu won three Academy Awards for directing, co-writing and co-producing Best Picture winner Birdman. It was the first time a Mexican filmmaker received Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
With his following work, The Revenant, Iñárritu won his second consecutive Oscar for Best Director and the film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, winning Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Actor. Iñárritu is one of only three directors to ever win consecutive Oscars, and the first to do it in 65 years. He also won 3 Golden Globe Awards; received nine Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominations; five BAFTAs; and a DGA Award, making history as the first person to ever win two in a row.
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