Alejandro González Iñárritu

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

Records

Iñárritu is one of the most decorated filmmakers of his generation. He is only the third director in history to win back-to-back Best Director Oscars, a feat he accomplished with Birdman and The Revenant. He also remains the only director to win the DGA Award for Outstanding Directing two years in a row. His VR installation Carne y Arena earned a Special Achievement Academy Award, the first ever for a virtual reality work. He has been honored with Mexico's Order of the Aztec Eagle and has served as the first Latin American president of the Cannes Film Festival jury.

Alejandro González Iñárritu receiving an award

AwardsIñárritu has won five Academy Awards, including two for Best Director (Birdman, The Revenant), one for Best Picture (Birdman), one for Best Original Screenplay (Birdman), and a Special Achievement Award for Carne y Arena. He has also won four Golden Globes, three BAFTAs, two DGA Awards, and six Ariel Awards in Mexico.

Honours & Distinctions

Special Achievement Academy Award

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences·2017

For his virtual reality installation Carne y Arena.

Order of the Aztec Eagle

Government of Mexico·2016

Highest honor given to foreigners for contributions to Mexican culture.

Honorary Degree

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)·2016

Honorary doctorate for his contributions to cinema.

Honorary Degree

University of Guadalajara·2017

Honorary doctorate.

Cannes Film Festival Jury President

Cannes Film Festival·2019

First Latin American to serve as president of the Cannes jury.

Rankings & Lists

Time 100 Most Influential People

Time·2016

Top 10 Most Influential Latinos in Entertainment

Variety·2017

50 Most Influential Latinos in Hollywood

The Hollywood Reporter·2018

Magazine Covers

Time

March 2016

Alejandro González Iñárritu: The Man Who Would Be King

Vanity Fair

February 2016

Hollywood Issue

The Hollywood Reporter

November 2015

The Revenant: Inside Alejandro Iñárritu's Epic Survival Tale

GQ Mexico

December 2015

Alejandro Iñárritu: The Visionary

Records & Feats

Back-to-Back Best Director Oscars

Awards·2016

Only the third director in history to win consecutive Best Director Oscars (for Birdman in 2015 and The Revenant in 2016).

First VR Work to Win an Academy Award

Historic First·2017

Carne y Arena won a Special Achievement Academy Award in 2017, the first virtual reality piece to be honored by the Academy.

First Mexican Director to Win Best Director at Cannes

Historic First·2006

Won the Best Director award at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival for Babel.

Only Director to Win DGA Award Two Years in a Row

Awards·2016

Won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing for Birdman (2015) and The Revenant (2016).