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name: "Andrzej Wajda"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andrzej-wajda"
fi1m_id: "andrzej-wajda"
imdb_id: "nm0906667"
tmdb_id: 2801
wikidata_id: "Q106685"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "6 March 1926"
died: "9 October 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T08:25:38.281408+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Andrzej Wajda

## Identity

Andrzej Wajda

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andrzej-wajda
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andrzej-wajda
- **IMDb ID:** nm0906667
- **TMDB ID:** 2801
- **Wikidata ID:** Q106685
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Wajda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106685, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2801

Director. Born 6 March 1926 in Suwałki, Polska. Died 9 October 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 6 March 1926, Suwałki, Polska
- **Died:** 9 October 2016
- **Also known as:** Анджей Вайда, 安杰伊·瓦伊达, 안제이 바이다
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 directing, 1 other
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 2 BAFTAs (2 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 82 (1), 1990s 91 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Wajda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106685, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2801

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Ashes and Diamonds*](https://film.one/film/ashes-and-diamonds.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Andrzej Wajda was a Polish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Born on 6 March 1926 in Suwałki, Poland, he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and film directing at the Łódź Film School, graduating in 1953. His debut feature was *A Generation* (1955).

Wajda was a leading figure in the Polish Film School. He is known for the war trilogy comprising *A Generation* (1955), *Kanał* (1957) and *Ashes and Diamonds* (1958), as well as later films including *The Promised Land* (1975), *Man of Marble* (1977), *Man of Iron* (1981), *Danton* (1983), *Katyn* (2007) and *Afterimage* (2016). Four of his films were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He received an honorary Oscar in 2000 and died on 9 October 2016.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Directed (1) — the average rests on these

- *Ashes and Diamonds* (1958), Fi1m 82, Screenplay, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/ashes-and-diamonds.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Schindler's List* (1993), Fi1m 91, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/schindlers-list.md)

## Complete filmography (86)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Kill It and Leave This Town* (2020), as Old Man on the Train (voice)
- *Marek Edelman… And There Was Love in the Ghetto* (2019), Co-Director
- *Andrzej Wajda: My Inspirations* (2017), Director
- *Afterimage* (2016), Director, Screenplay
- *Wróblewski According to Wajda* (2016), Screenplay, Director
- *Wałesa: Man of Hope* (2013), Director
- *Demons Years Later* (2013), Director
- *Macbeth* (2010), Director, Writer
- *Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!* (2010), Director, Writer
- *Katyn: 60 Days on the Set* (2009), Actor
- *Sweet Rush* (2009), Screenplay, Director
- *Katyn* (2007), Director, Screenplay
- *Solidarność, Solidarność...* (2005), Director, Writer
- *Jan Nowak-Jezioranski: Courier from Warsaw* (2004), Director
- *The Revenge* (2002), Director, Screenplay
- *Broken Silence* (2002), series, Director
- *The Lessons of Polish Cinema* (2002), Director
- *The Judgement Of Franciszek Kłos* (2000), Director, Writer
- *In the Shadow of Hollywood* (2000), Thanks
- *Credit and debit. Andrzej Wajda about himself* (1999), Director
- *Bigda is Coming!* (1999), Director, Screenplay
- *The Last Days* (1999), Director, Screenplay
- *Miss Nobody* (1996), Director
- *Holy Week* (1996), Director, Screenplay
- *Nastazja* (1994), Director, Screenplay
- *Schindler's List* (1993), Thanks — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/schindlers-list.md)
- *The Ring with a Crowned Eagle* (1993), Director, Writer
- *Schuld und Sühne* (1992), Director
- *Korczak* (1990), Director
- *Interrogation* (1989), Producer, Executive Producer
- *The French as Seen by…* (1988), Director
- *The Possessed* (1988), Screenplay, Director
- *Proust Against Decline* (1988), Director
- *Crime and Punishment* (1987), Director, Writer
- *Chronicle of Amorous Accidents* (1986), Director, Writer
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, Director
- *A Love in Germany* (1983), Screenplay, Director
- *Danton* (1983), Director, Screenplay
- *Man of Iron* (1981), Director
- *As the Years Go By, As the Days Go By...* (1980), series, Director, Creator
- *The Conductor* (1980), Director
- *The Maids of Wilko* (1979), Director
- *Pogoda domu niechaj będzie z Tobą...* (1979), Director
- *Without Anesthesia* (1978), as TV Show Contestant (uncredited) · Director, Screenplay
- *Ziemia obiecana* (1978), series, Director, Writer
- *November Night* (1978), Director
- *Screen Tests* (1977), as Andrzej Wajda
- *Man of Marble* (1977), Director
- *The Dead Class* (1977), Director, Writer
- *The Shadow-Line* (1976), Director, Writer
- *The Promised Land* (1975), Screenplay, Director
- *The Wedding* (1973), Director
- *Pilate and Others* (1972), as Reporter (uncredited) · Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Design, Director
- *The Third Part of the Night* (1972), Supervising Art Director
- *Dekameron 40 czyli cudowne przytrafienie pewnego nieboszczyka* (1971), Supervising Art Director
- *Mateo Falcone* (1971), Supervising Art Director
- *Theatre Macabre* (1971), series, Adaptation
- *First Love* (1971), Screenplay
- *The Birch Wood* (1970), Director, Screenplay
- *Landscape After Battle* (1970), Director, Screenplay
- *Swimming Lesson* (1970), Director, Writer
- *Signs on the Road* (1970), Supervising Art Director
- *Hunting Flies* (1969), Director
- *Makbet* (1969), Director
- *Everything for Sale* (1969), Director, Screenplay
- *Gates to Paradise* (1968), Director
- *Roly Poly* (1968), Director
- *The Ashes* (1965), Director
- *Tokyo Olympiad* (1965), Thanks
- *Siberian Lady Macbeth* (1962), Director
- *Love at Twenty* (1962), Director
- *Interview with Ballmeyer* (1962), Director
- *Samson* (1961), Director, Screenplay
- *Innocent Sorcerers* (1960), Director
- *Lotna* (1959), Writer, Director
- *Ashes and Diamonds* (1958), Director, Screenplay — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/ashes-and-diamonds.md)
- *Kanal* (1957), Director
- *A Generation* (1955), Director
- *I Walk in the Sun* (1955), Writer, Director
- *Five Boys from Barska Street* (1954), Assistant Director
- *Three Stories* (1953), Writer
- *While You Are Asleep* (1953), Director, Writer
- *The Pottery at Ilza* (1951), Director, Writer
- *The Bad Boy* (1951), Director, Writer
- *Muzeum Oświęcimskie* (1951), Assistant Director
- *Every touch leaves a trace. Alina Szapocznikow*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Andrzej Wajda](https://film.one/media/person/400914/gallery-689b1311b49e.jpg) Andrzej Wajda — Piotr DrabikDerivative work:  TharonXX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Andrzej_Wajda_OFF_Plus_Camera_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dmitry Medvedev presented the Order of Friendship to Polish film director Andrzej Wajda for his contribution to the development of cultural ties between Russia  (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/400914/gallery-9fd1a013d46b.jpg) Dmitry Medvedev presented the Order of Friendship to Polish film director Andrzej Wajda for his contribution to the development of cultural ties between Russia  (2010) — Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Dmitry_Medvedev_in_Poland_6_December_2010-15.jpeg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Andrzej Wajda na planie "Ziemi Obiecanej", 1974](https://film.one/media/person/400914/gallery-664813e37bef.jpg) Andrzej Wajda na planie "Ziemi Obiecanej", 1974 — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Andrzej_Wajda_1974.jpg/1280px-Andrzej_Wajda_1974.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrzej Wajda auf der Haltestelle Woodstock 2010.](https://film.one/media/person/400914/gallery-f07c5be7b9db.jpg) Andrzej Wajda auf der Haltestelle Woodstock 2010. — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/2010-08_Andrzej_Wajda_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Andrzej Wajda](https://film.one/media/person/400914/gallery-3755e48999ea.jpg) Andrzej Wajda — Image via TMDB
- ![Andrzej Wajda](https://film.one/media/person/400914/gallery-1878d09ab1c6.jpg) Andrzej Wajda — Image via TMDB
- ![Andrzej Wajda auf der Haltestelle Woodstock 2010.](https://film.one/media/person/400914/gallery-cadb452cabe0.jpg) Andrzej Wajda auf der Haltestelle Woodstock 2010. — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/2010-08_Andrzej_Wajda_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Regisseur Andrzej Wajda beim Dreh zu - Das Massaker von Katyn - in Krakau (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/400914/gallery-a73423222aa9.jpg) Regisseur Andrzej Wajda beim Dreh zu - Das Massaker von Katyn - in Krakau (2006) — Silar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/02006_Regisseur_Andrzej_Wajda_beim_Dreh_zu_%22Das_Massaker_von_Katyn%22_in_Krakau.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- 1984: Best Film Not in the English Language (won), for *Danton*
- 1982: BAFTA Fellowship (won)
- 1960: Best Film (nominated), for *Ashes and Diamonds*

### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won

- 1981: Palme d'Or (won), for *Man of Iron*

### Venice Film Festival — 1 won

- 1998: Lifetime Achievement (won)

### Berlin International Film Festival — 2 won

- 2006: Golden Bear (won)
- 1996: Silver Bear (won)

### Other awards — 48 won, 7 nominated

- Annual award ACFK 2020: Annual award ACFK (won)
- European Film Academy Honorary Award 2016: European Film Academy Honorary Award (won)
- honorary citizen of Gdańsk 2016: honorary citizen of Gdańsk (won)
- honorary citizen of Warsaw 2015: honorary citizen of Warsaw (won)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary 2012: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (won)
- Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class 2011: Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class (won)
- Order of the White Eagle 2011: Order of the White Eagle (won)
- Order of Danica Hrvatska 2010: Order of Danica Hrvatska (won)
- Order of Friendship 2010: Order of Friendship (won)
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 2009: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- European Film Academy Critics Award 2009: European Film Academy Critics Award (won), for *Tatarak*
- Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class 2008: Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class (won)
- Polish Academy Award for Best Director 2008: Polish Academy Award for Best Director (nominated), for *Katyń*
- Polish Academy Award for Best Film 2008: Polish Academy Award for Best Film (won), for *Katyń*
- Gold Medal of the Guardian of National Memorials 2007: Gold Medal of the Guardian of National Memorials (won)
- Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania 2006: Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (won)
- Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary 2006: Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary (won)
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture 2005: Golden Medal for Merit to Culture (won)
- Polish Academy Award for Best Director 2003: Polish Academy Award for Best Director (nominated), for *The Revenge*
- honorary doctor of the University of Łódź 2002: honorary doctor of the University of Łódź (won)
- Commander of the Legion of Honour 2001: Commander of the Legion of Honour (won)
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2001: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (won)
- Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2000: Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (won)
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class 2000: Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class (won)
- Polish Academy Award for Best Director 2000: Polish Academy Award for Best Director (nominated), for *Pan Tadeusz*
- Polish Academy Award for Best Film 2000: Polish Academy Award for Best Film (nominated), for *Pan Tadeusz*
- Polish Academy Award for Best Screenplay 2000: Polish Academy Award for Best Screenplay (nominated), for *Pan Tadeusz*
- Polish Academy Life Achievement Award 2000: Polish Academy Life Achievement Award (won)
- Academy Honorary Award 1999: Academy Honorary Award (won)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta 1999: Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (won)
- honorary citizen of Łódź 1998: honorary citizen of Łódź (won)
- Praemium Imperiale 1996: Praemium Imperiale (won)
- honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles 1995: honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles (won)
- Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class 1995: Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class (won)
- honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II 1994: honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II (won)
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 1990: European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award (won)
- honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow 1989: honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow (won)
- Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna 1988: Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna (won)
- Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy 1987: Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (won)
- Herder Prize 1985: Herder Prize (won)
- César Award for Best Director 1983: César Award for Best Director (won), for *Danton*
- César Award for Best Film 1983: César Award for Best Film (nominated), for *Danton*
- London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year 1983: London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year (won), for *Danton*
- César Award 1982: César Award (won)
- César Award for Best Foreign Film 1982: César Award for Best Foreign Film (nominated), for *Man of Iron*
- Honorary César 1982: Honorary César (won)
- Louis Delluc Prize 1982: Louis Delluc Prize (won), for *Danton*
- London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year 1981: London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year (won), for *Man of Iron*
- Golden Shell 1980: Golden Shell (won)
- David di Donatello Luchino Visconti 1978: David di Donatello Luchino Visconti (won)
- Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class 1978: Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class (won)
- Work Flag Order, 2nd class 1975: Work Flag Order, 2nd class (won)
- Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta 1964: Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (won)
- Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta 1959: Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (won)
- Jury Prize 1957: Jury Prize (won), for *Canal*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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