Guillermo Arriaga

Writer and producer. Born 13 March 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

13 March 1958, Mexico City, Mexico

Active

2000–2006

Frequently works with

Alejandro González Iñárritu

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Fi1m against the critics

74Fi1m

68Critics

We rate Guillermo’s work 6 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $217m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 2000–2006

Genres

Drama3
Thriller2
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestAmores Perros2000

64WorstBabel2006

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11990s

102000s

102010s

22020s

Directors most worked with

Alejandro González Iñárritu3 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated2007Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Babel

Other awards3 won

Won2020Alfaguara Prize: Alfaguara Prize
Won2017Premio Mazatlán de Literatura: Premio Mazatlán de Literatura
Won2005Best Screenplay Award: Best Screenplay Award · The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Guillermo Arriaga