---
name: "Jacques Audiard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jacques-audiard"
fi1m_id: "jacques-audiard"
imdb_id: "nm0002191"
tmdb_id: 17496
wikidata_id: "Q382389"
roles: ["Director","Writer","Producer"]
born: "30 April 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "director"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-02T23:20:11.685739+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."
---

# Jacques Audiard

## Identity

Jacques Audiard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jacques-audiard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jacques-audiard
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002191
- **TMDB ID:** 17496
- **Wikidata ID:** Q382389
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Audiard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382389, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002191/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17496

Director and writer. Born 30 April 1952 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 30 April 1952, Paris, France
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** 자끄 오디아르
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 6 directing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Pascal Caucheteux](https://film.one/person/pascal-caucheteux.md), [Thomas Bidegain](https://film.one/person/thomas-bidegain.md), [Martine Cassinelli](https://film.one/person/martine-cassinelli.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 4 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as director, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 86 (1), 2010s 80 (5), 2020s 58 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 73 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 3, Comedy 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $81m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Audiard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382389, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002191/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17496

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*The Sisters Brothers*](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md) (78), [*Dheepan*](https://film.one/film/dheepan.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Bureau*](https://film.one/tv/the-bureau.md) (88)
- **Disney+:** [*Rust and Bone*](https://film.one/film/rust-and-bone.md) (81)
- **Netflix:** [*Emilia Pérez*](https://film.one/film/emilia-perez.md) (58)

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

## Fi1m on Jacques Audiard

> Jacques Audiard makes forceful genre films about outsiders learning to survive. We rate him highly for his attention to actors and the practical business of power, but his more adventurous films can be careless about the lives they depict.

In *A Prophet* (2009), Malik enters prison as an outsider who has to learn how its hierarchy works. Tahar Rahim makes his growing competence convincing, and Audiard lets us understand its appeal without making the violence bearable. We were horrified by the close-quarters violence, because the cramped surroundings deny us any comfortable distance from its difficulty and terror. The alliances get as much attention as the brutality, so we understand what Malik is learning and why he needs to learn it.

After his directorial debut, *See How They Fall* (1994), the breakthrough was *The Beat That My Heart Skipped* (2005). Its young man is torn between crime and classical piano, an early instance of Audiard’s interest in people trying to change. In *Dheepan* (2015), a Tamil refugee faces unfamiliar surroundings in France. The English-language *The Sisters Brothers* (2018) followed. By *Emilia Pérez* (2024), he was making a Spanish-language musical about a cartel boss.

*A Prophet* remains our starting point for his work, partly because its collaborators make the prison feel inhabited. Stéphane Fontaine’s cinematography keeps confinement oppressively immediate, while Michel Barthélémy’s production design gives the inmates somewhere credible to live. The screenplay Audiard wrote with Thomas Bidegain is less sure when developments neatly advertise Malik’s progress. Alexandre Desplat’s score adds emphasis to poetic passages that are less persuasive than the actors.

*Emilia Pérez* shows how carelessly Audiard can handle the change that so often interests him. Its first hour is nervy and alive, and Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón keep it watchable afterwards. Yet the songs mostly fail, and the question of whether changing the body changes the person is raised and then abandoned. Once it settles into telenovela, the plot demands less thought than its subject deserves. For a first encounter with Audiard, choose *A Prophet* rather than the musical.

## Biography

Jacques Audiard is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Born in Paris on 30 April 1952, he is the son of screenwriter Michel Audiard. He began his career as an assistant editor and screenwriter in the 1970s and 1980s before making his directorial debut with *See How They Fall* (1994).

Audiard is known for films including *Read My Lips* (2001), *The Beat That My Heart Skipped* (2005), *A Prophet* (2009), *Rust and Bone* (2012), *Dheepan* (2015), *The Sisters Brothers* (2018), *Paris, 13th District* (2021) and *Emilia Pérez* (2024), on which he also served as producer. His work has received numerous César Awards, a Palme d'Or at Cannes for *Dheepan*, and other international recognition.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

### Directed (6) — the average rests on these

- *Emilia Pérez* (2024), Fi1m 58, Director, Producer, Writer, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/emilia-perez.md)
- *The Sisters Brothers* (2018), Fi1m 78, Director, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md)
- *Dheepan* (2015), Fi1m 68, Director, Screenplay, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dheepan.md)
- *The Bureau* (2015), Fi1m 88, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bureau.md)
- *Rust and Bone* (2012), Fi1m 81, Screenplay, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rust-and-bone.md)
- *A Prophet* (2009), Fi1m 86, Director, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/a-prophet.md)

### Produced (1)

- *You Were Never Really Here* (2017), Fi1m 83, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/you-were-never-really-here.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *Enzo* (2025), Co-Producer
- *Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2025* (2025), as Jacques Audiard
- *Emilia Pérez* (2024), Director, Producer, Writer, Songs — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/emilia-perez.md)
- *Spirit of Ecstasy* (2023), Writer
- *A Cooler Climate* (2022), Thanks
- *Paris, 13th District* (2021), Director, Producer, Writer
- *One Day at the Sea* (2020), Co-Producer
- *Sibyl* (2019), Thanks, Producer
- *The Sisters Brothers* (2018), Director, Screenplay — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md)
- *Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood* (2018), Co-Producer
- *You Were Never Really Here* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/you-were-never-really-here.md)
- *BPM (Beats per Minute)* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Dheepan* (2015), Director, Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/dheepan.md)
- *The Bureau* (2015), series, Director, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bureau.md)
- *Rust and Bone* (2012), Director, Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/rust-and-bone.md)
- *Raphaël Live by Jacques Audiard* (2011), Director
- *On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!* (2010), Co-Director
- *I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive* (2009), Co-Producer
- *A Prophet* (2009), Director, Screenplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-prophet.md)
- *The Beat That My Heart Skipped* (2005), Director, Screenplay
- *Read My Lips* (2001), Director, Screenplay
- *Venus Beauty Institute* (1999), Writer
- *Sodomites* (1998), Thanks
- *Norme française* (1998), Writer, Director
- *We, France's Undocumented Immigrants* (1997), Co-Director
- *A Self-Made Hero* (1996), Director, Screenplay
- *See How They Fall* (1994), Director, Writer
- *Dead Tired* (1994), Writer
- *False Pregnancy* (1993), as L'antiquaire
- *Barjo* (1992), Writer
- *Swing troubadour* (1991), Writer
- *Baby Blood* (1990), as Jogger
- *Australia* (1989), Writer
- *Baxter* (1989), Screenplay, Dialogue
- *Frequent Death* (1988), Writer
- *Saxo* (1988), Writer
- *Killing Time* (1987), Writer
- *La Cage aux Folles 3* (1985), Writer
- *All Mixed Up* (1985), Writer
- *New Year's Eve At Bob's* (1984), Writer
- *Deadly Circuit* (1983), Writer
- *The Professional* (1981), Writer
- *Womanlight* (1979), Assistant Sound Editor
- *Judith Therpauve* (1978), Assistant Editor
- *The Last Romantic Lover* (1978), Assistant Editor
- *Replay* (1977), Assistant Editor
- *Rene the Cane* (1977), Assistant Editor
- *The Tenant* (1976), Assistant Editor
- *Kisses Till Monday* (1974), Writer
- *Celles qui parlaient tout le temps*, Screenplay
- *The Ravaged Night*, Director

## Gallery

- ![Jacques Audiard](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-a3ba9acf46ba.jpg) Jacques Audiard — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Jacques_Audiard_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Emilia Pérez press conference at Cannes 2024](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-a4f5e91a2692.jpg) Emilia Pérez press conference at Cannes 2024 — Canal22, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Emilia_P%C3%A9rez_press_conference_Cannes_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jacques Audiard signant des autographes dans le hall de l'Écoles Cinéma Club, le 15 juin 2026.](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-cd632497f3bb.jpg) Jacques Audiard signant des autographes dans le hall de l'Écoles Cinéma Club, le 15 juin 2026. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Jacques_Audiard_2026_1.jpg/1280px-Jacques_Audiard_2026_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jacques Audiard présentant "Sur mes lèvres" à l'Écoles Cinéma Club, le 15 juin 2026.](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-873ecc58607e.jpg) Jacques Audiard présentant "Sur mes lèvres" à l'Écoles Cinéma Club, le 15 juin 2026. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Jacques_Audiard_2026_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jacques Audiard](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-eda4e1fccac9.jpg) Jacques Audiard — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacques Audiard](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-8ca015d44950.jpg) Jacques Audiard — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacques Audiard](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-5a3ea5423289.jpg) Jacques Audiard — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacques Audiard](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-4170a51dd6f4.jpg) Jacques Audiard — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacques Audiard](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-ae905f38abfb.jpg) Jacques Audiard — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacques Audiard](https://film.one/media/person/10724/gallery-562dde5a85f2.jpg) Jacques Audiard — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 4 nominated

- 2026: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Emilia Pérez*
- 2025: Best Original Song (won), for *El Mal*
- 2025: Best Picture (nominated), for *Emilia Pérez*
- 2025: Best Director (nominated), for *Emilia Pérez*
- 2025: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Emilia Pérez*

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

- 2013: Best Film Not in the English Language (nominated), for *Rust and Bone*
- 2010: Best Film Not in the English Language (won), for *A Prophet*
- 2006: Best Film Not in the English Language (won), for *The Beat That My Heart Skipped*

### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won

- 2009: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix (won), for *A Prophet*

### Other awards — 22 won, 21 nominated

- César Award for Best Director 2025: César Award for Best Director (won), for *Emilia Pérez*
- Lumière Award for Best Director 2025: Lumière Award for Best Director (won), for *Emilia Pérez*
- Lumière Award for Best Film 2025: Lumière Award for Best Film (won), for *Emilia Pérez*
- Lumière Award for Best Screenplay 2025: Lumière Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Emilia Pérez*
- European Film Award for Best Director 2024: European Film Award for Best Director (won), for *Emilia Pérez*
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2024: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (won), for *Emilia Pérez*
- César Award for Best Director 2019: César Award for Best Director (won), for *The Sisters Brothers*
- Silver Lion 2018: Silver Lion (won), for *The Sisters Brothers*
- César Award for Best Adaptation 2013: César Award for Best Adaptation (won), for *Rust and Bone*
- César Award for Best Director 2013: César Award for Best Director (nominated), for *Rust and Bone*
- César Award for Best Film 2013: César Award for Best Film (nominated), for *Rust and Bone*
- David di Donatello for Best European Film 2013: David di Donatello for Best European Film (nominated), for *Rust and Bone*
- Goya Award for Best European Film 2013: Goya Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Rust and Bone*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2013: Best Foreign Film (nominated), for *Rust and Bone*
- Goya Award for Best European Film 2011: Goya Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *A Prophet*
- International Cinephile Society Award for Best Director 2011: International Cinephile Society Award for Best Director (won), for *A Prophet*
- Polish Academy Award for Best European Film 2011: Polish Academy Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *A Prophet*
- BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film 2010: BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film (won), for *A Prophet*
- César Award for Best Director 2010: César Award for Best Director (won), for *A Prophet*
- César Award for Best Film 2010: César Award for Best Film (won), for *A Prophet*
- César Award for Best Original Screenplay 2010: César Award for Best Original Screenplay (won), for *A Prophet*
- David di Donatello for Best European Film 2010: David di Donatello for Best European Film (nominated), for *A Prophet*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2010: Best Foreign Film (nominated), for *A Prophet*
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2010: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film (nominated), for *A Prophet*
- European Film Award for Best Director 2009: European Film Award for Best Director (nominated), for *A Prophet*
- European Film Award for Best Film 2009: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *A Prophet*
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2009: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (nominated), for *A Prophet*
- Louis Delluc Prize 2009: Louis Delluc Prize (won), for *A Prophet*
- National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2009: National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film (won), for *A Prophet*
- BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film 2006: BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film (nominated), for *The Beat That My Heart Skipped*
- César Award for Best Adaptation 2006: César Award for Best Adaptation (won), for *The Beat That My Heart Skipped*
- César Award for Best Director 2006: César Award for Best Director (won), for *The Beat That My Heart Skipped*
- César Award for Best Film 2006: César Award for Best Film (won), for *The Beat That My Heart Skipped*
- European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director 2005: European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director (nominated), for *The Beat That My Heart Skipped*
- César Award for Best Director 2002: César Award for Best Director (nominated), for *Read My Lips*
- César Award for Best Film 2002: César Award for Best Film (nominated), for *Read My Lips*
- César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation 2002: César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation (won), for *Read My Lips*
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2002: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (nominated), for *Read My Lips*
- César Award for Best Director 1997: César Award for Best Director (nominated), for *A Self Made Hero*
- César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation 1997: César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation (nominated), for *A Self Made Hero*
- Best Screenplay Award 1996: Best Screenplay Award (won), for *A Self Made Hero*
- César Award for Best First Film 1995: César Award for Best First Film (won), for *See How They Fall*
- César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation 1995: César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation (nominated), for *See How They Fall*

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

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