---
name: "Joachim Trier"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joachim-trier"
fi1m_id: "joachim-trier"
imdb_id: "nm1258686"
tmdb_id: 71609
wikidata_id: "Q653571"
roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "1 March 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-30T20:15:03.544654+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."
---

# Joachim Trier

## Identity

Joachim Trier

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joachim-trier
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joachim-trier
- **IMDb ID:** nm1258686
- **TMDB ID:** 71609
- **Wikidata ID:** Q653571
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Trier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653571, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1258686/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71609

Director and writer. Born 1 March 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 1 March 1974, Copenhagen, Denmark
- **Active:** 2021–present
- **Also known as:** 요하임 트리에
- **Frequently works with:** [Anders Danielsen Lie](https://film.one/person/anders-danielsen-lie.md), [Andrea Berentsen Ottmar](https://film.one/person/andrea-berentsen-ottmar.md), [Eskil Vogt](https://film.one/person/eskil-vogt.md), [Renate Reinsve](https://film.one/person/renate-reinsve.md)
- **Cannes Film Festival:** 1 Cannes prize (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Trier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653571, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1258686/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71609

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Worst Person in the World*](https://film.one/film/the-worst-person-in-the-world.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*Sentimental Value*](https://film.one/film/sentimental-value.md) (79)

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## Biography

Joachim Trier is a Norwegian filmmaker. He was born on 1 March 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and raised in Oslo. He studied at the European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark, and the National Film and Television School in the United Kingdom.

Trier is known for the Oslo trilogy comprising *Reprise* (2006), *Oslo, August 31st* (2011) and *The Worst Person in the World* (2021). His other feature films include *Louder Than Bombs* (2015), *Thelma* (2017) and *Sentimental Value* (2025), the last of which he directed and co-wrote with Eskil Vogt. *Sentimental Value* premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix, and received multiple Academy Award nominations.

Trier's grandfather was the filmmaker Erik Løchen. His father, Jacob Trier, worked as a sound technician on Norwegian films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theatlantic.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Sentimental Value* (2025), Fi1m 79, Writer, Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/sentimental-value.md)
- *The Worst Person in the World* (2021), Fi1m 84, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-worst-person-in-the-world.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Sentimental Value* (2025), Director, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/sentimental-value.md)
- *Armand* (2024), Executive Producer
- *The Worst Person in the World* (2021), Director, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-worst-person-in-the-world.md)
- *The Other Munch* (2018), Co-Director
- *Thelma* (2017), Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Louder Than Bombs* (2015), Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Blind* (2014), Associate Producer
- *Fruitvale Station* (2013), Consulting Editor
- *Oslo, August 31st* (2011), Director, Screenplay
- *Reprise* (2006), Director, Writer
- *Procter* (2002), Director, Writer
- *Still* (2001), Director, Writer
- *Pieta* (2000), Director, Screenplay
- *Thelma*, Original Film Writer

## Gallery

- ![Cannes 2025 Award Winners Wide Shot on Stage](https://film.one/media/person/7531/gallery-c428722bce2b.jpg) Cannes 2025 Award Winners Wide Shot on Stage — Jennifer 8. Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Cannes_2025_Award_Winners_Wide_Shot_on_Stage.jpg/1280px-Cannes_2025_Award_Winners_Wide_Shot_on_Stage.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Film director Joachim Trier at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/7531/gallery-2001a3bba7fc.jpg) Film director Joachim Trier at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Joachim_Trier-9987.jpg/1280px-Joachim_Trier-9987.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joachim Trier](https://film.one/media/person/7531/gallery-257ce34e6b62.jpg) Joachim Trier — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Joachim_Trier-9987_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Joachim_Trier-9987_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joachim Trier in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/7531/gallery-ca10b3c18dac.jpg) Joachim Trier in 2025 — Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Joachim_Trier.jpg/1280px-Joachim_Trier.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joachim Trier](https://film.one/media/person/7531/gallery-6ca69becf6e6.jpg) Joachim Trier — Image via TMDB
- ![Joachim Trier](https://film.one/media/person/7531/gallery-2d14142cb637.jpg) Joachim Trier — Image via TMDB
- ![Joachim Trier at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/7531/gallery-a4bf63d6b92b.jpg) Joachim Trier at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival — FiesolanaNYC, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Joachim_Trier_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 5 nominated

- 2027: Best Director (nominated), for *Sentimental Value*
- 2027: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Sentimental Value*
- 2026: Best Director (nominated), for *Sentimental Value*
- 2026: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Sentimental Value*
- 2022: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *The Worst Person in the World*

### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won

- 2025: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix (won), for *Sentimental Value*

### Other awards — 18 won, 3 nominated

- Amanda Award for Best Direction 2026: Amanda Award for Best Direction (won), for *Sentimental Value*
- Amanda Award for Best Screenplay 2026: Amanda Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Sentimental Value*
- European Film Award for Best Director 2026: European Film Award for Best Director (won), for *Sentimental Value*
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2026: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (won), for *Sentimental Value*
- Amanda Award for Best Screenplay 2022: Amanda Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *The Worst Person in the World*
- Anders Jahre's Art and Culture Prize 2022: Anders Jahre's Art and Culture Prize (won)
- Lumière Award for Best International Co-Production 2022: Lumière Award for Best International Co-Production (won), for *The Worst Person in the World*
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2021: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (nominated), for *The Worst Person in the World*
- Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award 2017: Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award (won), for *Thelma*
- Kanon Award for Best Direction 2015: Kanon Award for Best Direction (won), for *Louder Than Bombs*
- Kanon Award for Best Screenplay 2015: Kanon Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Louder Than Bombs*
- Amanda Award for Best Direction 2012: Amanda Award for Best Direction (won), for *Oslo, August 31st*
- Norwegian Film Critics’ Award 2012: Norwegian Film Critics’ Award (won), for *Oslo, August 31st*
- Kanon Award for Best Direction 2011: Kanon Award for Best Direction (won), for *Oslo, August 31st*
- Kanon Award for Best Screenplay 2011: Kanon Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Oslo, August 31st*
- Amanda Award for Best Direction 2007: Amanda Award for Best Direction (won), for *Reprise*
- Amanda Award for Best Screenplay 2007: Amanda Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Reprise*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2007: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Reprise*
- Norwegian Film Critics’ Award 2007: Norwegian Film Critics’ Award (won), for *Reprise*
- Kanon Award for Best Direction 2006: Kanon Award for Best Direction (won), for *Reprise*
- European Film Award for Best Short Film 2002: European Film Award for Best Short Film (nominated), for *Procter*

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

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