Yorgos Lanthimos is a Greek filmmaker and screenwriter who has become one of the most acclaimed and influential directors of his generation. Born in Athens in 1973, Lanthimos studied film directing at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens before making his feature film debut with My Best Friend (2001). His second feature, Kinetta (2005), won numerous awards at international film festivals, including the FIPRESCI Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Lanthimos' breakthrough came with Dogtooth (2009), which won the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His next two films, Alps (2011) and The Lobster (2015), were both nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. The Lobster also earned Lanthimos an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
In 2018, Lanthimos directed The Favourite, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He followed this up with The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) and The Favourite (2018), both of which were nominated for multiple Academy Awards. His latest film is 2020's The Father, which earned him his second Oscar nomination for Best Director.
Throughout his career, Lanthimos has been praised for his unique visual style and darkly comic approach to storytelling. He has become one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of his generation, with many critics hailing him as one of the most important voices in modern cinema.