Cidade do México (México), 1963

By Fernanda Gdynia Morotti

Iñárritu is a film director and producer. In the 1980s, he made a living as a radio host and produced soundtracks for Mexican films. With a degree in communications, he studied film in the United States, first at the University of Maine and then at Judith Weston, in Los Angeles. In 1990, he worked as a supervisor at Televisa, and by the age of 27, he was already directing programs at the Mexican broadcaster. He founded Zeta Films, which became known for advertising campaigns, short films, and television programs.

His first feature film, Amores Perros (2000), won the British BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Film in 2002, was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2001, and earned Iñárritu the Cannes Grand Jury Prize (2000) for Best Director.

Invited by the American studio Universal Pictures, he directed 21 Grams (2003), which received two Oscar nominations. In 2006, he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Director with the film Babel. In 2010, he wrote, produced, and directed Biutiful, starring Spanish actor Javier Bardem, which received two Oscar nominations. In 2015, Birdman received nine Oscar nominations and won in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography, in addition to numerous other awards worldwide. In January 2016, the director released The Revenant, an adventure film starring American actor Leonardo DiCaprio.