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With the exception of Rust and Bone (2012), all of his films that were screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival have won an award over there. Rust and Bone was highly acclaimed at the festival and received a 10-minute standing ovation.

Directed 6 actors in César winner performances: Mathieu Kassovitz in See How They Fall (1994), Emmanuelle Devos in Read My Lips (2001), Niels Arestrup and Linh-Dan Pham in The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), Tahar Rahim and Niels Arestrup in A Prophet (2009) and Matthias Schoenaerts in Rust and Bone (2012).

As of 2016, Rust and Bone (2012) is the highest-grossing film of his career, with $25 million worldwide.

Son of Michel Audiard.

As of 2016, he has a total of 19 César nominations; 6 nominations for Best Director; 5 nominations for Best Film; 7 nominations for Best Screenplay (original and adapted) and one nomination for Best First Work for See How They Fall (1994).

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 59th Venice International Film Festival in 2002.

Directed 8 actors in César nominated performances: Albert Dupontel and Sandrine Kiberlain in A Self-Made Hero (1996), Vincent Cassel in Read My Lips (2001), Romain Duris in The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), Adel Bencherif in A Prophet (2009), Marion Cotillard in Rust and Bone (2012), Jesuthasan Antonythasan and Vincent Rottiers in Dheepan (2015).

Brother of François Audiard.

As of 2015, four of his films competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival: A Self-Made Hero (1996), A Prophet (2009), Rust and Bone (2012) and Dheepan (2015), the latter took the prize in 2015. He was nominated for the first time with his second film, A Self-Made Hero (1996).

As of 2013, he has a total of 3 BAFTA nominations for Best Foreign Film and 2 wins (for The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) and A Prophet (2009).

He has directed one film that has been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Emilia Pérez (2024).

Directed two Oscar nominated performances: Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldaña.