2026Nominee
Best Director
Ghost in the Cell
Joko Anwar
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Medan, Indonesia
January 3, 1976
Biography
Joko Anwar (born January 3, 1976 in Medan, Indonesia) is a writer-director who started his career as a journalist and film critic. His works include The Forbidden Door (2009), which received the top prize at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and A Copy of My Mind (2015), which competed at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. His film Satan's Slaves (2017) was the highest grossing horror of all time in Indonesia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2017Nominee
Best Performance
Satan's Slaves
2009Nominee
Best Director
The Forbidden Door
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Performance
The Siege at Thorn High
2024Highlight
Best Picture
Grave Torture
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Ghost in the Cell
Satan's Slaves
The Forbidden Door