1987Winner
Best Performance
Au Revoir les Enfants
Xavier Legrand
Actor · Director · Writer
Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France
March 28, 1979
Biography
Xavier Legrand (born 28 March 1979; Melun) is a French actor, direcor and screenwriter. Legrand was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the 2013 film Avant que de tout perdre (Just Before Losing Everything). His first feature Custody was in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival and earned Legrand the Silver Lion for Best Director.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2023Nominee
Best Director
The Successor
2018Winner
Best Director
Custody
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Before What Comes After
2019Highlight
Best Performance
Escape from Raqqa
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Au Revoir les Enfants
Custody
Before What Comes After