Birthday: October 26, 1951
Raised in Texas, director Julian Schnabel began his career as an artist, holding his first solo exhibition in 1975 at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Schnabel became a key figure in the Neo-expressionism artistic movement, utilizing an audacious style that was often described as raw, evocative, and unapologetic. Schnabel's filmmaking career began in 1996 when he wrote and ...more- 2007
- Kansas City Film Critics Association
- Best Director
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- win
- 2007
- Cannes Film Festival
- Best Director
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- win
- 2007
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Director
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- win
- 2007
- Boston Society of Film Critics
- Best Director
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- win
- 2007
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Director
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- win
- 2007
- Lou Reed's Berlin
- Director
- 2007
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Director
- 2007
- Lou Reed's Berlin
- Set Designer
- 2007
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Musical Direction/Supervision
- 2000
- Before Night Falls
- Director












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