Andrzej Wajda

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-03-06

Deathday

2016-10-09 (90 years old)

Birth Place

Suwałki, Poland

Relationships

Beata Tyszkiewicz (1967 - 1968), Zofia Żuchowska (1959 - 1967), Gabriela Obremba (1949 - 1959)

Spouse

Krystyna Zachwatowicz

Children

Karolina Wajda

Father

Jakub Wajda

Citizenships

Poland

Also Known As

Анджей Вайда, アンジェイ・ワイダ, 安杰伊·瓦伊达, 안제이 바이다

Awards

Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class, Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class, honorary citizen of Łódź, European Film Academy Honorary Award, honorary citizen of Wrocław, honorary citizen of Gdańsk, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Medal "Guardian of National Memorials", Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Polish Academy Life Achievement Award, Order of Danica Hrvatska, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, Order of Cyril and Methodius, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, David Luchino Visconti, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, Order for Merits to Lithuania, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year, European Film Academy Critics Award, Paszport Polityki, Polish Academy Award for Best Film, Academy Honorary Award, Honorary César, Silver Bear, Order of Friendship, Academy Fellowship Award, Golden Shell, Louis Delluc Prize, European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Herder Prize, Praemium Imperiale, European Film Awards, Palme d'Or, César Award, Jury Prize, Golden Bear, Order of the White Eagle, César Award for Best Director, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Academy Awards