Yorgos Lanthimos

Lanthimos started his career in experimental theatre before making his directorial film debut with the sex comedy ''My Best Friend'' (2001). He rose to prominence directing the psychological drama film ''Dogtooth'' (2009), which won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Lanthimos transitioned to making English-language films with the black comedy ''The Lobster'' (2015), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the psychological thriller ''The Killing of a Sacred Deer'' (2017).
He collaborated with actress Emma Stone in the period black comedies ''The Favourite'' (2018) and ''Poor Things'' (2023), and the anthology film ''Kinds of Kindness'' (2024). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for ''The Favourite'' and ''Poor Things'', in addition to winning the Golden Lion for the latter. Provided by Wikipedia