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{{Short description|Spanish film director}}
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{{Spanish name|García|Bayona}}
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| image = Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Japan Premiere Red Carpet J. A. Bayona (cropped) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bayona in 2012
| caption = Bayona at the 2018 [[Tokyo]] premiere of ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]''
| birth_name = Juan Antonio García Bayona
| birth_name = Juan Antonio García Bayona<ref>[http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sant-andreu/esconder-que-era-trini-pase-sentir-orgullo-2752391 «De esconder que era de 'la Trini' pasé a sentir orgullo»]. elperiodico.com (16 October 2013)</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|05|09}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|05|09}}
| birth_place = [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain
| occupation = [[Film director]]
| occupation = Film director
| yearsactive = 1999–present
| yearsactive = 1999–present
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'''Juan Antonio García Bayona'''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sant-andreu/esconder-que-era-trini-pase-sentir-orgullo-2752391 |title=De esconder que era de 'la Trini' pasé a sentir orgullo |last=Escales |first=Carme |date=16 October 2013 |newspaper=[[El Periódico de Catalunya]] |language=es |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> (born 9 May 1975<ref>{{cite book |last1=Murguía |first1=Salvador Jimenez |last2=Pinar |first2=Alex |title=The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_7pTDwAAQBAJ&q=j.+a.+bayona+born+1975&pg=PA420 |date=18 May 2018 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-4422-7133-3 |page=420 |access-date=20 June 2018 |via=Google Books|quote=Juan Antonio Bayona was born in Barcelona on May 9, 1975.}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=JurassicWorld |number=862067144783044608 |date=9 May 2017 |title=Wishing a very happy birthday to @FilmBayona, Director |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>) is a Spanish filmmaker.
'''Juan Antonio García Bayona''' (born 9 May 1975) is a Spanish film director. He is best known for directing the 2007 [[horror film]] ''[[The Orphanage (film)|The Orphanage]]'', the 2012 [[drama film]] ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|The Impossible]]'', and the 2016 [[Fantasy film|fantasy drama film]] ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]''. Bayona's next film is the 2018 [[science fiction]] [[adventure film]] ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'', the fifth installment of the ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' film series. He has also directed [[television commercial]]s and [[music video]]s.

He directed the 2007 horror film ''[[The Orphanage (2007 film)|The Orphanage]]'', the 2012 drama film ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|The Impossible]]'', and the 2016 fantasy drama film ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]''. In 2018, he directed the science fiction adventure film ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'', the fifth installment of the ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' film series. His 2023 film ''[[Society of the Snow]]'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]] at the [[96th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=2023-12-21 |title=2024 Oscar Shortlists Unveiled: 'Barbie,' 'Poor Things,' 'Maestro,' and 'The Zone of Interest' Make the Cut |url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/2024-oscar-shortlists-1234936672/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref> He has also directed television commercials and music videos. He directed the first two episodes of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Bayona was born in Barcelona, Spain. The first movie he ever saw was [[Richard Donner]]'s ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' (1978) which inspired him to be a director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5me68u/comment/dc2vqah|title=J.A. Bayona here, director of a Monster Calls. AMA!|date=6 January 2017}}</ref> He studied at the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya ([[Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia|ESCAC]]).<ref name="osakaeuropean"/> At age 19 he met [[Guillermo del Toro]] at the [[Sitges Film Festival]] presenting ''[[Cronos (film)|Cronos]]'' (1993) and Bayona recognized him as a mentor there.<ref name="indielondon">{{cite web |url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/the-orphanage-juan-antonio-bayona-interview |title=The Orphanage – Juan Antonio Bayona interview |website=IndieLondon |access-date=27 October 2008}}</ref> After their initial conversations, del Toro promised to aid Bayona in the future if he were ever in the position to do so.<ref name="indielondon" />
Bayona was born in [[Barcelona]], Spain. He has a twin brother, Carlos García Bayona, whom he acknowledged in an interview as standing in for him on at least one occasion (his twin purportedly spent a whole night receiving congratulations for ''The Orphanage'').

He studied at the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya ([[ESCAC]]).<ref name="osakaeuropean"/> At age 19 he met [[Guillermo del Toro]] at the [[Sitges Film Festival]] presenting ''[[Cronos (film)|Cronos]]'' (1993); Bayona there recognized him as a mentor.<ref name="indielondon">{{cite web |url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/the-orphanage-juan-antonio-bayona-interview |title=The Orphanage – Juan Antonio Bayona interview |accessdate=27 October 2008 |work= |website=indieLondon |date= }}</ref> After their initial conversations, del Toro promised to aid Bayona in the future if he were ever in the position to do so.<ref name="indielondon" />


==Career==
==Career==
===1990s===
===1990s===
After graduating from ESCAC he began his career directing commercials and music videos. At the age of 20, he signed his first contract as audiovisual producer for the Spanish band [[OBK]]. After three years working with them, he was awarded the [[Premios Ondas]] for the music video "Tú sigue así".<ref name="osakaeuropean">{{Cite web
After graduating from [[Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia|ESCAC]] he began his career directing commercials and music videos. At the age of 20, he signed his first contract as audiovisual producer for the Spanish band [[OBK]]. After three years working with them, he was awarded the [[Premios Ondas]] for the music video "Tú sigue así".<ref name="osakaeuropean">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oeff.jp/article1805.html |title=Honorary Chairman & Guests > Juan Antonio Bayona |website=Osaka European Film Festival |year=2008 |access-date=13 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316150018/http://www.oeff.jp/article1805.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2009}}</ref><ref name="OBKvideo">{{cite web |url=http://www.donmusica.com/noticias/juan-antonio-bayona-dirige-el-nuevo-videoclip-de-obk/ |title=Juan Antonio Bayona dirige el nuevo videoclip de OBK |website=Don Musica |language=es |access-date=13 January 2009 |archive-date=23 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123155014/http://www.donmusica.com/noticias/juan-antonio-bayona-dirige-el-nuevo-videoclip-de-obk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since then, he has become the principal director of the group [[Camela]] and was commissioned to illustrate the piece "Cómo repartimos los amigos", in which the duo [[Ella Baila Sola]] bid farewell to their audience.
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</ref><ref name="OBKvideo">{{cite web |url=http://www.donmusica.com/noticias/juan-antonio-bayona-dirige-el-nuevo-videoclip-de-obk/ |title= Juan Antonio Bayona dirige el nuevo videoclip de OBK |accessdate=13 January 2009 |work=Don Musica | language = Spanish}}</ref> Since then, he has become the principal director of the group [[Camela]] and was commissioned to illustrate the piece "Cómo repartimos los amigos", in which the duo [[Ella Baila Sola]] bid farewell to their audience.


He has also directed music videos for [[Pastora Soler]] ("En mi soledad"), [[Fangoria]], [[Nena]] ("El Aleph"), [[Enrique Bunbury]] and Miren Iza ("Frente a frente"), in which the original singer [[Jeanette (singer)|Jeanette]] appears at the end of the video. In 2012 he created the music video for "[[Disconnected (Keane song)|Disconnected]]" by the British band [[Keane (band)|Keane]].
He has also directed music videos for [[Pastora Soler]] ("En mi soledad"), [[Fangoria]], [[Nena Daconte]] ("El Aleph"), [[Enrique Bunbury]] and Miren Iza ("Frente a frente"), in which the original singer [[Jeanette (Spanish singer)|Jeanette]] appears at the end of the video. In 2012 he created the music video for "[[Disconnected (Keane song)|Disconnected]]" by the British band [[Keane (band)|Keane]].


In 1999 he directed the short film ''My Holidays'' and in 2002 ''The Spongeman''.
In 1999 he directed the short film ''My Holidays'' and in 2002 ''The Spongeman''.


===2000s===
===2000s===
[[File:Bayona-Rueda-del-Toro-L'Orphelinat.JPG|thumb|Bayona next to [[Belén Rueda]] and [[Guillermo del Toro]] presenting ''The Orphanage'' in Paris in 2008]]
In 2004 Bayona met writer [[Sergio G. Sánchez]], who was working on the short ''7337''. Sánchez offered Bayona the script for ''[[The Orphanage (film)|The Orphanage]]''.<ref name="aintitcool">{{cite web |url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34414 |title=Quint interviews Juan Antonio Bayona and Sergio Sanchez about the nifty horror flick The Orphanage |accessdate=28 October 2008 |website=Aintitcoolnews|date=12 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="official_aboutscreenplay">{{cite web |url=http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/ |title=About the Screenplay |accessdate=27 October 2008 |work= |website=theorphanagemovie.com |publisher=[[Picturehouse (company)|Picturehouse]] |date= }}</ref> In order to create the film he wanted, Bayona had to double both the film's budget and its runtime.<ref name="official_aboutproduction">{{cite web |url=http://www.theorphanagemovie.com/ |title=About the Production |accessdate=27 October 2008 |website=theorphanagemovie.com |publisher=[[Picturehouse (company)|Picturehouse]] |date= }}</ref> He was assisted by [[Guillermo del Toro]], who offered to co-produce it.<ref name="official_aboutproduction" /> ''The Orphanage'' premiered on May 20, 2007, at the Cannes International Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation lasting more than 10 minutes. Months later, on October 11, 2007, it premiered in Spanish cinemas and grossed $8.3 million.<ref name="foreignfilm" /><ref name="mojoRat">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2404&p=.htm/ |title=Around the World Roundup: 'Ratatouille' Squashes Competitors |accessdate=28 October 2008 |author=Conor Bresnan |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |date=17 October 2007 }}</ref>
In 2004 Bayona met writer [[Sergio G. Sánchez]], who was working on the short ''7337''. Sánchez offered Bayona the script for ''The Orphanage''.<ref name="aintitcool">{{cite web |url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/34414 |title=Quint interviews Juan Antonio Bayona and Sergio Sanchez about the nifty horror flick The Orphanage |website=Aintitcoolnews |date=12 October 2007 |access-date=28 October 2008}}</ref> In order to create the film he wanted, Bayona had to double both the film's budget and its runtime. He was assisted by [[Guillermo del Toro]], who offered to co-produce it. ''The Orphanage'' premiered on 20 May 2007, at the Cannes International Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation lasting more than ten minutes. Months later, on 11 October 2007, it premiered in Spanish cinemas and grossed $8.3 million.<ref name="foreignfilm" /><ref name="mojoRat">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed2205746180/ |title=Around the World Roundup: 'Ratatouille' Squashes Competitors |first=Conor |last=Bresnan |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |date=17 October 2007 |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref>


Bayona was awarded the [[Goya Awards|Goya Award]] for Best New Director in 2008. The film was nominated for 14 categories of Goyas, and won 7.<ref name="foreignfilm">{{cite web |url=http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/13815/el-orfanato-left-off-oscar-shortlist |title='El Orfanato' left off Oscar shortlist |accessdate=27 October 2008 |work= |website=thinkSPAIN|date= 16 January 2008 }}</ref><ref name="allmovieawards">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:389195~T4 |title=The Orphanage Awards |accessdate=27 October 2008 |work= |website=Allmovie |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426195934/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg |archivedate=26 April 2006 |df= }}</ref> In October of that same year, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' announced that [[Universal Studios]] had signed a contract with Bayona to adapt the film ''Hater'' by [[David Moody]], written by [[Glen Mazzara]] and produced by [[Guillermo del Toro]].
Bayona was awarded the [[Goya Awards|Goya Award]] for Best New Director in 2008. The film was nominated for 14 categories of Goyas, and won 7.<ref name="foreignfilm">{{cite web |url=http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/13815/el-orfanato-left-off-oscar-shortlist |title='El Orfanato' left off Oscar shortlist |website=thinkSPAIN |date=16 January 2008 |access-date=27 October 2008}}</ref><ref name="allmovieawards">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:389195~T4 |title=The Orphanage Awards |website=AllMovie |access-date=27 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426195934/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg |archive-date=26 April 2006 }}</ref> In October of that same year, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' announced that [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] had signed a contract with Bayona to adapt the film ''Hater'' by [[David Moody (writer)|David Moody]], written by [[Glen Mazzara]] and produced by [[Guillermo del Toro]].


Bayona was one of the many candidates considered to direct ''[[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]'' but was not interested in making the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/04/toldya-nikki-finke-rewrites-history.html|work=[[LA Times]]|author=Goldstein, Patrick|title=TOLDJA! Nikki Finke rewrites history|date=27 April 2009|accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref>
Bayona was one of the many candidates considered to direct ''[[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]'' but was not interested in making the film.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/04/toldya-nikki-finke-rewrites-history.html |last=Goldstein |first=Patrick |title=TOLDJA! Nikki Finke rewrites history |date=27 April 2009 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=24 June 2010}}</ref>


===2010s===
===2010s===
In August 2010 he began filming ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|The Impossible]]'', based on the experiences of a Spanish family that lived through the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]].<ref name="deadLine">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/summit-adds-to-cannes-slate-with-the-impossible-37486/ |last=Fleming |first=Mike |title=Summit Acquires Naomi Watts-Ewan McGregor Drama 'The Impossible' |date=2 May 2010 |website=Deadline |access-date=24 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="varietyDuoUnite" /> Filmed in English and starring [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Naomi Watts]] and [[Tom Holland]], the film was released on 11 October 2012, to positive critical response. In its first weekend it grossed $8.6 million, breaking the record for the best opening in the history of the Spanish box office. ''The Impossible'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award|Oscar]] and [[Golden Globe Award]]s in the category of Best Actress for the interpretation of [[Naomi Watts]]. The film was also nominated in 14 categories at the [[Goya Awards]], including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor ([[Tom Holland (actor)|Tom Holland]]), of which it won five awards. In 2013 ''The Impossible'' received a [[National Film Award]] in the framework of the 61st International Festival of San Sebastián.
[[File:J A Bayona portrait.jpeg|thumb|upright|Bayona in 2012]]
In August 2010 he began filming ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|The Impossible]]'', based on the experiences of a Spanish family that lived through the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]].<ref name="deadLine">{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/summit-adds-to-cannes-slate-with-the-impossible/|work=Deadline|author=Fleming, Mike|date=2 May 2010|accessdate=24 June 2010|title=Summit Acquires Naomi Watts-Ewan McGregor Drama 'The Impossible'}}</ref>
<ref name="varietyDuoUnite" /><ref name="deadLine" /> Filmed in English and starring [[Ewan McGregor]] and [[Naomi Watts]], the film was released on October 11, 2012, to positive critical response. In its first weekend it grossed $8.6 million, breaking the record for the best opening in the history of the Spanish box office. ''The Impossible'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award|Oscar]] and [[Golden Globe Award]]s in the category of Best Actress for the interpretation of [[Naomi Watts]]. The film was also nominated in 14 categories at the [[Goya Awards]], including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor ([[Tom Holland (actor)|Tom Holland]]), of which it won five awards. In 2013 ''The Impossible'' received a [[National Film Award]] in the framework of the 61st International Festival of San Sebastián.


In March 2012 Bayona directed the music video "[[Disconnected (Keane song)|Disconnected]]", the second single from the album ''[[Strangeland (album)|Strangeland]]'' by the British band [[Keane (band)|Keane]]. The band has stated that it admires Bayona's film work, and Bayona has said he follows the music of Keane. On 11 September 2016, Keane released a music video for an exclusive new song, "[[Tear Up This Town]]", written and recorded for the [[fantasy film|fantasy]] [[Drama (modern genre)|drama]] film ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]'', directed by Bayona. The single was made available for digital download on 23 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?id=3818|title=KEANE - OFFICIAL WEBSITE|website=KEANE - OFFICIAL WEBSITE}}</ref>
In March 2012 Bayona directed the music video "[[Disconnected (Keane song)|Disconnected]]", the second single from the album ''[[Strangeland (album)|Strangeland]]'' by the British band [[Keane (band)|Keane]]. The band has stated that it admires Bayona's film work, and Bayona has said he follows the music of Keane. On 11 September 2016, Keane released a music video for an exclusive new song, "[[Tear Up This Town]]", written and recorded for the [[fantasy film|fantasy]] [[Drama (modern genre)|drama]] film ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]'', directed by Bayona. The single was made available for digital download on 23 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.keanemusic.com/new-keane-song-for-a-monster-calls-film/ |title=New Keane song for 'A Monster Calls' film |date=16 September 2016 |website=KeaneMusic.com |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>


Bayona was responsible for directing the first two episodes of the ''[[Penny Dreadful (TV series)|Penny Dreadful]]'' series, created by [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]] and originally released on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. Filmed in [[Dublin]], the series tells the story of a group consisting of a rich man, a medium, a gunman and a young doctor, all looking for the rich man's missing daughter. To do this, they must cope with strange beings and [[Victorian era]] literary characters like [[Victor Frankenstein|Frankenstein]], [[Dracula]] and [[The Picture of Dorian Gray|Dorian Gray]]. The series has a lot of its creator, according to Bayona.
Bayona was responsible for directing the first two episodes of the ''[[Penny Dreadful (TV series)|Penny Dreadful]]'' series, created by [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]] and originally released on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. Filmed in [[Dublin]], the series tells the story of a group consisting of a rich man, a medium, a gunman and a young doctor, all looking for the rich man's missing daughter. To do this, they must cope with strange beings and [[Victorian era]] literary characters like [[Victor Frankenstein|Frankenstein]], [[Dracula]] and [[The Picture of Dorian Gray|Dorian Gray]]. The series has a lot of its creator, according to Bayona.


In 2014, Bayona began shooting the film ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]'', an adaptation of the novel by [[Patrick Ness]], starring [[Lewis MacDougall]], [[Felicity Jones]], and [[Liam Neeson]]. The film, which was released in 2016, tells the story of a young boy (MacDougall) who cares for his mother (Jones), ill with cancer, while befriending a monster (Neeson). With this film, Bayona closed his personal trilogy about mother-child relationships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/felicity-jones-to-star-in-juan-antonio-bayonas-a-monster-calls/|title=Felicity Jones To Star In Juan Antonio Bayona’s ‘A Monster Calls’|first=Mike Fleming|last=Jr|date=23 April 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> It was announced on April 18, 2016, that Bayona would direct [[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JurassicPark/photos/a.201423149902576.52889.170889472955944/1102230626488486/?type=3&theater|title=Log In or Sign Up to View|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
In 2014, Bayona began shooting the film ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]'', an adaptation of the novel by [[Patrick Ness]], starring [[Lewis MacDougall]], [[Felicity Jones]], and [[Liam Neeson]]. The film, which was released in 2016, tells the story of a young boy (MacDougall) who cares for his mother (Jones), ill with cancer, while befriending a monster (Neeson). With this film, Bayona closed his personal trilogy about mother-child relationships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/felicity-jones-to-star-in-juan-antonio-bayonas-a-monster-calls-717960/ |title=Felicity Jones To Star In Juan Antonio Bayona's 'A Monster Calls' |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |date=23 April 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Bayona next directed the science fiction sequel ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]], starring [[Chris Pratt]], [[Bryce Dallas Howard]], [[Justice Smith]], [[Rafe Spall]], [[Toby Jones]] and [[James Cromwell]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/jurassic-world-2-ja-bayona/ |title='Jurassic World 2': J.A. Bayona Confirmed to Direct |first=Matt |last=Goldberg |date=18 April 2016 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics but Bayona's direction received praise.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom reviews are mixed, but praise director J.A. Bayona |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/06/05/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-reviews-chris-pratt-ja-bayona/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> It was also a major commercial success, becoming the [[2018 in film#Highest-grossing films|third-highest-grossing film of 2018]] and the [[List of highest-grossing films|<!--This is the PEAK POSITION the film achieved NOT the CURRENT. Please do NOT adjust!-->12th<!--This is the PEAK POSITION the film achieved NOT the CURRENT. Please do NOT adjust!-->-highest-grossing film of all time]].

In November 2021, it was announced Bayona would direct the disaster drama ''[[Society of the Snow]]'' for [[Netflix]], based on the true story of [[Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571]], which crashed into the Andes in October 1972.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ritman|first=Alex|date=29 November 2021|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/j-a-bayona-sets-real-life-disaster-drama-society-of-the-snow-with-netflix-1235053786/|title=J. A. Bayona Sets Netflix Real-Life Disaster Drama 'Society of the Snow'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> The film was released theatrically to Spanish-speaking audiences in December 2023 before its arrival to Netflix on 4 January 2024. It received positive reviews with some critics calling it Bayona's best work.

Bayona directed the first two episodes of the [[Amazon Prime Video]] series ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'', filmed in New Zealand from 3 February 2020 and premiered on 2 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/the-lord-of-the-rings-j-a-bayona-direct-amazon-series-juan-antonio-bayona-1202640048/|title='The Lord Of The Rings': J.A. Bayona To Direct Amazon Series|date=2019-07-03|website=Deadline|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-j-a-bayona-1203258995/|title='Lord of the Rings' Series at Amazon Enlists J.A. Bayona to Direct|date=2019-07-03|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref>


===Future projects===
===Future projects===
Back in October 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' announced that [[Universal Studios]] had signed Bayona to direct ''Hater'', an adaptation of British author [[David Moody]]'s [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] novel about an epidemic of violence caused by regular people. The film will be written by [[Glen Mazzara]] and produced by [[Guillermo Del Toro]] and [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]].<ref name="varietyDuoUnite">{{cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118003632.html?categoryid=3565&cs=1&nid=2564 |title='Orphanage' duo to reunite |accessdate=25 May 2009 |work=Variety|date=14 May 2009 | first=John | last=Hopewell}}</ref><ref name="varietyHater">{{cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993720.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=hater |title=Bayona to direct Universal's 'Hater' |accessdate=13 January 2009 |work=Variety|date=9 October 2008 | first=Michael | last=Fleming}}</ref>
Back in October 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' announced that [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] had signed Bayona to direct ''Hater'', an adaptation of British author [[David Moody (writer)|David Moody]]'s [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] novel about an epidemic of violence caused by regular people. The film will be written by [[Glen Mazzara]] and produced by [[Guillermo del Toro]] and [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]].<ref name="varietyDuoUnite">{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/orphanage-duo-to-reunite-1118003632/ |title='Orphanage' duo to reunite |magazine=Variety |date=14 May 2009 |first=John |last=Hopewell |access-date=25 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="varietyHater">{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/features/bayona-to-direct-universal-s-hater-1117993720/ |title=Bayona to direct Universal's 'Hater' |magazine=Variety |date=9 October 2008 |first=Michael |last=Fleming |access-date=13 January 2009}}</ref>

In November 2022, at the [[Seville European Film Festival]], Bayona announced that he was working together with [[Agustín Díaz Yanes]] in the adaptation of [[Manuel Chaves Nogales]]' book ''A sangre y fuego''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a41881274/juan-antonio-bayona-guerra-civil-adaptacion-sangre-fuego/|website=[[Fotogramas]]|date=7 November 2022|title=Juan Antonio Bayona adaptará al cine 'A sangre y fuego', de Chaves Nogales}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
[[File:Bayona en la alfombra roja de los Premios Goya 2017.jpg|thumb|Bayona attending the [[31st Goya Awards]] in 2017]]
===Short film===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
!width=65| Director
!width=65| Writer
!width=65| Executive<br>Producer
! Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''Mis vacaciones''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| 2003
| ''El hombre Esponja''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2008
| ''La Desgracia en 3D''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''9 días en Haití''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Documentary short
|-
| ''No me quites''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
|}


===Film===
===Feature film===
{|class="wikitable"
* ''My Holidays'' (1999, short)
|-
* ''The Spongeman'' (2002, short)
! Year
* ''[[The Orphanage (film)|The Orphanage]]'' (2007)
! Title
* ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|The Impossible]]'' (2012)
!width=65| Director
* ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]'' (2016)
!width=65| Writer
* ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'' (2018)
!width=65| Producer
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Orphanage (2007 film)|The Orphanage]]''
| {{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|The Impossible]]''
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 2016
| ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]''
| {{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]''
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Society of the Snow]]''
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|}

'''Executive producer'''
* ''[[Marrowbone (film)|Marrowbone]]'' (2017)
* ''I Hate New York'' (2018) (Documentary)


===Television===
===Television===
{|class="wikitable"
* ''[[Penny Dreadful (TV series)|Penny Dreadful]]'' (2014; 2 episodes: "Night Work", "Séance")
|-
! Year
! Title
!width=65| Director
!width=65| Executive<br>Producer
! Notes
|-
|2014
|''[[Penny Dreadful (TV series)|Penny Dreadful]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|Episodes "Night Work" and "Séance"
|-
|2022
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|Episodes "A Shadow of the Past" and "Adrift"
|}


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
'''Academy Awards'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Work
! Year !! Title !! Category !! Result !! {{Ref heading}}
|-
|-
| [[96th Academy Awards|2024]]
| 2008
| ''Society of the Snow''
| [[22nd Goya Awards|Goya Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best International Feature Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/2024-oscar-nominations-list-1235801088/ |title=Oscar Nominations: Diversified Voting Throws the Love Around as 'Oppenheimer' Tops with 13, with 'Poor Things', 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and 'Barbie' Close Behind – Full List |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |last2=Hipes |first2=Patrick |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 23, 2024 |access-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123133912/https://deadline.com/2024/01/2024-oscar-nominations-list-1235801088/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

'''BAFTA Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Category !! Result !! {{Ref heading}}
|-
| [[77th British Academy Film Awards|2024]]
| ''Society of the Snow''
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|Best Film Not in the English Language]]
| {{Nominated}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/oppenheimer-leads-2024-bafta-nominations/5189539.article|website=[[ScreenDaily]]|title=‘Oppenheimer’ leads 2024 Bafta nominations|first=Ben|last=Dalton|first2=Mona|last2=Tabbara|date=18 January 2024}}</ref>}}
|}

'''Golden Globe Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Category !! Result !! {{Ref heading}}
|-
| [[81st Golden Globe Awards|2024]]
| ''Society of the Snow''
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Non-English Language Film]] || {{nom}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-2024-1235831576/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=11 December 2023|title=Golden Globes 2024: Full Nominations List|first1=Brent|last1=Lang|first2=Ethan|last2=Shanfeld}}</ref>}}
|}

'''Goya Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Category !! Result !! {{Ref heading}}
|-
| [[22nd Goya Awards|2008]]
| ''The Orphanage''
| [[Goya Award for Best New Director|Best New Director]]
| [[Goya Award for Best New Director|Best New Director]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
| ''[[The Orphanage (film)|The Orphanage]]''
|-
|-
| [[27th Goya Awards|2013]]
| rowspan="1"| 2012
| ''The Impossible''
| rowspan="1"| [[Detroit Film Critics Society]]
| Best Director
|rowspan=2| [[Goya Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
| {{won}}
|
| rowspan="6"| ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|The Impossible]]''
|-
|-
| [[31st Goya Awards|2017]]
| rowspan="5"| 2013
| ''A Monster Calls''
| [[27th Goya Awards|Goya Awards]]
| [[Goya Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|-
|rowspan=3| [[38th Goya Awards|2024]]
|rowspan=3| ''Society of the Snow''
| [[Goya Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || {{won}} || rowspan = "3" | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/premios-goya-2024-nominaciones-cine-espanol-5194856/|website=[[Cinemanía]]|via=[[20minutos.es]]|date=30 November 2023|title=Premios Goya 2024: '20.000 especies de abejas' arrasa en nominaciones por delante de Bayona y Erice}}</ref>}}
|-
| Best Director || {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] || {{nom}}
|}

'''Other awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Award !! Category !! Result !! {{Ref heading}}
|-
| 2012
| rowspan="5"| ''The Impossible''
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society]]
| Best Director
| {{nom}}
|
|-
|-
| rowspan=4|2013
| [[Gaudí Awards]]
| [[Gaudí Awards]]
| Best Director
| Best Director
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| Capri Awards
| rowspan="2"| [[Capri Hollywood International Film Festival]]
| Capri Director Award
| Capri Director Award
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyman |first=Eric J. |date=2013-01-02 |title=‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Wins Most Awards at Italy’s Capri, Hollywood Fest |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/silver-linings-playbook-wins-capri-407409/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Capri European Director Award
| Capri European Director Award
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards
| [[CEC Awards|Cinema Writers Circle Awards]]
| Best Director
| Best Director
| {{Nom}}
| {{Nom}}
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| 2016
| rowspan="2"| ''A Monster Calls''
| [[31st Goya Awards|Goya Awards]]
| [[Gaudí Awards]]
| [[Goya Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Best Director
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://academiadelcinema.cat/ca/premis-gaudi-ca/ix-premis-gaudi |title=Guardonades - IX Premis Gaudí |work=Academia del Cinema |date=29 January 2017 |access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref>
| ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]''
|-
| [[4th Feroz Awards|Feroz Awards]]
| [[Feroz Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nom}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.es/2017/01/23/ganadores-premios-feroz-2017_n_14339464.html |title=La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2017 |publisher=El Huffinton Post |date=23 January 2017 |language=es |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=6|2023
| rowspan=17|''Society of the Snow''
| [[71st San Sebastián International Film Festival|San Sebastián International Film Festival]]
| City of Donostia /<br>San Sebastian Audience Award for Best Film
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/cine-y-series/2023/09/30/pelicula-bayona-sociedad-nieve-gana-7326671.html|website=Noticias de Navarra|date=30 September 2023|title=La película de Bayona 'La sociedad de la nieve' gana el Premio del Público del Zinemaldia}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mill Valley Film Festival]]
| ¡Viva el cine! - Narrative
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awardswatch.com/american-fiction-rustin-the-taste-of-things-radical-win-46th-mill-valley-film-festival-audience-awards/|title='American Fiction,' 'Rustin,' 'The Taste of Things,' 'Radical' Win 46th Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Awards|date=17 October 2023|website=AwardsWatch}}</ref>
|-
| [[Middleburg Film Festival]]
|Audience Award for International Feature
|{{Won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2023-10-23 |title=Cord Jefferson's 'American Fiction' Wins Audience Award at Middleburg Film Festival |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/middleburg-film-festival-audience-award-american-fiction-1235765482/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Variety}}</ref>
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2023|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=December 9, 2023 |title=The 2023 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Nominations |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2023-washington-dc-area-film-critics-association-wafca-nominations/ |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[29th Forqué Awards|Forqué Awards]]
| [[Forqué Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/palmares-completo-premios-forque-2023-20000-especies-abejas-mesias-5199618/|website=[[Cinemanía]]|via=[[20minutos.es]]|title=Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada|date=17 December 2023}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2023|Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association]]
| Best Foreign Language Film
| {{draw|4th Place}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jorgenson |first=Todd |date=December 18, 2023 |title=DFW Film Critics Name ''The Holdovers'' Best Picture of 2023 |url=https://dfwcritics.com/dfw-film-critics-name-the-holdovers-best-film-of-2023/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=[[Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=11|2024
| rowspan = "2" | [[7th Astra Film Awards|Astra Film Awards]]
| Best International Feature || {{nom}} || rowspan = "2" | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awardswatch.com/barbie-and-oppenheimer-lead-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-astra-awards-nominations/|website=awardswatch|date=7 December 2023|title='Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' Lead Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Astra Awards Nominations|first=Erik|last=Anderson}}</ref>}}
|-
| Best International Filmmaker || {{nom}}
|-
| [[29th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{nom}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/critics-choice-nominations-2024-full-list-barbie-1235835620/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=13 December 2023|first=Clayton|last=Davis|title=Critics Choice 2024 Nominations: 'Barbie' Breaks All-Time Record With 18 Noms}}</ref>}}
|-
| rowspan = "2" | [[11th Feroz Awards|Feroz Awards]]
| [[Feroz Award for Best Drama Film|Best Drama Film]] || {{nom}} || rowspan = "2" | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20231123/premios-feroz-2024-nominaciones/2461846.shtml|website=[[rtve.es]]|date=23 November 2023|title= 'Cerrar los ojos', '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'Un amor' encabezan las nominaciones a los Premios Feroz}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Feroz Award for Best Director|Best Director]] ||{{won}}
|-
| [[3rd Carmen Awards|Carmen Awards]] || Best Non-Andalusian Produced Film || {{won}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huelva24.com/cultura/premios-carmen-dan-conocer-huelva-nominados-tercera-20231220195821-nth.html|website=Huelva24|title=Los Premios Carmen dan a conocer desde Huelva todos los nominados de su tercera edición|publisher=[[Grupo Vocento]]|date=20 December 2023}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[16th Gaudí Awards|Gaudí Awards]]
| Best European Film || {{won}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccma.cat/324/en-directe-les-nominacions-dels-premis-gaudi/noticia/3265802/|website=[[3/24]]|title="Creatura" i "Saben aquell", màximes favorites als Premis Gaudí: totes les nominacions|date=12 December 2023|first=Ismael|last=Martín Amorós|via=[[Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals]]}}</ref>}}
|-
| rowspan = "3" | [[CEC Awards|CEC Medals]]
| Best Film || {{won}} || rowspan = "3" | {{Center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://decine21.com/noticias/126773-nominados-medallas-premios-cec-2023|website=Decine21|title=Candidaturas de los Premios del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos, Medallas CEC|date=28 December 2023}}</ref>}}
|-
| Best Director || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Adapted Screenplay || {{won}}
|-
| [[28th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Motion Picture – International]]
| {{Nominated}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 18, 2023 |title=IPA Reveals Nominations for the 28th Satellite™ Awards |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/news/ipa-reveals-nominations-for-the-28th-satellite-awards/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=[[International Press Academy]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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J. A. Bayona
Bayona at the 2018 Tokyo premiere of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Born
Juan Antonio García Bayona

(1975-05-09) 9 May 1975 (age 49)
Barcelona, Spain
OccupationFilm director
Years active1999–present

Juan Antonio García Bayona[1] (born 9 May 1975[2][3]) is a Spanish filmmaker.

He directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, and the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls. In 2018, he directed the science fiction adventure film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the fifth installment of the Jurassic Park film series. His 2023 film Society of the Snow was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[4] He has also directed television commercials and music videos. He directed the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Early life

[edit]

Bayona was born in Barcelona, Spain. The first movie he ever saw was Richard Donner's Superman (1978) which inspired him to be a director.[5] He studied at the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC).[6] At age 19 he met Guillermo del Toro at the Sitges Film Festival presenting Cronos (1993) and Bayona recognized him as a mentor there.[7] After their initial conversations, del Toro promised to aid Bayona in the future if he were ever in the position to do so.[7]

Career

[edit]

1990s

[edit]

After graduating from ESCAC he began his career directing commercials and music videos. At the age of 20, he signed his first contract as audiovisual producer for the Spanish band OBK. After three years working with them, he was awarded the Premios Ondas for the music video "Tú sigue así".[6][8] Since then, he has become the principal director of the group Camela and was commissioned to illustrate the piece "Cómo repartimos los amigos", in which the duo Ella Baila Sola bid farewell to their audience.

He has also directed music videos for Pastora Soler ("En mi soledad"), Fangoria, Nena Daconte ("El Aleph"), Enrique Bunbury and Miren Iza ("Frente a frente"), in which the original singer Jeanette appears at the end of the video. In 2012 he created the music video for "Disconnected" by the British band Keane.

In 1999 he directed the short film My Holidays and in 2002 The Spongeman.

2000s

[edit]
Bayona next to Belén Rueda and Guillermo del Toro presenting The Orphanage in Paris in 2008

In 2004 Bayona met writer Sergio G. Sánchez, who was working on the short 7337. Sánchez offered Bayona the script for The Orphanage.[9] In order to create the film he wanted, Bayona had to double both the film's budget and its runtime. He was assisted by Guillermo del Toro, who offered to co-produce it. The Orphanage premiered on 20 May 2007, at the Cannes International Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation lasting more than ten minutes. Months later, on 11 October 2007, it premiered in Spanish cinemas and grossed $8.3 million.[10][11]

Bayona was awarded the Goya Award for Best New Director in 2008. The film was nominated for 14 categories of Goyas, and won 7.[10][12] In October of that same year, Variety announced that Universal Studios had signed a contract with Bayona to adapt the film Hater by David Moody, written by Glen Mazzara and produced by Guillermo del Toro.

Bayona was one of the many candidates considered to direct The Twilight Saga: Eclipse but was not interested in making the film.[13]

2010s

[edit]

In August 2010 he began filming The Impossible, based on the experiences of a Spanish family that lived through the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[14][15] Filmed in English and starring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Tom Holland, the film was released on 11 October 2012, to positive critical response. In its first weekend it grossed $8.6 million, breaking the record for the best opening in the history of the Spanish box office. The Impossible was nominated for the Oscar and Golden Globe Awards in the category of Best Actress for the interpretation of Naomi Watts. The film was also nominated in 14 categories at the Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor (Tom Holland), of which it won five awards. In 2013 The Impossible received a National Film Award in the framework of the 61st International Festival of San Sebastián.

In March 2012 Bayona directed the music video "Disconnected", the second single from the album Strangeland by the British band Keane. The band has stated that it admires Bayona's film work, and Bayona has said he follows the music of Keane. On 11 September 2016, Keane released a music video for an exclusive new song, "Tear Up This Town", written and recorded for the fantasy drama film A Monster Calls, directed by Bayona. The single was made available for digital download on 23 September 2016.[16]

Bayona was responsible for directing the first two episodes of the Penny Dreadful series, created by John Logan and originally released on Showtime. Filmed in Dublin, the series tells the story of a group consisting of a rich man, a medium, a gunman and a young doctor, all looking for the rich man's missing daughter. To do this, they must cope with strange beings and Victorian era literary characters like Frankenstein, Dracula and Dorian Gray. The series has a lot of its creator, according to Bayona.

In 2014, Bayona began shooting the film A Monster Calls, an adaptation of the novel by Patrick Ness, starring Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, and Liam Neeson. The film, which was released in 2016, tells the story of a young boy (MacDougall) who cares for his mother (Jones), ill with cancer, while befriending a monster (Neeson). With this film, Bayona closed his personal trilogy about mother-child relationships.[17]

In 2018, Bayona next directed the science fiction sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Justice Smith, Rafe Spall, Toby Jones and James Cromwell.[18] The film received mixed reviews from critics but Bayona's direction received praise.[19] It was also a major commercial success, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 2018 and the 12th-highest-grossing film of all time.

In November 2021, it was announced Bayona would direct the disaster drama Society of the Snow for Netflix, based on the true story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed into the Andes in October 1972.[20] The film was released theatrically to Spanish-speaking audiences in December 2023 before its arrival to Netflix on 4 January 2024. It received positive reviews with some critics calling it Bayona's best work.

Bayona directed the first two episodes of the Amazon Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, filmed in New Zealand from 3 February 2020 and premiered on 2 September 2022.[21][22]

Future projects

[edit]

Back in October 2008, Variety announced that Universal Studios had signed Bayona to direct Hater, an adaptation of British author David Moody's thriller novel about an epidemic of violence caused by regular people. The film will be written by Glen Mazzara and produced by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Johnson.[15][23]

In November 2022, at the Seville European Film Festival, Bayona announced that he was working together with Agustín Díaz Yanes in the adaptation of Manuel Chaves Nogales' book A sangre y fuego.[24]

Filmography

[edit]
Bayona attending the 31st Goya Awards in 2017

Short film

[edit]
Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer
Notes
1999 Mis vacaciones Yes Yes No
2003 El hombre Esponja Yes Yes Yes
2008 La Desgracia en 3D Yes Yes No
2015 9 días en Haití Yes Yes No Documentary short
No me quites No No Yes

Feature film

[edit]
Year Title Director Writer Producer
2007 The Orphanage Yes Yes No
2012 The Impossible Yes No Yes
2016 A Monster Calls Yes Yes No
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Yes No No
2023 Society of the Snow Yes No Yes

Executive producer

  • Marrowbone (2017)
  • I Hate New York (2018) (Documentary)

Television

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Year Title Director Executive
Producer
Notes
2014 Penny Dreadful Yes No Episodes "Night Work" and "Séance"
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Yes Yes Episodes "A Shadow of the Past" and "Adrift"

Awards and nominations

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Academy Awards

Year Title Category Result Ref.
2024 Society of the Snow Best International Feature Film Nominated [25]

BAFTA Awards

Year Title Category Result Ref.
2024 Society of the Snow Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year Title Category Result Ref.
2024 Society of the Snow Best Non-English Language Film Nominated

Goya Awards

Year Title Category Result Ref.
2008 The Orphanage Best New Director Won
2013 The Impossible Best Director Won
2017 A Monster Calls Won
2024 Society of the Snow Best Film Won
Best Director Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated

Other awards

Year Title Award Category Result Ref.
2012 The Impossible Detroit Film Critics Society Best Director Nominated
2013 Gaudí Awards Best Director Won
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Capri Director Award Won [29]
Capri European Director Award Won
Cinema Writers Circle Awards Best Director Nominated
2017 A Monster Calls Gaudí Awards Best Director Won [30]
Feroz Awards Best Director Nominated [31]
2023 Society of the Snow San Sebastián International Film Festival City of Donostia /
San Sebastian Audience Award for Best Film
Won [32]
Mill Valley Film Festival ¡Viva el cine! - Narrative Won [33]
Middleburg Film Festival Audience Award for International Feature Won [34]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Foreign Language Film Nominated [35]
Forqué Awards Best Film Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film 4th Place [37]
2024 Astra Film Awards Best International Feature Nominated
Best International Filmmaker Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards Best Foreign Language Film Nominated
Feroz Awards Best Drama Film Nominated
Best Director Won
Carmen Awards Best Non-Andalusian Produced Film Won
Gaudí Awards Best European Film Won
CEC Medals Best Film Won
Best Director Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Won
Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture – International Nominated [44]

References

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