Olivier Dahan (French: [ɔlivje daɑ̃]; born 26 June 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, La Vie en Rose, was one of the only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the first acting Oscar in the French language.
Dahan was born in La Ciotat, France, to a father of Algerian-Jewish origin. In 1991, Olivier Dahan received a diploma in art at the Art school of Marseille, then shot several short subjects and clips.
In the beginning of 2004, he decided to shoot a film on the life of the French singer Édith Piaf. The film was a success and the actress Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Upon accepting the award, she credited Olivier Dahan for changing her life in whole and as an actress.
In the afterwards of the Academy Award ceremony, Olivier Dahan started to work on an English-language road movie named My Own Love Song released on April 7, 2010.
Frères (1994), starring Nabil El Bouhairi, Véronique Octon, Samy Naceri, & Romain Duris
Déjà mort (1998), starring Romain Duris, Benoît Magimel and Zoé Félix
Le Petit Poucet (2001), starring Élodie Bouchez, Romane Bohringer and Catherine Deneuve
La Vie promise (2002), starring Isabelle Huppert and Pascal Greggory
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004), starring Jean Reno, Benoît Magimel and Christopher Lee
La Vie en Rose (2007), starring Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud and Clotilde Courau
My Own Love Song (2010), starring Renée Zellweger, Forest Whitaker and Nick Nolte
The Dream Team (2012) starring José García, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gad Elmaleh, Joeystarr and Omar Sy
Grace of Monaco (2014), starring Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth and Frank Langella
Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century (2021) starring Elsa Zylberstein, Rebecca Marder and Olivier Gourmet
BAFTA – Best Film Not in the English Language for La Vie en rose (shared with Alain Goldmen)
Berlin International Film Festival – Golden Berlin Bear for La Vie en rose
César Awards – Best Director, Best Film (shared with Alain Goldmen) and Best Original Writing for La Vie en rose
European Film Awards – Best Film for La Vie en rose