'' Mr. Nobody '' had its world premiere at the 66th Venice International Film Festival on 12 September 2009 , where it won the Biografilm Award and the Golden Osella for Outstanding Technical Contribution . It received 10 minutes of applause at its premiere at the 66th Venice International Film Festival and has a 64 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes It received seven Magritte Award nominations , winning Best Film , Best Director , Best Screenplay , Best Cinematography , Best Original Score and Best Editing . It also won the André Cavens Award and the People 's Choice Award for Best European Film at the 23rd European Film Awards . '' Empire '' called it " a bit of a mess " but " a cult movie in the truest sense of the word "
66th Venice International Film Festival
66th Venice International Film Festival
Jaco Van Dormael