At the 2009 Cannes Film Festival , his film '' The White Ribbon '' won the Palme d'Or , and at the 67th Golden Globe Awards the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film . In 2012 , his film '' Amour '' premiered and competed at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . The film would go on to win the Palme d'Or , making it his second win of the prestigious award in three years ; this made him the seventh director ( at the time ) to have won it twice and the only Austrian director to have accomplished this . The film received five Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Original Screenplay , and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Emmanuelle Riva . It won in the category of Best Foreign Language Film . Haneke has made films in French , German and English
2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
Michael Haneke