Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles (born November 9, 1955 in São Paulo, Brazil) co-directed City of God (2002) with Kátia Lund from the 1997 novel by Paulo Lins, The Constant Gardener (2005) with Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes from the 2001 novel by John le Carré, Blindness (2008) from the 1995 novel by José Saramago, The Two Popes (2019) with Anthony Hopkins as Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce as Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis.

Golden Globe Awards

2006 Nominee

Best Director - Motion Picture
- Constant Gardener, The
- Fernando Meirelles
2003 Nominee

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
- City of God
- Brazil