# Milo Machado-Graner

Milo Machado-Graner (born 31 August 2008) is a French actor known for his role in the 2023 film Anatomy of a Fall, which garnered him numerous accolades, including nominations for the Critics Choice, Lumière and César awards.

## Early life

Machado-Graner has a brother, Solan, with whom he co-starred in Waiting for Bojangles (2021). Their mother is a Parisian visual artist originally from Famalicão, Portugal.

## Career

In 2021, Machado-Graner made his acting debut in the first season of the Arte series In Therapy, portraying the son of the psychiatrist and psychoanalyst played by Frédéric Pierrot.
In 2023, he starred as Daniel, the visually impaired son of Sandra, in Justine Triet's courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Initially seeking blind and visually impaired actors for the role, Triet eventually opened casting to include sighted children. She aimed to cast a blond-haired actor to complement the leading actress Sandra Hüller, who portrays Daniel's mother. However, upon listening to Machado-Graner's audition tape, she invited him for a callback audition in November 2021. Impressed by his emotional transformation and maturity, Triet promptly selected him for the role, likening his audition to Henry Thomas's for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Anthony Lane of The New Yorker wrote that Machado-Graner played the role "with a fine blend of frailty and determination," while Dana Stevens of Slate named him as the best juvenile performer of the year. In November 2023, he was named to Révélations, the shortlist for Best Male Revelation at the César Awards. He also received a nomination for Best Young Actor/Actress at the 29th Critics' Choice Awards. On 24 January 2024, Machado-Graner was nominated for Best Male Revelation at the 49th César Awards.
In 2024, Machado-Graner starred in Arnaud Desplechin's docufiction film Filmlovers!, which celebrates movie theaters.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2021 | Waiting for Bojangles | Alexandre |
| 2021 | Stuck Together | Basile Boghassian |
| 2023 | Anatomy of a Fall | Daniel Maleski |
| 2024 | Filmlovers! | Paul Dédalus |
| 2024 | Le Choix | Lucas (voice) |
| TBA | Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan | TBA |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | In Therapy | Adam Dayan | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Alex Hugo | Tristan Melino | Episodes: "Mauvais sang" |
| 2022 | Heureusement qu'on s'a | Léo | TV movie |

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Film | Result |
| Capucines du cinéma français | 15 December 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Anatomy of a Fall | Won |
| César Awards | 23 February 2024 | Best Male Revelation | Anatomy of a Fall | Nominated |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | 12 December 2023 | Most Promising Performer | Anatomy of a Fall | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 14 January 2024 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Anatomy of a Fall | Nominated |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | 18 December 2023 | Best Actor | Anatomy of a Fall | 8th place |
| International Cinephile Society | 11 February 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Anatomy of a Fall | Nominated |
| International Cinephile Society | 11 February 2024 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Anatomy of a Fall | Runner-up |
| Lumière Awards | 22 January 2024 | Best Male Revelation | Anatomy of a Fall | Nominated |
| Music City Film Critics Association | 15 January 2024 | Best Young Actor | Anatomy of a Fall | Nominated |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association | 3 January 2024 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Anatomy of a Fall | Nominated |
| Paris Film Critics Association | 4 February 2024 | Best Male Revelation | Anatomy of a Fall | Nominated |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | 19 December 2023 | Best Youth Performance | Anatomy of a Fall | Runner-up |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | 8 January 2024 | Best Youth Performance | Anatomy of a Fall | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | 9 December 2023 | Best Youth Performance | Anatomy of a Fall | Nominated |