Oscar Directors: Hooper, Tom–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography

September 30, 2020 Tom Hooper Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Nationality: Social Class: Race/Ethnicity: Family: Formal Education: Training: First Film: Breakthrough: First Oscar Nomination: The King’s Speech, 2010; aged 38 Gap between First Film and First Nom: Other Oscars: Other Oscar Nominations: Oscar Awards: Nominations Span: Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: Contract: Career Length: Career Output: […]

Oscar Directors: Haneke, Michael–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography

Amour received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress for Emmanuelle Riva; it won the Best Foreign Language Film.

Oscar Directors: Miller, George–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography

George Miller is best known for his Mad Max franchise, whose second installment, Mad Max 2, and fourth, Fury Road, have been hailed as amongst the greatest action films of all time

Oscar Directors: Miller, Bennett–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography

Miller has been nominated twice for the Best Director Oscar.

Oscar Directors: McKay, Adam–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography

McKay was nominated for several awards for The Big Short including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay with cowriter Charles Randolph.