Jiri Menzel, the Czech director who won the best foreign-language film Oscar for Closely Watched Trains, died on Sep 5, 2020, at the age of 82.
Oscar Directors: Menzel, Jiri–Great Late Czech Director (“Closely Watched Trains”)
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Oscar Directors: Lang, Walter–Background, Career, Awards
September 12, 2020 by
Walter Lang’s best known film is the lavish adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical The King and I (1956) for which he was nominated for the Best Director Award.
Oscar Directors: Joffe, Roland–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage)
September 12, 2020 by
Roland Joffé’s first two feature films (The Killing Fields, 1984, and The Mission, 1986) each garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
Oscar Directors: Kramer, Stanley–Background, Career, Awards
September 12, 2020 by
Kramer produced and directed 23 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances.
Oscar Directors: Gibson, Mel–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage)
September 12, 2020 by
The second film that Harvey directed, The Lion in Winter (1968), earned him a Directors Guild of America Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Directing.
