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Anthony Minghella

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Anthony Minghella: Biography

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Birth Place: Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/06/1954, Capricorn
Date of Death: 03/18/2008
Profession: Director; producer; screenwriter

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Anthony Minghella Fast Facts:

Family owns a well-known ice cream shop on the Isle of Wight.
Wrote his first play in 1981, Whale Music, and went on to pen the politically charged Made in Bangkok, which won Best Play from the London Critics' Circle.
Made his feature-film directorial debut with the 1991 supernatural romance Truly Madly Deeply, for which he won a Best Original Screenplay BAFTA.
His breakthrough movie, 1995's The English Patient, was nominated for 12 Oscars and won nine, including Best Director and Best Picture.
Collaborated with his wife, prominent choreographer Carolyn Choa, on a 2006 production of Madame Butterfly at New York City's Metropolitan Opera.

Anthony Minghella Relationships:
Carolyn Choa - Wife
Dominic Minghella - Brother
Edana Minghella - Sister
Edward Minghella - Father
Gioia Minghella - Sister
Gloria Minghella - Mother
Hannah Minghella - Daughter
Max Minghella - Son
Loretta Minghella - Sister
Anthony Minghella Awards:
2004 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
1997 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
2000 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
2004 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1996 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1996 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1999 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
2008 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1997 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
2008 BAFTA Awards: Best Short Film - Nominee
2008 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
2003 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Nominee
2003 BAFTA Awards: The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year - Nominee
2003 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Nominee
1999 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Nominee
1999 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Nominee
1996 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Winner
1996 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Winner
1996 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Nominee
1991 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Winner
College:
University of Hull, Hull, Yorkshire, England (BA in English and Drama, 1975)