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Atom Egoyan

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Atom Egoyan: Biography

  • Birth Name: Atom Yeghoyan
  • Birth Place: Cairo, Egypt
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/19/1960, Cancer
  • Profession: Director; writer; producer
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Atom Egoyan Fast Facts:
  • His parents gave him the name Atom in tribute to an Egyptian nuclear reactor that had recently been completed at the time of his birth.
  • Graduated from college with a degree in International Relations, but became interested in film while making a short film his freshman year.
  • Met his wife, Arsinée Khanjian, when she was cast in his first feature film, Next of Kin, in 1984.
  • Became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999.
  • Named his son, Arshile, after the Armenian artist Arshile Gorky.
  • Atom Egoyan Relationships:
  • Arsinée Khanjian - Wife
  • Joseph Yeghoyan - Father
  • Shushan Yeghoyan - Mother
  • Arshile Egoyan - Son
  • Eve Egoyan - Sister
  • Atom Egoyan Awards:
  • 1997 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1997 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1987 Toronto International Film Festival: Award for Best Canadian Feature Film - Winner
  • 1991 Toronto International Film Festival: Award for Best Canadian Feature Film - Winner
  • 1994 Toronto International Film Festival: Award for Best Canadian Feature Film - Winner
  • 1997 Toronto International Film Festival: Award for Best Canadian Feature Film - Winner
  • 2002 Genie Awards: Best Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2002 Genie Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1999 Genie Awards: Best Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 1997 Genie Awards: Best Achievement in Direction - Winner
  • 1999 Genie Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Winner
  • 1997 Genie Awards: Best Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1997 Genie Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1994 Genie Awards: Best Achievement in Direction - Winner
  • 1994 Genie Awards: Best Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1994 Genie Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Winner
  • 1993 Genie Awards: Best Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 1993 Genie Awards: Best Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1991 Genie Awards: Best Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 1990 Genie Awards: Best Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 1990 Genie Awards: Best Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1990 Genie Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1988 Genie Awards: Best Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 1988 Genie Awards: Best Achievement in Film Editing - Nominee
  • 1988 Genie Awards: Best Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1988 Genie Awards: Best Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1985 Genie Awards: Best Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 2009 Genie Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1997 Cannes Film Festival: Grand Prix - Winner
  • College:
  • University of Toronto, Trinity College, Toronto, Canada (1982)
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