Danny Boyle

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  • Birth Place: Radcliffe, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/20/1956, Libra
  • Profession: Director; producer
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Danny Boyle Fast Facts:
  • His mother wanted him to join the priesthood and he almost entered a seminary at 14, but a member of the clergy dissuaded him.
  • Served as director of the Royal Court Theatre in London from 1982 to '85.
  • Breakthrough film was Trainspotting (1996), which was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Independent Spirit Awards.
  • Won Best Horror Film at the 2003 Saturn Awards for 28 Days.
  • Won the National Convention of Theatre Owners' ShoWest Award for International Filmmaker of the Year in 2005.
  • Once told his children that if he won the Academy Award for Best Director, he would accept it in the spirit of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh; he made good on his promise in 2009 by hopping up and down at the podium after receiving his Oscar.
  • Danny Boyle Relationships:
  • Caitlin - Daughter
  • Frank Boyle - Father
  • Gabriel - Son
  • Gail Stevens - Ex-significant Other
  • Grace - Daughter
  • Grace - Sister
  • Danny Boyle Awards:
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2008 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 2008 Toronto International Film Festival: People's Choice Award - Winner
  • 2008 BAFTA Awards: Best Director - Winner
  • 2008 BAFTA Awards: Outstanding British Film - Nominee
  • 1995 BAFTA Awards: The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year - Nominee
  • 1994 BAFTA Awards: The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year - Winner
  • 2011 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2010 BAFTA Awards: Outstanding British Film - Nominee
  • 2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Director - Nominee
  • 2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Nominee
  • 2010 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 2010 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • College:
  • University of Wales, Bangor, Wales; attended Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton, England
2011 Academy Awards, Danny Boyle Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
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