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Allison Anders

Birth Name:
Mary Allison Anders
Birth Place:
Ashland, Kentucky, United States
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer, Actress
Allison Anders

Fast Facts

  • Nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, two for "Gas Food Lodging" and one for "Border Radio․"
  • Won the Critics Award at the Deauville Film Festival for "Gas Food Lodging" in 1992
  • Graduated from the UCLA Film School in the late 1980s
  • Was inspired to get into the film business after she became interested in films by Wim Wenders
  • Quote: "There's a weird part of me that still doesn't acknowledge that [filmmaking] is a business․․․It's never occurred to me I could make a dime, but money was never very important to me anyway․"
  • Best known for directing a number of independent films, including "Four Rooms," "Things Behind the Sun," and "Gas Food Lodging․"
  • Frequently works with fellow UCLA Film School graduate Kurt Voss on her films, including "Border Radio," "Sugar Town," and "Things Behind the Sun․"
  • She was a dramatic jury member at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival

Awards

  • 1989Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
  • 1992Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1992Critics AwardWinner
  • 1992Coup de Coeur LTCWinner
  • 1992NYFCC Award - Best New Director:Winner
  • 1992Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic:Nominated
  • 1993SACD Prize - Directors' Fortnight:Nominated
  • 1993Independent Spirit Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1993Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1996Golden SpikeNominated
  • 2000Directors' Week Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2002Edgar - Best Television Feature or Miniseries:Nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 2014OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Comedy Series:Nominated
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