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Anthony Minghella

Birth Name:
Anthony Minghella
Birth Place:
Ryde, United Kingdom
Profession
Writer, Producer, Director, Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Script department
Anthony Minghella

Fast Facts

  • From 2003 to 2007, he was the Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute
  • His first piece that was produced was a stage adaptation of "Mobius the Stripper" by Gabriel Josipovici
  • Quote: "We're not particularly well integrated․ One of the curiosities can be the differences, rather than the similarities, between people walking down the street-differences in expectation and privilege, in wealth and opportunity․"
  • Drew from his expansive knowledge of literature to make his themes more complex, and often adapted famous novels for the screen
  • His films often used cultural and historical details to explore class dynamics and how they put individuals in positions they had to fight to get out of
  • His parents owned an ice cream factory on the Isle of Wight
  • Was such a big fan of Portsmouth Football Club that he had two double bedrooms in his house filled with Portsmouth memorabilia, some of which dated back to the club's 1898 founding

Awards

  • 1991NYFCC Award - Best New Director:Nominated
  • 1991Best FilmNominated
  • 1992Grand PrizeNominated
  • 1992Critics AwardWinner
  • 1992BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Winner
  • 1992Evening Standard British Film Award - Most Promising Newcomer:Winner
  • 1992International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1992Best FilmNominated
  • 1992Audience AwardWinner
  • 1992Best ScreenplayWinner
  • 1992Critics AwardWinner
  • 1992Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award - Film - Screenplay:Winner
  • 1996ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1996ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1996STFC Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 1997Oscar - Best Director:Winner
  • 1997Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
  • 1997Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Nominated
  • 1997BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1997BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Winner
  • 1997David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
  • 1997Golden Berlin Bear - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1997Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1997Critics Choice Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1997DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Winner
  • 1997Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1997Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1997Guild Film Award - Gold - Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film):Winner
  • 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Winner
  • 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1997SEFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1997USC Scripter AwardWinner
  • 1997WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
  • 1998ASECAN Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1998Czech Lion - Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film):Nominated
  • 1998César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
  • 1998Empire Award - Best British Director:Winner
  • 1998Goya - Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea):Nominated
  • 1998ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Winner
  • 1998Mainichi Film Concours - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 1999ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1999BSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1999NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2000Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
  • 2000BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
  • 2000David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
  • 2000Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 2000Edgar - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2000Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2000Sierra Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2000Sierra Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
  • 2000OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Winner
  • 2000OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2000OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2000SFFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2000Golden Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2000Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
  • 2000USC Scripter AwardNominated
  • 2000WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
  • 2001ALFS Award - British Screenwriter of the Year:Nominated
  • 2002Christopher Award - Film:Winner
  • 2003ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2003NBR Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2004Movies for Grownups Award - Best Screenwriter:Nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
  • 2004David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
  • 2004Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
  • 2004DGGB Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in International Film:Nominated
  • 2004Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2004Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2004Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2004Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2004ICS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2004INOCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2004ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2004Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
  • 2004USC Scripter AwardNominated
  • 2004WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
  • 2009BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2009BAFTA Film Award - Best Short Film:Nominated
  • 2009European Film Award - European Film:Nominated
  • 2017Felix - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
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