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Ben Wheatley Biography

Profession Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Actor, Soundtrack, Visual effects, Art department, Camera department

Awards

  • 2009Next Wave Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2009Jury Prize-Best UK Feature: winner
  • 2011British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2011DFCC-Breakthrough Artist - International: nominated
  • 2011Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2011Best of Puchon-: nominated
  • 2011Audience Award-Midnight Feature: nominated
  • 2012British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Gold Hugo-After Dark Competition: nominated
  • 2012Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2012Variety Piazza Grande Award-: nominated
  • 2012Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 2012Maria-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2013DFCC-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013Peter Sellers Award for Comedy-: winner
  • 2013Chainsaw Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013Crystal Globe-: nominated
  • 2013Special Prize of the Jury-: winner
  • 2013Best of Puchon-: winner
  • 2013Maria-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2015Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
  • 2015Platform Prize-: nominated
  • 2016British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2016CineLibri Award for Masterful Literary Adaptation-Grand Prize for the Best Literary Adaptation: nominated
  • 2016Best Film-: nominated
  • 2016Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 2016Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 2016People's Choice Award-Midnight Madness: winner
  • 2017British Screenwriters' Award-Best British Feature Film Writing: nominated
  • 2017Thriller Prize - Special Mention-Thriller Competition: winner
  • 2017MovieZone Award-: nominated
  • 2018Best Film-Official Competition: nominated
  • 2018British Independent Film Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2021British Independent Film Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2021Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2021Official Fantàstic Competition-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2024Razzie Award-Worst Director: nominated
  • 2025Crossovers Prize-Crossovers Competition: nominated
  • 2025Méliès d'Argent-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2025Official Fantàstic Competition-Best Motion Picture: nominated