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Curtis Hanson

Birth Name:
Curtis Lee Hanson
Birth Place:
Reno, Nevada, United States
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor
Curtis Hanson

Fast Facts

  • Became a member of the Directors Branch of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2001
  • Was the UCLA Film and Television Archive's first chairman
  • Worked as a freelance photographer and editor for "Cinema" magazine after dropping out of high school
  • Quote: "For me all good stories are about awareness․ Self-awareness and lack of it, of how you get there and how you might fail to get there․"
  • Quote: "Sure I believe people can change, and change for the better․ I mean if you don't believe that then what are you left with?"
  • Characters often watch or discuss movies from the Golden Age of Cinema in his films
  • His films often explore themes of racial mixing and the crossing of boundaries
  • Believed that movies should speak for themselves instead of being defined by commentary from their creators
  • His father taught public school in Los Angeles, and sometimes former students would approach Curtis with kind words about the man
  • Stated that he was influenced by Alfred Hitchcock and Nicholas Ray

Awards

  • 1990Critics AwardNominated
  • 1990Best FilmWinner
  • 1992Grand PrixWinner
  • 1992Audience AwardWinner
  • 1997ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 1997ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1997BSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1997BSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1997Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1997LAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1997LAFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1997NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1997NYFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1997NYFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1997SDFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1997SDFCS Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 1997STFC Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 1997Metro Media AwardWinner
  • 1998Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Winner
  • 1998Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1998Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 1998Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
  • 1998Best Foreign Film AwardWinner
  • 1998David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
  • 1998BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1998BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
  • 1998Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Winner
  • 1998CFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1998CFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1998Chlotrudis Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1998Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1998Critics Choice Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 1998DFWFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1998DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1998DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1998Edgar - Best Motion Picture:Winner
  • 1998FFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1998FFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1998Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1998Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1998Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1998Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 1998Sierra Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1998ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year:Winner
  • 1998ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Winner
  • 1998NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1998NSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Drama Picture:Nominated
  • 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Winner
  • 1998OFCS Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1998OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1998PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1998Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1998Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1998Golden Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1998Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 1998Golden Satellite Award - Best Motion Picture, Drama:Nominated
  • 1998SEFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 1998SEFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1998TFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1998USC Scripter AwardWinner
  • 1998WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Winner
  • 1999Blue Ribbon Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 1999Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film Director:Winner
  • 1999Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 1999Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 1999Mainichi Film Concours - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 2001PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2002Screen International AwardNominated
  • 2005WFCC Award - Best Movie About Women:Winner
  • 2011OFTA Television Award - Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Miniseries or Movie:Nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 2018Felix - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2018Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
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