Duncan Kenworthy
Birth Name:
Duncan H. Kenworthy
Birth Place:
England
Profession
Producer, Production manager, Actor, Special effects
Fast Facts
- He was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire honor
- He won a CableACE Award for his work on "Fraggle Rock" in 1983
- In 1995, he won the London Critics Circle Film Awards' ALFS Award for "Four Weddings and a Funeral․"
- He graduated from the University of Cambridge's Christ's College in 1971
- He has served the British Academy of Film and Television Arts as a vice president and chairman
- He co-founded DNA Films with fellow producer Andrew Macdonald
- He contributed to "A Bigger Picture," a nonfiction book published by the Film Policy Review Group
Awards
- 1983ACE - Program Series - Children's or Family Programming:Winner
- 1983ACE - Single Program - Children's or Family Programming:Nominated
- 1983Emmy - Outstanding Program for Children and Young People:Winner
- 1987BAFTA Film Award - Best Special Visual Effects:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 1989BAFTA TV Award - Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama):Winner
- 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 1992BAFTA TV Award - Best Children's Programme (Fiction):Winner
- 1994Best Foreign Film AwardWinner
- 1995Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
- 1995BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1995ALFS Award - British Producer of the Year:Winner
- 1995PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Miniseries:Winner
- 1997BAFTA TV Award - Best Drama Serial:Nominated
- 1999European Film Award - European Film:Nominated
- 2000Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
- 2004Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated