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Edgar Wright Biography
Birth Name:Edgar Howard Wright
Birth Place:Poole, Dorset, England
Profession Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Assistant director, Soundtrack, Editor, Art department, Script department
Awards
- 2000BAFTA TV Award-Situation Comedy Award: nominated
- 2002BAFTA TV Award-Situation Comedy Award: nominated
- 2004Bram Stoker Award-Screenplay: winner
- 2004British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
- 2004Rondo Statuette-Best Movie: winner
- 2005Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
- 2005Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2005Empire Award-Best British Director: nominated
- 2005Chainsaw Award-Best Screenplay: winner
- 2005ALFS Award-British Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
- 2005OFCS Award-Best Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
- 2005OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2007Scream Award-Best Scream-Play: winner
- 2008Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2009Top Film-Top 10 Key Films of the Noughties: winner
- 2010ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
- 2010DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2010Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
- 2010SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
- 2010Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
- 2010SLFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
- 2010UFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2010UFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2011Empire Award-Best Director: winner
- 2011Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
- 2011OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
- 2011SFX Award-Best Film Director: winner
- 2011Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
- 2011Bradbury Award-: nominated
- 2011Scream Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2012Annie-Writing in a Feature Production: nominated
- 2013ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2013Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
- 2013UFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
- 2014Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
- 2014American Comedy Award-Best Comedy Director - Film: nominated
- 2014American Comedy Award-Best Comedy Screenplay: nominated
- 2014Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2016Dragon Award-Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie: nominated
- 2016Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: winner
- 2017Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)-Honorable Mentions: winner
- 2017PCC Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2017Audience Award-Headliners: winner
- 2018Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2018GAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2018Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: winner
- 2018Grammy-Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: nominated
- 2019International Motor Film Award-Best Drama Feature: winner
- 2021CineDocs Prize-: nominated
- 2021Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2021Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best First Documentary Feature: nominated
- 2021HCA Award-Best Horror Film: nominated
- 2021HMMA Award-Best Music Documentary/Special Program: nominated
- 2021PCA Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2021Fanheart3 Award-Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film: nominated
- 2021WFCC Award-Hall of Shame: winner
- 2022BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
- 2022BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Original Film: nominated
- 2022BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2022BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2022CIC Award-Best Documentary Film: nominated
- 2022Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
- 2022FOCAL Award-Best Use of Footage in a Music Production: winner
- 2022Chainsaw Award-Best Director: winner
- 2022HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2022HCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2022IDA Award-Best Music Documentary: nominated
- 2022NME Award-Best Music Film: winner