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George Miller

Birth Name:
George Miliotis
Birth Place:
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Assistant director, Soundtrack, Actor, Stunts, Editorial department
George Miller

Fast Facts

  • Was awarded teh French Order of the Arts and Letters in 2009
  • Received the 2015 Environmental Media Award's Lifetime Award Honor
  • Was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia in 1996
  • Studied medicine at the University of New South Wales
  • Quote: "Cinema is barely over 100 years old․ Storytelling tradition basically goes back several thousand years․ In the hundred years of cinema we've basically used up the entire repertoire of storytelling․"
  • Best knonw for hsi work on the film series "Mad Max․"
  • Saved his earnings as an emergency room doctor to make "Mad Max․"

Awards

  • 1979AFI Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 1979AFI Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1979Guinness World Record - Most profitable movie ever:Winner
  • 1980Special Jury AwardWinner
  • 1980Grand PrizeNominated
  • 1982AFI Award - Best Achievement in Editing:Winner
  • 1982AFI Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 1982Grand PrizeWinner
  • 1982LAFCA Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1983Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
  • 1983Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1983Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
  • 1983Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
  • 1984International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1986Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1986Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
  • 1987AFI Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1988Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
  • 1989AFI Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1990AFI Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1993Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 1993WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 1995ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1996Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 1996Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
  • 1996Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
  • 1996BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
  • 1996BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1996Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Nominated
  • 1996WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
  • 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Family Picture:Nominated
  • 2002Felix - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2002Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2006LAFCA Award - Best Animation:Winner
  • 2006SLFCA Award - Best Animated or Children's Film:Nominated
  • 2007Oscar - Best Animated Feature Film of the Year:Winner
  • 2007Annie - Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
  • 2007Global Achievement AwardWinner
  • 2007BAFTA Film Award - Best Animated Feature Film:Winner
  • 2007INOCA - Best Animated Feature:Nominated
  • 2007OFTA Film Award - Best Animated Picture:Nominated
  • 2007PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2012Asia Pacific Screen Award - Best Animated Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2015AFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015AACTA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2015AACTA Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 2015AACTA Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2015ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2015ACCA - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015BFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best Sequel/Prequel/Remake:Winner
  • 2015BOFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2015CFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2015DFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015FFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Winner
  • 2015IFJA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015ICP Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015Halfway Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015Halfway Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2015IFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015KCFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015LAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015OFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015PCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2015Rondo Statuette - Best Movie:Winner
  • 2015SDFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015SFFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015FIPRESCI Film of the YearWinner
  • 2015SEFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015SLFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2015TFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2015UFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015VFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015VVFP Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2015WAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2016AACTA International Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2016AACTA International Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 2016Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
  • 2016Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
  • 2016Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
  • 2016EDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
  • 2016AFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016AFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award:Winner
  • 2016Cinema Bloggers Award - Best North American Film:Nominated
  • 2016Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016Robert - Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2016DFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2016Dorian Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2016Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016FCCA Award - Best Script/Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016FCCA Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2016FCCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 2016GAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2016Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Winner
  • 2016Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2016HFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
  • 2016ICS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016ICS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016INOCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016INOCA - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016IFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Winner
  • 2016NSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016NCFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016OFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Winner
  • 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2016Premio Guarani - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2016Critics Award - Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 2016Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 2016Critics Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 2016Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera):Winner
  • 2016Outstanding Director of the Year AwardWinner
  • 2016Bradbury Award - Outstanding Dramatic Presentation:Winner
  • 2016Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Director of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2022AACTA Award - Best Direction in Film:Nominated
  • 2022AACTA Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2022AACTA Award - Best Screenplay in Film:Nominated
  • 2022FFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2024Astra Midseason Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2024ADG Award - Best Direction of a Feature Film (Budget $1.5 M or over):Winner
  • 2024SFCS Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2025AACTA International Award - Best Direction in Film:Nominated
  • 2025AACTA Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2025AACTA Award - Best Direction in Film:Nominated
  • 2025AACTA Award - Best Screenplay in Film:Nominated
  • 2025FCCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2025FCCA Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2025Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
  • 2025PCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
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