Gurinder Chadha

Birth Name:

Gurinder Chadha

Birth Place:

Nairobi, Kenya

Profession

Writer, Director, Producer, Actress, Soundtrack, Music department

Gurinder Chadha

Earned a Humanitas Prize nomination in 2000 for "What's Cooking?"
Earned O․B․E․ distinctions in 2006
After graduating from the University of East Anglia, she would study at the London College of Printing
Began her career as a reporter for BBC Radio in the late '80s
Quote: "I knew from an early age that people didn't see the different sides of me․ I formulated a bicultural identity quite early and I was always comfortable with it, but I knew people didn't quite see that․"
Established Umbi Films in 1990

1993Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
1993Prize of the Ecumenical JuryWinner
1993Golden LeopardNominated
1993Youth Jury AwardWinner
1993Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
1995Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
1995Evening Standard British Film Award - Most Promising Newcomer:Winner
2000Humanitas Prize - Sundance Film Category:Nominated
2002Special Jury AwardWinner
2002Audience AwardWinner
2002Audience AwardWinner
2002Golden HitchcockNominated
2002Audience AwardWinner
2002ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Winner
2002Special Jury AwardWinner
2002Golden StarNominated
2002Most Enjoyable Film (Theatre Owners)Winner
2002Prix UIPWinner
2003Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
2003Audience AwardWinner
2003Guild Film Award - Silver - Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film):Winner
2003Film Discovery Jury Award - Best Feature:Winner
2004WGA Award (Screen) - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
2006Un Certain Regard AwardNominated
2008Best Nordic Children's Film - Audience Award:Winner
2008Just Film Audience AwardWinner
2010Irina Palm - Worst British Director:Winner
2011Silver Raven - Best Director:Nominated
2019Truly Moving Picture AwardWinner
2019Futurewave Youth Jury Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
2019Golden Space Needle Award - Best Film:Nominated
2019Paul Mazursky AwardWinner