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James Ivory

Birth Name:
James Francis Ivory
Birth Place:
Berkeley, California, United States
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Cinematographer, Editor, Music department
James Ivory

Fast Facts

  • Was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the opening of Croatia's Pula Film Festival in 2011
  • Majored in Architecture and Fine Arts at the University of Oregon, and then attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts
  • Moved from directing films about India to directing films that explored the great works of English literature
  • Teamed up with producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala to form Merchant Ivory Productions, which has a reputation for releasing visually stunning films that explore themes such as clashing cultures and self-discovery
  • Donated his personal papers to the University of Oregon, his Alma Mater
  • Paintings of him and his filmmaking partners hang in the National Portrait Gallery in London, even though neither he, Ismail Merchant or Ruth Prawer Jhabvala are English

Awards

  • 1965Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1979Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1981Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1983Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1984BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Nominated
  • 1986Golden LionNominated
  • 1987Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1987BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1987BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Nominated
  • 1987David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 1987David - Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero):Winner
  • 1987DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1987Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1987Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1987Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1987Silver LionWinner
  • 1987Golden LionNominated
  • 1988Guild Film Award - Gold - Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film):Winner
  • 1990Pasinetti Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1990Golden Ciak - Best Film:Winner
  • 1990Golden LionNominated
  • 1992Palme d'OrNominated
  • 199245th Anniversary PrizeWinner
  • 1992NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1992NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1993Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1993Silver Condor - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
  • 1993BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Nominated
  • 1993BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1993Bodil - Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film):Winner
  • 1993César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
  • 1993David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 1993DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1993Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1993Independent Spirit Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 1993Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1993Guild Film Award - Gold - Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film):Winner
  • 1993Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 1994Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1994Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Nominated
  • 1994BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1994David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
  • 1994David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 1994DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1994Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1994ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Winner
  • 1995Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1995Robert - Best Foreign Film (Årets udenlandske spillefilm):Winner
  • 1995Goya - Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea):Nominated
  • 1995Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 2000Palme d'OrNominated
  • 2003Wella PrizeWinner
  • 2010Best Foreign FilmWinner
  • 2017ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2017ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2017CFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2017CIFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017FFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2017Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Winner
  • 2017Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017Audience AwardNominated
  • 2017ICP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017KCFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2017Sierra Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 2017LAOFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017NMFC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2017PFCS Award - Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material:Nominated
  • 2017SDFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017SFFCC Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 2017SEFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2017SLFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017VVFP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017WAFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2018AACTA International Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2018Movies for Grownups Award - Best Screenwriter:Nominated
  • 2018Oscar - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018EDA Award - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018AFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay (Adapted):Winner
  • 2018Chlotrudis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Winner
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Best Screenplay - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2018COFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2018Critics Choice Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018DFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018Dorian Award - Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
  • 2018Empire Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2018Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2018GAFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2018Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018ICS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018INOCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year:Nominated
  • 2018NCFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2018OFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2018OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Winner
  • 2018OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2018Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
  • 2018USC Scripter Award - Film:Winner
  • 2018WGA Award (Screen) - Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2019Apolo Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2019David - Best Producer (Migliore Produttore):Nominated
  • 2019David - Best Adapted Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Non Originale):Winner
  • 2019Gaudí Award - Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea):Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2023Golden Arch - Best Short Film:Nominated
  • 2023IFS Award - Best Short Film:Nominated
  • 2023Festival Award - Best Comedy Short:Nominated
  • 2023Festival Prize - Best Short Movie:Winner
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