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Joe Wright Biography

Birth Name:Joe Wright

Birth Place:London, England

Profession Director, Producer, Actor

Fast Facts

Received a Camie Award at the 2006 Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards
Studied at the Anna Scher Theatre School, Camberwell College of Arts and Central St․ Martins
Married Anoushka Shankar in 2010 and has one child with her
His interest in directing developed after making films with his Super 8 camera as a young boy
Directorial debut came in the late 1990s with the short films "Crocodile Snap" and "The End․"
Quote: "Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new․ I've been lucky over the past few years․ Things have just happened for me․"
Quote: "There's something magical or poetic about physical performance that I'm drawn to - it's almost mystical․ But I also think movement in relation to words is really interesting․ So it's how the two operate together․"
Best known for directing the films "Pride & Prejudice," "Atonement," "Hanna" and "Anna Karenina․"

Awards

1997Gold Hugo-Best Short Film: winner
1998BAFTA Film Award-Best Short Film: nominated
2004BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Serial: winner
2005BSFC Award-Best New Filmmaker: winner
2006Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer-: winner
2006Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
2006COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: nominated
2006Camie-: winner
2006CFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: nominated
2006Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
2006EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Film: nominated
2006ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: winner
2006ALFS Award-British Newcomer of the Year: nominated
2006OFCS Award-Best Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
2007Film and Literature Award-: nominated
2007SEFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2007Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2007Prize of the Forum for Cinema and Literature-: winner
2008David Lean Award for Direction-Best Director: nominated
2008Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
2008Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
2008Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
2008EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
2008Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2008FCCA Award-Best Foreign Film - English Language: nominated
2008Gold Derby Film Award-Director: nominated
2008Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
2008INOCA-Best Director: nominated
2008Silver Ribbon-Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo): nominated
2008ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: nominated
2009Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2009Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
2011IGN Award-Best Movie Director: nominated
2011Irina Palm-Worst British Director: nominated
2013Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
2013David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
2013EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
2013IOMA-Special Prize for the Best European Film (Premio speciale al miglior film europeo): nominated
2017Truly Moving Picture Award-: winner
2017Hollywood Film Award-Director of the Year: winner
2017NTFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2018BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
2018Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
2018Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
2018EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
2021HMMA Award-Best Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical: nominated
2021IFJA Award-Best Director: nominated
2021SFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2022BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
2022Razzie Award-Worst Director: nominated