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John McTiernan Biography
Birth Name:John Campbell McTiernan
Birth Place:Albany, New York, United States
Profession Director, Producer, Writer
Fast Facts
- In 1990, he won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Received the 1997 American Film Institute Franklin J․ Schaffner Award
- Won the 1989 Hochi Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Earned a master's degree in fine arts from the AFI Conservatory
- In July 2003, he got married to costume designer Kate Harrington
- Is best known for directing action films that involve plots of secret missions
- Was in contention to direct the 1996 film "Mission: Impossible․"
Awards
- 1986Grand Prize-: nominated
- 1988Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: nominated
- 1989Hochi Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
- 1989Jupiter Award-Best International Film: nominated
- 1990Blue Ribbon Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
- 1990Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
- 1993Stinker Award-Worst Picture: nominated
- 1994Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
- 1994Razzie Award-Worst Picture: nominated
- 1994Razzie Award-Worst Director: nominated
- 2002Stinker Award-Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!): winner
- 2003Yoga Award-Worst Remake: winner