John McTiernan
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 PrizeNominated
- 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
- 2009Felix - Best Director:Winner