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John Schlesinger

Birth Name:
John Richard Schlesinger
Birth Place:
London, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Director, Actor, Writer, Assistant director, Producer, Camera department
John Schlesinger

Fast Facts

  • Awarded a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for one of his earliest directorial efforts, 1961's "Terminus"
  • Passed away in 2003 following complications related to a stroke suffered three years prior
  • Born into a middle class Jewish family, he would eventually study drama at Oxford
  • Quote: "What I tend to go for, and what interests me, is not the hero but the coward, not the success, but the failure․"
  • Originally working as a character actor, he would make his film and BBC debuts in the 1950s before taking on the role of director
  • Would drop his acting efforts to focus on directing by the 1960s, where he would specialize in period dramas
  • Awarded C․B․E․ qualifications in 1970 for his contributions to the film industry

Awards

  • 1962BAFTA Film Award - Best Short Film:Winner
  • 1962Golden Berlin BearWinner
  • 1963Golden LionNominated
  • 1965Grand PrixNominated
  • 1965NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1965NYFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1966Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1966BAFTA Film Award - Best British Film:Nominated
  • 1966DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1966Golden Globe - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1969OCIC AwardWinner
  • 1969Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1969KCFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1970Oscar - Best Director:Winner
  • 1970BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 1970Bodil - Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film):Winner
  • 1970David - Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero):Winner
  • 1970DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Winner
  • 1970Golden Globe - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1970Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Winner
  • 1972Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1972BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Winner
  • 1972David - Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero):Winner
  • 1972DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1977Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 1979NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1980BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Nominated
  • 1980European DavidWinner
  • 1981Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1984BAFTA TV Award - Best Single Drama:Winner
  • 1985ACE - Directing a Theatrical or Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 1988Golden LionNominated
  • 1990USC Scripter AwardNominated
  • 1992BAFTA TV Award - Best Single Drama:Winner
  • 2001Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
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