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Kimberly Peirce Biography

Birth Name:Kimberly Peirce

Birth Place:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Director, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Won a GLAAD Media Award for Best Limited Release for "Boys Don't Cry․"
  • Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2008
  • Received a Hamilton Behind the Camera True-Grit Directing Award and the Andrew Sarris Directing Award for the film "Stop-Loss․"
  • Studied English and Japanese Literature at the University of Chicago, which led her to work as a photographer and English teacher in Japan for two years
  • Quote: "You talk to any director, it's tough․ It's tough to make movies that you love․"
  • Best known for directing the 1999 film "Boys Don't Cry․"
  • Was considered as the director for the 2005 film "Memoirs of a Geisha․"

Awards

  • 1999FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
  • 1999Satyajit Ray Award-: winner
  • 1999BSFC Award-Best New Filmmaker: winner
  • 1999Screen International Award-: nominated
  • 1999Grand Prix Asturias-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1999NBR Award-Outstanding Directorial Debut: winner
  • 1999NYFCC Award-Best First Film: nominated
  • 1999Audience Choice Award-: winner
  • 1999Best Screenplay-: winner
  • 1999Bronze Horse-: nominated
  • 1999FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
  • 1999Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year-: nominated
  • 1999Rosebud-Best Film: winner
  • 2000Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2000Independent Spirit Award-Best First Screenplay: nominated
  • 2000Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature - Over $500,000: nominated
  • 2000Sierra Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
  • 2000Sierra Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2000Festival Diploma-Best Full-Length Fiction Film: winner
  • 2000OFTA Film Award-Best First Feature: nominated
  • 2000OFTA Film Award-Best First Screenplay: nominated
  • 2000Golden Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2000Audience Award-: winner
  • 2000Young Hollywood Award-Best Screenwriter: winner
  • 2000Young Hollywood Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2001Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2008EDA Female Focus Award-Best Woman Director: nominated
  • 2008Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated