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Lana Wachowski Biography

Birth Name:Laurence Wachowski

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Producer, Writer, Director, Actress, Script department

Fast Facts

Was nominated for four Saturn Awards for "V for Vendetta," "The Matrix," and "Bound," one of which she won
Was nominated for two Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation for "The Matrix" in 2000 and "V for Vendetta" in 2007
Won the International Fantasy Film Award for Best Film for "Bound" in 1997 from Fantasporto
Briefly attended Bard College, but dropped out after finding the teachers to be less than satisfactory
Started out in the comic book industry, where she and her sister wrote the series "Ectokid" for Marvel Comics
Quote: "(On being transgender): "I chose to change my exteriority to bring it closer into alignment with my interiority․ My biggest fears were all about losing my family․ Once they accepted me, everything else has been a piece of cake․""
Best known for working with her sister Lilly Wachowski on the "Matrix" series, "V for Vendetta," and "Cloud Atlas․"
She and her sister often played "Dungeons & Dragons," which they liken to the process of filmmaking
First heard about the novel "Cloud Atlas," on which their movie by the same name is based, from actress Natalie Portman when she was reading it on the set of "V for Vendetta․"

Awards

1996Critics Award-: winner
1996Jury Special Prize-: winner
1996Grand Special Prize-: nominated
1996Grand Jury Award - Honorable Mention-Outstanding American Narrative Feature: winner
1996Honorable Mention-: winner
1997Saturn Award-Best Writer: nominated
1997Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
1997International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: winner
1997Honorable Mention-: winner
1999ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2000Saturn Award-Best Writer: nominated
2000Saturn Award-Best Director: winner
2000Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm): nominated
2000Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: nominated
2000Jupiter Award-Best International Director: winner
2000Jupiter Award-Best International Film: winner
2000Sierra Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2000Readers' Choice Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2000Nebula Award-Best Script: nominated
2003Daring Digital Award-Digital Spectrum: nominated
2003Stinker Award-Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math: nominated
2004Razzie Award-Worst Director: nominated
2004Special Award-Worst Trilogy: winner
2006Scream Award-Best Scream-Play: nominated
2007Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
2007Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
2008Nebula Award-Best Script: nominated
2012Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2013CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
2013CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
2013Film Award in Gold-Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm): nominated
2013Film Award in Gold-Best Direction (Beste Regie): nominated
2013OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2016Razzie Award-Worst Screenplay: nominated
2016Razzie Award-Worst Director: nominated
2016Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Director: winner
2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: nominated
2022Special Award-Official Incompetence Award: winner