Lana Wachowski
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․"
- 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․"
- She and her sister often played "Dungeons & Dragons," which they liken to the process of filmmaking
Awards
- 1996Critics AwardWinner
- 1996Jury Special PrizeWinner
- 1996Grand Special PrizeNominated
- 1996Grand Jury Award - Honorable Mention - Outstanding American Narrative Feature:Winner
- 1996Honorable MentionWinner
- 1997Saturn Award - Best Writer:Nominated
- 1997Chlotrudis Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1997International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1997Honorable MentionWinner
- 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
- 2016Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated
- 2016Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Director:Winner
- 2019PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2022Special Award - Official Incompetence Award:Winner