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Michael Apted Biography

Birth Name:Michael David Apted

Birth Place:Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actor

Awards

  • 1973Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1973Golden Prize-: nominated
  • 1973Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1974BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Play: winner
  • 1974Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1975Golden Charybdis-: nominated
  • 1979DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
  • 1981DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 1983BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Drama: nominated
  • 1985Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)-: winner
  • 1985IDA Award-: winner
  • 1985RTS Television Award-Most Original Programme: winner
  • 1987Grammy-Best Music Video, Long Form: winner
  • 1990Jupiter Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 1991Golden St. George-: nominated
  • 1992American Indian Movie Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1992Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)-: winner
  • 1992Critics Award-: nominated
  • 1994Crystal Globe-: nominated
  • 1994Best Documentary Feature-: winner
  • 1995Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-Forum of New Cinema: winner
  • 1998IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: nominated
  • 1999Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)-: nominated
  • 1999Silver Spire-Television - Drama-Television Feature: winner
  • 2000Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2000OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: nominated
  • 2001British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2001Feature Film Prize in Science and Technology-: winner
  • 2001Emmy-Outstanding Informational or Cultural Programming - Programs: nominated
  • 2006BAFTA TV Award-Best Factual Series: nominated
  • 2006DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: winner
  • 2008Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
  • 2019Golden Rose-Best Reality & Factual Entertainment: nominated
  • 2020Jury Prize-: winner