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Mike Newell Biography

Birth Name:Michael Cormac Newell

Birth Place:St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Profession Director, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Lincoln, England in 2007
  • Won the BAFTA Britania Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing in 2005
  • Attended a three year training course at Granada Television, hoping to pursue a career in theatre
  • Quote: "Romantic comedies are backbreaking to write because they have to be fresh․ I've yet to find another one which was surprising enough to do․"
  • Started directing British television shows in the 1960s, often under the alias Cormac Newell
  • His feature film "Four Weddings and a Funeral" earned him enough critical acclaim and notice to move into directing Hollywood films
  • His voice appears briefly at the beginning of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" as a radio announcer

Awards

  • 1985Award of the Youth-Foreign Film: winner
  • 1986Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 1988Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1992Best Film-: winner
  • 1993Best Film-: winner
  • 1993Starboy Award-: winner
  • 1993Golden Goblet-Best Film: nominated
  • 1994Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)-Honorable Mentions: winner
  • 1994Golden Calf-Best European Film (Beste Europese Film): winner
  • 1994Young Artist Award-Outstanding Family Foreign Film: winner
  • 1995David Lean Award for Direction-: winner
  • 1995BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: winner
  • 1995SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
  • 1995César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
  • 1995DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 1995Guild Film Award - Gold-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
  • 1995Crystal Globe-: nominated
  • 1995ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: winner
  • 1997BSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1997Screen International Award-: nominated
  • 2005Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
  • 2006Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2006Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
  • 2008Imagen Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2012Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award-: winner
  • 2013Tiantan Award-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2019EMMA-Best Short Film: winner