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Neil Jordan Biography

Birth Name:Neil Jordan

Birth Place:Siligo, Ireland

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Honored in 2004 with the Irish PEN Award for his contributions to Irish literature
Received the Guardian Fiction Prize for the 1976 novel "Night in Tunisia․"
Got exposed to directing when he was recruited as a script consultant for the John Boorman film "Excalibur․"
Quote: "I'm fascinated by monsters [and] monstrous people and fascinated with illogic and irrationality․"
His projects usually feature characters who deal with unconventional relationships
Makes frequent use of stories that feature children or young people
His father would not allow him to read comic books as a child
Studied Irish history at University College Dublin
Directed four actors in Academy-Award nominated roles
Received an honorary Doctor of Literature from The Queen's University Belfast in 2001

Awards

1984Caixa de Catalunya-Best Film: winner
1984Prize of the International Critics' Jury-: winner
1985Special Jury Award-: winner
1985Grand Prize-: nominated
1985Special Mention-: winner
1985Audience Jury Award-: winner
1985Critics' Award-: winner
1985International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: winner
1985ALFS Award-Director of the Year: winner
1986Palme d'Or-: nominated
1986Golden Spike-Best Film: winner
1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: nominated
1987Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
1987WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1991Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
1992ACCA-Best Director: nominated
1992ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
1992BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1992Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1992LAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1992LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1992NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1993Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1993Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1993Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): winner
1993BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1993BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
1993BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: nominated
1993Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: winner
1993CFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1993CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
1993David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1993DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
1993Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
1993Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1993ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: winner
1993ALFS Award-British Screenwriter of the Year: winner
1993NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
1993NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1993WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1993Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Film - Screenplay: winner
1994Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
1994Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)-Honorable Mentions: winner
1994Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
1994Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1995Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
1995Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: nominated
1995European Silver Ribbon-: nominated
1996Golden Lion-: winner
1998Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
1998Silver Berlin Bear-Best Director: winner
1999Silver Raven-: winner
1999CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2000BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Adapted: winner
2000BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2000David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
2000Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
2000Humanitas Prize-Feature Film Category: nominated
2000USC Scripter Award-: nominated
2001Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2001ALFS Award-British Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2002Golden Seashell-: nominated
2005SLFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2006Teddy-Best Feature Film: nominated
2006European Film Award-European Film: nominated
2006Audience Award-: winner
2006International Competition-Best Film: winner
2007IFTA Award-Best Film: nominated
2007IFTA Award-Best Director: winner
2007IFTA Award-Best Script for Film: winner
2010IFTA Award-Best Film: nominated
2010IFTA Award-Best Script for Film: nominated
2010IFTA Award-Best Director for Film: nominated
2010SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2010Golden Goblet-Best Film: nominated
2011Gemini-Best Dramatic Series: winner
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
2012IFTA Award-Best Television Drama: nominated
2012IFTA Award-Best Writer Television Drama: nominated
2012IFTA Award-Best Director Television Drama: nominated
2013Felix-Best Director: winner
2013Felix-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013Canadian Screen Award-Best International Drama: winner
2013IFTA Award-Best Script Drama: nominated
2014Canadian Screen Award-Best International Drama: winner
2014IFTA Award-Best Director - Film: winner
2019Dublin Film Critics Award-Best Irish Film: winner
2019Black Tulip-Best Feature Film: nominated