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Neil Jordan

Birth Name:
Neil Jordan
Birth Place:
Siligo, Ireland
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack
Neil Jordan

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' JuryWinner
  • 1985Special Jury AwardWinner
  • 1985Grand PrizeNominated
  • 1985Special MentionWinner
  • 1985Audience Jury AwardWinner
  • 1985Critics' AwardWinner
  • 1985International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1985ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Winner
  • 1986Palme d'OrNominated
  • 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 BearNominated
  • 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 FilmWinner
  • 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 RibbonNominated
  • 1996Golden LionWinner
  • 1998Golden Berlin Bear - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1998Silver Berlin Bear - Best Director:Winner
  • 1999Silver RavenWinner
  • 1999CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2000BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Winner
  • 2000BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2000David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
  • 2000Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2000Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Nominated
  • 2000USC Scripter AwardNominated
  • 2001Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2001ALFS Award - British Screenwriter of the Year:Nominated
  • 2002Golden SeashellNominated
  • 2005SLFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2006Teddy - Best Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2006European Film Award - European Film:Nominated
  • 2006Audience AwardWinner
  • 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
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