Neill Blomkamp
Birth Name:
Neill Blomkamp
Birth Place:
Johannesburg, South Africa
Profession
Director, Writer, Visual effects, Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Won the 2009 Bradbury Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- In 2010, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Director
- Won the 2009 Austin Film Critics Award for Best First Film
- Studied animation and visual effects at Vancouver Film School
- Frequently works alongside actor Sharlto Copley on various projects
- Is well known for using the cinéma vérité style of filmmaking
- Has produced commercials for various companies, including Nike and Gatorade
Awards
- 2001Monitor - Film Originated Television Series - Best Visual Effects:Winner
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series:Nominated
- 2009AFCA Award - Best First Film:Winner
- 2009ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2009ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2009BSFC Award - Best New Filmmaker:Winner
- 2009CFCA Award - Most Promising Filmmaker:Winner
- 2009DFCC - Breakthrough Artist:Winner
- 2009DFCC - Best Director:Nominated
- 2009Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2009Golden Schmoes - Best Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
- 2009ICP Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 2009New Generation AwardWinner
- 2009OFCC Award - Best First Film:Winner
- 2009PFCS Award - Breakout Behind the Camera:Winner
- 2009Rondo Statuette - Best Film:Winner
- 2009Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2009Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2009TFCA Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 2010Oscar - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2010Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
- 2010BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
- 2010David Lean Award for Direction - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist:Nominated
- 2010Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
- 2010Critics Choice Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2010Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
- 2010Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2010Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
- 2010ICS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010ICS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2010OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010OFTA Film Award - Best First Feature:Winner
- 2010OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
- 2010OFTA Film Award - Best First Screenplay:Winner
- 2010OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2010SFX Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010Bradbury AwardWinner
- 2010Scream Award - Best Scream-Play:Nominated
- 2010Scream Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010USC Scripter AwardNominated
- 2011Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 2013Hollywood Movie AwardNominated
- 2013Rondo Statuette - Best Film:Nominated
- 2014Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 2021Official Fantàstic Competition - Best Motion Picture:Nominated