Roland Emmerich

Birth Name:

Roland Emmerich

Birth Place:

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Profession

Producer, Director, Writer, Special effects, Camera department

His film "Independence Day" became the first film to gross over $100 million in less than a week of being released
In 2006 he donated $150,000 to Outfest's Legacy Project, dedicated to the gay and lesbian film preservation
Won a Best Director Audience Award at the 1998 European Film Awards for "Godzilla․"
Won a Golden Camera Award in 1999 for his success in Hollywood
Won a Saturn Award for Best Director for "Independence Day" in 1997
His first student film was a 110 minute long story about a weather control at a secret American space station shot in cinemascope with four-channel Dolby stereo sound
While attending the director's program at film school in Munich, Germany, he produced a student film "Das Arche Noah Prinzip," which became a huge success after opening at the Berlin Film Festival
Quote: "Personally, I like disaster movies․ A normal person, a family man, can become a hero in these films․"
Quote: "The day I stop making movies I'll die․ I hope that I will fall down on a set, collapse into the sand, and somebody else has to take over and finish the film․"
Quote: "When you're not loved by the critics, it's very hard for anyone to say anything good about your movie․ For me, it's more important that the audience enjoys it and embraces it, anyway․"
He directed the 1998 "Godzilla" receiving success at the box offices and a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects
Known for directing disaster movies such as "Independence Day," "Godzilla," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012․"
Many of his films explore the themes of heroism, family, country, freedom and religion
Claims that he is afraid of everything from flying in airplanes to having audiences throw tomatoes at him when they see one of his films
Had an interest to direct "Transformers" but DreamWorks had offered it to Michael Bay, who eventually took the job
Many of his films feature Manhattan being destroyed, but he toned down the destruction of New York in his films after the September 11 terrorist attacks

1984Golden Berlin BearNominated
1986International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
1987International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
1995International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
1995Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
1996Universe Reader's Choice Award - Best Writing for a Genre Motion Picture:Winner
1996Universe Reader's Choice Award - Best Director for a Genre Motion Picture:Winner
1996Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math:Nominated
1997Saturn Award - Best Director:Winner
1997Saturn Award - Best Writer:Nominated
1997Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Winner
1997Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
1997Jupiter Award - Best International Director:Winner
1997Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Winner
1997Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
1997Razzie Award - Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million:Nominated
1997Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Director:Winner
1998EFA People's Choice Award - Best European Director:Winner
1998Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math:Winner
1999Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
1999Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
1999Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
2005Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Winner
2007Special Award - Cinema for Peace Award:Winner
2010Scream Award - Best Director:Nominated
2012Film Award in Gold - Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm):Nominated
2016Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
2017Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
2017Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
2017Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated

Roland Emmerich

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