Ronald Harwood
Birth Name:
Ronald Harwood
Birth Place:
Cape Town, South Africa
Profession
Writer, Actor, Script department
Fast Facts
- From 2001 to 2004, acted as Chairman of the Royal Society of Literature
- In 2007, he received a Doctor Honoris Causa from the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Bulgaria
- In 2010, received the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire
- Harwood left his home in South Africa for London in pursuit of a theater career, going on to train with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and ultimately, working as the personal dresser of Sir Donald Wolfit at his Shakespeare Company
- His interest in the Nazi period influenced his work, including "Operation Daybreak" and his adaption of "The Pianist․"
- Changed his last name from Harowitz to Harwood when an English master suggested it sounded too foreign for an actor
Awards
- 1984Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
- 1984Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1985BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
- 1989ACE - Writing a Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 1995BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
- 2002ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2002Best ScreenplayWinner
- 2003Movies for Grownups Award - Best Screenwriter:Nominated
- 2003Oscar - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2003Discover Screenwriting AwardNominated
- 2003BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
- 2003César - Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation):Nominated
- 2003Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Nominated
- 2003INOCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2003NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2003Eagle - Best Screenplay (Najlepszy Scenariusz):Nominated
- 2003Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2003USC Scripter AwardNominated
- 2007EDA Award - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2007BSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2008Movies for Grownups Award - Best Screenwriter:Winner
- 2008Oscar - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2008BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Winner
- 2008Chlotrudis Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2008Christopher Award - Feature Films:Winner
- 2008César - Best Adapted Screenplay (Meilleure adaptation):Nominated
- 2008Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2008Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2008Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2008Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Winner
- 2008ICS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2008INOCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2008IOMA - Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale):Nominated
- 2008ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year:Nominated
- 2008NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2008OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
- 2008OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2008Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 2008WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2008Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2010Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay of the Decade:Nominated