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Sam Mendes Biography

Birth Name:Samuel Alexander Mendes

Birth Place:Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession Producer, Director, Writer, Actor

Fast Facts

Was made the artistic director at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in 1992
Was a member of the Marlowe Society theatre club while attending Cambridge University
Frequently includes a voice-over narration of the main character
Often uses the musical arrangements of Thomas Newman in his films
As an avid fan of cricket, he often uses the ideas of former cricket captain Mike Brearly in his films
Gave the original idea for producing "Shrek the Musical․"

Awards

1999ACCA-Best Director: winner
1999Screen International Award-: nominated
1999KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
1999LAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
1999NYFCC Award-Best First Film: nominated
1999TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
1999People's Choice Award-: winner
2000Oscar-Best Director: winner
2000Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm): winner
2000David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
2000CFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2000Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
2000Critics Choice Award-Best Director: winner
2000DFWFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2000David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
2000DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: winner
2000FFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2000Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
2000Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): winner
2000Sierra Award-Best Director: nominated
2000ALFS Award-Director of the Year: winner
2000NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2000OFTA Film Award-Best First Feature: winner
2000OFTA Film Award-Best Director: winner
2000OFCS Award-Best Debut: nominated
2000OFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2000Golden Aries-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2000Golden Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2000SEFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2001Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): winner
2001Czech Lion-Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film): winner
2001César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2001Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): winner
2001Empire Award-Best British Director: nominated
2001Empire Award-Best Debut: nominated
2001Jupiter Award-Best International Film: winner
2001Readers' Choice Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2001Lumiere Award-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
2001Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: winner
2002Golden Lion-: nominated
2002WAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2003ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2003Readers' Choice Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2003Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2003ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: nominated
2003PFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2005Hollywood Film Award-Director of the Year: winner
2008ACCA-Best Director: nominated
2008Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
2009Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
2010Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2010CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
2010CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
2010Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2012IGN Award-Best Movie Director: nominated
2013Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: winner
2013BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Drama: nominated
2013Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Single Drama: winner
2013David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
2013Empire Award-Best Director: winner
2013Jupiter Award-Best International Film: winner
2013SFX Award-Best Director: nominated
2013SFX Award-Best Director: nominated
2016EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
2017BAFTA TV Award-Best Mini-Series: nominated
2019DFWFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2019FFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: winner
2019KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2019NTFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2019PCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2019PFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2019SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2019SFBAFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2019SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2019UFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2019VFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2019WAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2020AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
2020Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
2020Oscar-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
2020ACCA-Best Director: nominated
2020ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2020ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020BAFTA Film Award-Best Director: winner
2020BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding British Film of the Year: winner
2020BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: winner
2020CIC Award-Best Studio Film: nominated
2020CIC Award-Best Director: nominated
2020COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Critics Choice Award-Best Director: winner
2020DFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2020DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: winner
2020Dorian Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2020GAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Director of the Decade: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Director: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: nominated
2020Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
2020HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2020HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Huading Award-Best Global Director for a Motion Picture: nominated
2020IFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2020LEJA Award-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
2020LEJA Award-Best Picture: nominated
2020ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2020MCFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2020TEC Award-Outstanding Creative Achievement Film Sound Production: winner
2020NCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2020OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2020OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
2020OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2020PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: winner
2020WGA Award (Screen)-Original Screenplay: nominated
2021Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
2021CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
2021CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
2021CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
2021CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
2021CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
2021CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
2021Grand Prix (Laurier du Cinéma)-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur Film Étranger): nominated
2021César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2021Robert-Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film): winner
2021David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): winner
2021Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera): nominated
2021The BAM Award-Best Director: winner
2022Golden Frog-Main Competition: nominated
2023BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
2023The Best Film-June: winner
2023Aurora Award-: nominated
2024CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
2024CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
2025Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
2026Windie-Best Studio Film: nominated
2026NDFS Award-Best Picture: nominated
2026Darryl F. Zanuck Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated