Sam Mendes
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 AwardNominated
- 1999KCFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 1999LAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 1999NYFCC Award - Best First Film:Nominated
- 1999TFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1999People's Choice AwardWinner
- 2000Oscar - Best Director:Winner
- 2000Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm):Winner
- 2000David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
- 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 Debut:Nominated
- 2001Empire Award - Best British Director: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 LionNominated
- 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 - International Competition:Winner
- 2010CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award:Winner
- 2010Robert - Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2012IGN Award - Best Movie Director:Nominated
- 2013BAFTA TV Award - Best Single Drama:Nominated
- 2013Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmWinner
- 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 AwardNominated
- 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 Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2020Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
- 2020Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2020ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2020ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2020ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2020BAFTA Film Award - Outstanding British Film of the Year:Winner
- 2020BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2020BAFTA Film Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2020CIC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2020CIC Award - Best Studio Film: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:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Director of the Decade: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 Picture:Nominated
- 2020LEJA Award - Best Achievement in Directing: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 Picture:Nominated
- 2020OFTA Film Award - Best Director: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 - Best Screenplay - International Competition: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
- 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 AwardNominated
- 2024CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 2024CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
- 2025Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2026Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2026BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2026BAFTA Film Award - Outstanding British Film of the Year:Winner
- 2026Windie - Best Studio Film:Nominated
- 2026Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2026LEJA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2026NDFS Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2026OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2026Darryl F. Zanuck Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated