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Simon Beaufoy

Birth Name:
Simon Beaufoy
Birth Place:
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Profession
Writer, Producer, Director, Script department
Simon Beaufoy

Fast Facts

  • Nominated in 2011 for the Humanitas Prize for his work on "127 Hours․"
  • Received the Audience Award at the 2008 Austin Film Festival for his work on "Slumdog Millionaire․"
  • Graduated with a degree from the Arts University Bournemouth
  • Studied English at St Peter's College at Oxford University
  • Was interested in becoming a soldier before deciding to focus on screenwriting
  • Is often associated with screenplays that include characters who interact with governmental affairs
  • Is well known for adapting past literary works into screenplays

Awards

  • 1998Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 1998BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Nominated
  • 1998ALFS Award - British Screenwriter of the Year:Winner
  • 1998Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 1998WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 1999Bronze HorseNominated
  • 2001Best Director AwardWinner
  • 2008EDA Award - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2008Audience Award - Out of Competition Feature:Winner
  • 2008ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2008British Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2008CFCA Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 2008DFWFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2008FFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2008Golden Schmoes - Best Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
  • 2008HFCS Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2008KCFCC Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 2008NBR Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2008NYFCO Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 2008OFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2008PFCS Award - Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium:Winner
  • 2008SDFCS Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 2008Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
  • 2008SEFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2008SLFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2008WAFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2009Oscar - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2009BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Winner
  • 2009Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
  • 2009Banff Rockie Award - Best Mini-Series:Nominated
  • 2009COFCA Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 2009Critics Choice Award - Best Writer:Winner
  • 2009European Film Award - European Screenwriter:Nominated
  • 2009Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2009Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2009Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Nominated
  • 2009INOCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2009IOFCP Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2009ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year:Winner
  • 2009OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
  • 2009OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009USC Scripter AwardWinner
  • 2009WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 2010ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010Gaudí Award - Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea):Nominated
  • 2010Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
  • 2010SLFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2010WAFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011Oscar - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011EDA Award - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay (Adapted):Nominated
  • 2011Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
  • 2011COFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011Critics Choice Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
  • 2011DFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2011Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Nominated
  • 2011OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
  • 2011OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011USC Scripter AwardNominated
  • 2011WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2011Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award - Best Film Screenplay:Winner
  • 2014Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaNominated
  • 2014Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form:Nominated
  • 2014Bradbury AwardNominated
  • 2018Felix - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
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