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Stephen Daldry Biography
Birth Name:Stephen David Daldry
Birth Place:Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Profession Director, Producer
Fast Facts
- In 2004, he was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- All of his feature films have been nominated at the Academy Awards
- Won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play twice, in 1993 and 1994
- After graduating from the University of Sheffield, Daldry spent a year in Italy as a clown's apprentice
- Apprenticed at Crucible Theater in Sheffield for three years
- Was in a relationship with scenic designer Ian MacNeil for 13 years
Awards
- 1999BAFTA Film Award-Best Short Film: nominated
- 2000Audience Award-Best Distributed Feature Film: winner
- 2000BSFC Award-Best New Filmmaker: nominated
- 2000British Independent Film Award-Best Director: winner
- 2000Golden Camera-: nominated
- 2000C.I.C.A.E. Award-: nominated
- 2000Golden Castle-: winner
- 2000Golden Hitchcock-: winner
- 2000Audience Award-: winner
- 2000Audience Award-: winner
- 2000FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention-: winner
- 2000Audience Award-: winner
- 2000Best Film Award-Best Full-Length Fiction Film: winner
- 2000Propeller of Motovun-: winner
- 2000Most Enjoyable Film (Theatre Owners)-: winner
- 2000Starboy Award-: nominated
- 2000Bronze Horse-: nominated
- 2000FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
- 2000Audience Award-: winner
- 2000Best Directorial Debut-: winner
- 2000International Jury Award-: winner
- 2000Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
- 2000Audience Award-Best Film: winner
- 2000Pilar Miró Award-Best New Director: winner
- 2001Oscar-Best Director: nominated
- 2001Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): winner
- 2001Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: winner
- 2001Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer-: nominated
- 2001David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
- 2001Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
- 2001César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
- 2001David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
- 2001Empire Award-Best British Director: nominated
- 2001Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): winner
- 2001ALFS Award-British Newcomer of the Year: nominated
- 2001ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: winner
- 2001Silver Clod-Best Foreign Film of the Year (Beste Utenlandske Spillefilm): winner
- 2002Czech Lion-Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film): nominated
- 2002Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
- 2002Lumiere Award-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
- 2002Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: nominated
- 2003Oscar-Best Director: nominated
- 2003Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): winner
- 2003Golden Reel-Best Foreign Film: winner
- 2003Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
- 2003David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
- 2003Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
- 2003Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"-: winner
- 2003David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
- 2003DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 2003Best Foreign Film-: winner
- 2003Gold Derby Film Award-Director: nominated
- 2003Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
- 2003Golden Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2003VFCC Award-Best Director: winner
- 2004Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
- 2004César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
- 2004Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): winner
- 2004ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: nominated
- 2004Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: winner
- 2008Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2009Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
- 2009David Lean Award for Direction-Best Director: nominated
- 2009David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
- 2009European Film Award-European Film: nominated
- 2009Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Director: winner
- 2009Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
- 2009Silver Ribbon-Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo): nominated
- 2009Audience Award 'Silver Sea-Gull'-: winner
- 2010CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
- 2010CinEuphoria-Top Films of the Decade - International Competition: winner
- 2010Robert-Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
- 2012Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: winner
- 2012Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
- 2012Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2012Director of the Year Award-: winner
- 2014BNL People's Choice Award-: winner
- 2014Just Film Award-Best Youth Film: nominated
- 2015BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
- 2017BAFTA TV Award-Best Director: Fiction: nominated
- 2017BAFTA Television Craft Award-Director: Fiction: nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: winner
- 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2020PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2021PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
- 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2022BAFTA TV Award-Single Drama: winner
- 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2024Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode: nominated
- 2024PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated