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Stephen Frears

Birth Name:
Stephen Frears
Birth Place:
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Director, Producer, Actor, Assistant director
Stephen Frears

Fast Facts

  • Served as the president of the Cannes Film Festival competition jury in 2007
  • Studied law at Cambridge before considering a career in the film industry
  • Quote: "I never expected to become a director․ It never occurred to me I'd come to America, to Hollywood․ It's all been a wonderful accident․․․It's all come as a surprise--I'm finding my way through the dark․"
  • Quote: "There's one thing now that I experience every day when I'm making a film․ I get up and think to myself, am I going to be able to do it today? I figure as long as I have that fear, I'll be alright․"
  • After working as an assistant in both film and television, he would eventually gain international praise in the ‘80s following numerous successes including "My Beautiful Laundrette" which also served as a springboard for actor Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Following the production of several international successes, he would trade his time between both London and Hollywood
  • Served as an assistant to both Lindsay Anderson and Albert Finney while working at London's Royal Court Theatre
  • While serving as a mentor for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, he personally chose director Josue Mendez as his new student after sorting through hundreds of applications

Awards

  • 1983BAFTA TV Award - Best Single Drama:Nominated
  • 1984BAFTA TV Award - Best Single Drama:Nominated
  • 1984Best FilmNominated
  • 1986Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 1986LAFCA Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 1987Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1988Independent Spirit Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 1989BSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1989Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 1990ASECAN Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1990Honorable Mention - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1990BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction:Nominated
  • 1990Bodil - Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film):Winner
  • 1990César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Winner
  • 1990Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1990Guild Film Award - Gold - Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film):Winner
  • 1990Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
  • 1990Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 1990Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1990Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1991Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1991DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1991Girona Film Critics Award - Best Picture:Winner
  • 1991NSFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1996Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1996Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1997Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
  • 1999Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 1999Silver Berlin Bear - Best Director:Winner
  • 1999Bronze Wrangler - Theatrical Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2000OFTA Television Award - Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
  • 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special:Nominated
  • 2000Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2000OCIC AwardWinner
  • 2000Golden LionNominated
  • 2001DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Nominated
  • 2002Sergio Trasatti AwardWinner
  • 2002Golden LionNominated
  • 2003Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
  • 2003British Independent Film Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2003Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Film:Winner
  • 2004BAFTA TV Award - Best Single Drama:Winner
  • 2004DGGB Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Movie/Serial:Nominated
  • 2005British Independent Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2005Hollywood World AwardWinner
  • 2006EDA Award - Best Drama by or About Women:Nominated
  • 2006EDA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2006Golden Kinnaree Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2006British Independent Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006Audience Choice AwardWinner
  • 2006DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006David - Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea):Nominated
  • 2006ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2006NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006NYFCO Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006SLFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006TFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2006Golden LionNominated
  • 2006FIPRESCI Prize - Competition:Winner
  • 2007Movies for Grownups Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2007Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
  • 2007David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
  • 2007Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
  • 2007Bodil - Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2007Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2007César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
  • 2007Robert - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2007David - Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea):Nominated
  • 2007DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2007EFA People's Choice Award - Best European Film:Nominated
  • 2007European Film Award - European Director:Nominated
  • 2007Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2007Goya - Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea):Winner
  • 2007Silver Ribbon - Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo):Nominated
  • 2007ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Winner
  • 2007OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2008Golden Eagle - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2008Eagle - Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski):Nominated
  • 2009Golden Berlin BearNominated
  • 2010Audience AwardWinner
  • 2013Black Pearl Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
  • 2013Audience Choice AwardNominated
  • 2013Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature:Winner
  • 2013EuroCinema Hawai'i Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2013Audience Award - Narrative Feature:Winner
  • 2013Audience Award - World Cinema:Winner
  • 2013People's Choice AwardNominated
  • 2013Golden MouseWinner
  • 2013SIGNIS AwardWinner
  • 2013Queer Lion AwardWinner
  • 2013Nazareno Taddei AwardWinner
  • 2013Golden LionNominated
  • 2013Vittorio Veneto Film Festival AwardWinner
  • 2013Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award - Cinema for UNICEFWinner
  • 2013Interfilm AwardWinner
  • 2013Brian AwardWinner
  • 2013Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature:Winner
  • 2014Movies for Grownups Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2014Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
  • 2014Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
  • 2014Robert - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2014David - Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea):Winner
  • 2014DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series:Nominated
  • 2014EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
  • 2014The Pearl - Best Feature Film:Nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 2016Capri European Director AwardWinner
  • 2016Emmy - Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form:Winner
  • 2016Audience Award - City of Donostia Audience Award:Nominated
  • 2017Truly Moving Picture AwardWinner
  • 2017Eagle - Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski):Nominated
  • 2018EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
  • 2018RTS Television Award - Director - Drama:Winner
  • 2018RTS Craft & Design Award - Best Director - Drama:Winner
  • 2019BAFTA TV Award - Best Director: Fiction:Winner
  • 2019BAFTA TV Award - Best Mini-Series:Nominated
  • 2019BAFTA Television Craft Award - Director: Fiction:Winner
  • 2019Broadcast Award - Best Drama Series or Serial:Winner
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:Winner
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 2019South Bank Sky Arts Award - TV Drama:Winner
  • 2019Televisual Bulldog Award - Best Drama One-Off or Serial:Winner
  • 2022Best Film Award - Out of Competition:Nominated
  • 2023BIFF Award - Best Feature Film:Winner
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