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Steve McQueen Biography

Birth Name:Steven Rodney McQueen

Birth Place:London, England, United Kingdom

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Soundtrack, Cinematographer, Editor

Fast Facts

  • Was named Commander of the British Empire in 2011
  • In 2006, he was made the official war artist for the Imperial War Museum
  • Received the Turner Prize in 1999
  • Was awarded the 2016 British Film Institute Fellowship
  • Studied art at Chelsea College of Art and Design and the University of London's Goldsmiths College
  • Got his big break when his film "Bear" was shown at the Royal College of Art
  • Has frequently collaborated with actor Michael Fassbender on various projects

Awards

  • 2008EDA Special Mention Award-Best of the Fests: winner
  • 2008British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2008Douglas Hickox Award-: winner
  • 2008British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2008Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2008Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 2008FIPRESCI Prize-Un Certain Regard: winner
  • 2008Golden Camera-: winner
  • 2008CFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: nominated
  • 2008Gold Hugo-Best Feature: winner
  • 2008Coup de Coeur-: winner
  • 2008DFCC-Breakthrough Artist: winner
  • 2008European Film Award-European Discovery: winner
  • 2008European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2008Young Jury Award-: winner
  • 2008Youth Jury Award-: winner
  • 2008ICP Award-Best First Feature: nominated
  • 2008In Spirit for Freedom Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2008Kingfisher Award-: winner
  • 2008New Generation Award-: winner
  • 2008Bronze Horse-: nominated
  • 2008Best Directorial Debut-: winner
  • 2008Sydney Film Prize-: winner
  • 2008Grand Prize-: winner
  • 2008Maurizio Collino Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2008Discovery Award-: winner
  • 2008Gucci Prize-: winner
  • 2009Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
  • 2009Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer-: winner
  • 2009Best Film-: nominated
  • 2009Lino Brocka Award-International Competition: winner
  • 2009Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2009Independent Spirit Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2009ICP Award-Best First Feature: winner
  • 2009ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2009ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: nominated
  • 2009ALFS Award-Breakthrough British Filmmaker: winner
  • 2009NYFCC Award-Best First Film: winner
  • 2009OFTA Film Award-Best First Feature: nominated
  • 2009OFCS Award-Best Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
  • 2009TFCA Award-Best First Feature: winner
  • 2009TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2009Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Feature Film Screenplay: winner
  • 2010CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
  • 2010CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
  • 2011AAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2011Best Film-: nominated
  • 2011British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2011British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
  • 2011Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2011Golden Giraldillo-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011Best Director-: winner
  • 2011Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011FIPRESCI Prize-Competition: winner
  • 2011Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 2011'CinemAvvenire' Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2011Young Cinema Award-Best Film in Competition: winner
  • 2012Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
  • 2012Black Reel-Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted: winner
  • 2012Black Reel-Best Director: winner
  • 2012European Film Award-European Film: nominated
  • 2012EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2012European Film Award-European Director: nominated
  • 2012Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Independent Spirit Award-Best International Film: nominated
  • 2012Humanitas Prize-Feature Film Category: nominated
  • 2012Silver Ribbon-Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo): nominated
  • 2012IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): nominated
  • 2012IOMA-Special Prize for the Best European Film (Premio speciale al miglior film europeo): nominated
  • 2012IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
  • 2012OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
  • 2012OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2013AAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013EDA Award-Best Picture: winner
  • 2013EDA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013ACCA-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013BFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2013BOFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013BSFC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013CFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Audience Choice Award-: nominated
  • 2013CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
  • 2013CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
  • 2013CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
  • 2013CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: winner
  • 2013DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013Robert-Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2013FFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: winner
  • 2013Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
  • 2013Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2013Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2013Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
  • 2013Hollywood Breakthrough Award-Breakthrough Directing: winner
  • 2013HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013IGN Award-Best Movie Director: nominated
  • 2013IFJA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013ICP Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Sierra Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Audience Award-Overall Favorite: winner
  • 2013NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013PFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013SFFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013SEFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013SLFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013Audience Award-: winner
  • 2013Honorable Mention-Best Film: winner
  • 2013Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013People's Choice Award-: winner
  • 2013UFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2013VVFP Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2013WAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014AACTA International Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: winner
  • 2014Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 2014Hollywood Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Hollywood Award-Movie of the Year: nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2014David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
  • 2014Black Reel-Outstanding Director, Motion Picture: winner
  • 2014Black Reel-Outstanding Motion Picture: winner
  • 2014COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2014Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year: winner
  • 2014Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 2014DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014DFCC-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): winner
  • 2014Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2014The Pearl-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2014GAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: winner
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Director: nominated
  • 2014Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2014Guardian Film Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Guldbagge-Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film): nominated
  • 2014Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2014INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014INOCA-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014IFC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
  • 2014ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
  • 2014NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014NCFCA Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: winner
  • 2014OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: winner
  • 2014Director of the Year Award-: winner
  • 2014Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 2014Satellite Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2014VFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Freedom of Expression - Honorary Award: winner
  • 2015CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
  • 2015CCOP-Best Film (Melhor Filme): nominated
  • 2015CCOP-Best Director (Melhor Realizador): nominated
  • 2015César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
  • 2015Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2015Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2018GWNYFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018OAFFC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018SLFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018The Best Film-The 50 best films of 2018 in the UK: nominated
  • 2019Black Reel-Outstanding Director: nominated
  • 2019Black Reel-Outstanding Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019COFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film): nominated
  • 2019ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
  • 2019OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2020CFCA Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2020CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020GWNYFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020IGN Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2020IFJA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020LAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2021Game Changer Award-: winner
  • 2021BAFTA TV Award-Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2021BAFTA Television Craft Award-Editing: Fiction: nominated
  • 2021BAFTA Television Craft Award-Writer: Drama: nominated
  • 2021BAFTA Television Craft Award-Director: Fiction: nominated
  • 2021Special Mention-: winner
  • 2021Black Reel-Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series: winner
  • 2021Black Reel-Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series: nominated
  • 2021Black Reel-Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series: nominated
  • 2021Black Reel-Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series: nominated
  • 2021Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Writer: nominated
  • 2021Chlotrudis Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2021European Film Award-Innovative Storytelling: winner
  • 2021Independent Spirit Award-Best New Scripted Series: nominated
  • 2021Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series - Longform: nominated
  • 2021Filmmaker Achievement Award-: winner
  • 2021Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2021ICS Award-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2021ALFS Award-Director of the Year: winner
  • 2021NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2021RTS Television Award-Writer - Drama: nominated
  • 2021RTS Craft & Design Award-Director - Drama: nominated
  • 2021SFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2022BAFTA TV Award-Specialist Factual: nominated
  • 2022IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
  • 2023British Independent Film Award-Best Feature Documentary: nominated
  • 2023Golden Eye-: nominated
  • 2023Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2024Golden Frog-Main Competition: nominated
  • 2024Director Award for Film-Black Cinema & Television: winner
  • 2024HMMA Award-Best Original Song - Feature Film: nominated
  • 2024Visionary Director Award-: winner
  • 2024Golden Calf-Best Documentary - Long (Beste Lange Documentaire): winner
  • 2024Grand Jury Award-Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2025BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
  • 2025Black Reel-Outstanding Director: nominated
  • 2025Black Reel-Outstanding Screenplay: nominated
  • 2025Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2025Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2025Satellite Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2025SCL Award-Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production: nominated