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Terrence Malick Biography

Birth Name:Terrence Frederick Malick

Birth Place:Ottawa, Illinois, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Composer

Fast Facts

In 2002, he was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame
In 1969, he earned a Master's of Fine Arts degree from the AFI Conservatory
Often includes a narration by a main character in his films
Frequently includes nature or outside elements in his films
Was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, but left the school without a doctorate degree following a disagreement with one of his tutors
Was offered the chance to direct "The Elephant Man," but turned down the project

Awards

1974Golden Seashell-: winner
1978NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
1978NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
1979Best Director-: winner
1979Palme d'Or-: nominated
1979David-Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera): winner
1979Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
1979WGA Award (Screen)-Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1998ACCA-Best Director: nominated
1998ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
1998NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
1999Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1999Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: nominated
1999Best Foreign Film Award-: nominated
1999Golden Berlin Bear-: winner
1999Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"-: nominated
1999CFCA Award-Best Director: winner
1999DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
1999NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
1999OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
1999OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
1999OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
1999Golden Satellite Award-Best Director: winner
1999Golden Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
1999USC Scripter Award-: nominated
2000Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2000César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2000Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: winner
2000Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film Director: winner
2005NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2006Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2006Best Film-International Competition: nominated
2008Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
2010Best Film of the 2000s-Best Film: nominated
2011Abraccine Award-Best International Feature Film (Melhor Longa Estrangeiro): winner
2011ACCA-Best Director: nominated
2011ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2011Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2011Palme d'Or-: winner
2011CFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2011CFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2011DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2011DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2011DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2011Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: winner
2011HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2011IFJA Award-Best Director: nominated
2011ICP Award-Best Director: winner
2011IFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2011KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2011LAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2011SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2011SFFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2011FIPRESCI Film of the Year-: winner
2011Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
2011SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2011SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2011Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
2011TFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2011TFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2011VVFP Award-Best Director: winner
2012AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
2012Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: nominated
2012Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
2012EDA Award-Best Director: nominated
2012Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2012COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2012CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
2012CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
2012Cinema for Peace Award-International Green Film Award: nominated
2012Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2012David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
2012DFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2012GAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2012GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: nominated
2012Gold Derby Film Award-Director: winner
2012ICS Award-Best Director: winner
2012INOCA-Best Director: winner
2012IOFCP Award-Best Director: nominated
2012IFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2012Silver Ribbon-Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo): nominated
2012IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
2012IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
2012ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2012NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
2012OFTA Film Award-Best Director: winner
2012OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012OFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2012Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: winner
2012White Elephant-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2012Critics Award-Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro): winner
2012VFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2012SIGNIS Award-: winner
2012Golden Lion-: nominated
2012Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Film: winner
2013Halfway Award-Best Director: nominated
2015Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2016Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special Mention-: winner
2016Green Drop Award-: winner
2016Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2017Cinema for Peace Award-International Green Film Award: nominated
2017Audience Award-: nominated
2017Halfway Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
2019François Chalais Award-: winner
2019Palme d'Or-: nominated
2019FFCC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2020Austin Film Award-: winner
2020CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: winner
2020Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
2020DFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2020Diagonale Grand Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2020Humanitas Prize-Drama Feature Film: nominated
2021CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
2021Robert-Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film): nominated