Terry George
Birth Name:
Terence George
Birth Place:
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Profession
Director, Writer, Script department, Producer, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Received an honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast in 2013 which he briefly attended in the late '70s
- Has worked on numerous titles with his daughter Oorlagh who is a film producer
- Came to the United States in 1981 with his wife and daughter
- Did research for a Shana Alexander book called "The Pizza Connection․"
- Quote: "Everybody has a point of view․ A neutral film is pointing a camera at a blank screen and leaving it there․"
- Quote: "When I say entertainment, I don't mean comedy․ I mean something that moves an audience's spirit, that uplifts them․"
- His screenplays are often based on real-life stories and historical events
- Made his film debut in 1993 with Daniel Day-Lewis' "In the Name of the Father․"
- Made his screenwriting debut with the stage production of "The Tunnel" in 1985
- Many of his films contain references to The Troubles in Northern Ireland
- Arrested at 18-years-old under the suspicion he was working with paramilitary republicans in Ireland
- Did not consider writing as a profession until his late twenties
Awards
- 1993ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 1994Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
- 1994BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
- 1994Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Nominated
- 1994WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
- 1996Un Certain Regard AwardNominated
- 1996Golden CameraNominated
- 1996European Film Award - Young European Film of the Year:Winner
- 1996Youth Jury AwardWinner
- 1996Audience AwardWinner
- 1997Audience Award - Feature Film:Winner
- 2004Audience Award - Best Feature Film:Winner
- 2004People's Choice AwardWinner
- 2005Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2005Discover Screenwriting AwardNominated
- 2005David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
- 2005Humanitas Prize - Feature Film Category:Winner
- 2005IFTA Award - Best Script for Film:Winner
- 2005IFTA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2005OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 2005Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 2005WGA Award (Screen) - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2006BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Nominated
- 2006Robert - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2006ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2007Golden Marc'Aurelio AwardNominated
- 2011Grand Prize - Best Director:Winner
- 2012Oscar - Best Short Film, Live Action:Winner
- 2012IFTA Award - Best Short Film:Nominated
- 2014Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2017Armin T. Wegner AwardWinner
- 2017Truly Moving Picture AwardWinner