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Tom Hooper

Birth Name:
Thomas George Hooper
Birth Place:
London, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack
Tom Hooper

Fast Facts

  • Came runner-up in a BBC younger filmmakers' competition at the age of 14
  • Received the Honorary Dragon Award at the 2016 Goteborg Film Festival
  • Received the Sonny Bono Visionary Award at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival
  • Attended Oxford University, where he studied English
  • Made his first film titled "The Runaway Dog" at the age of 13
  • Frequently directs films based on the lives of real-life people in history, such as his work on "The Damned United" and "The King's Speech․"
  • Directed the advertising film "Rendezvous" for car manufacturer Jaguar
  • While a member of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, he directed actresses Kate Beckinsale and Emily Mortimer

Awards

  • 2005Golden Kinnaree Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2005Special Jury AwardWinner
  • 2005Audience Award - Dramatic Features - World Cinema Competition:Winner
  • 2006OFTA Television Award - Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
  • 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Winner
  • 2007BAFTA TV Award - Best Single Drama:Nominated
  • 2007BAFTA TV Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2007Golden Nymph - Television Films - Best Direction:Winner
  • 2008Christopher Award - Television & Cable:Winner
  • 2008OFTA Television Award - Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Winner
  • 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 2009DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Miniseries:Nominated
  • 2009Grand Prix 'Cinéma Tout Ecran' - Best Collection & Long Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2010Audience Award - Audience Favorite Feature:Winner
  • 2010Davis Award - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
  • 2010British Independent Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010DFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010Audience Award - Narrative:Winner
  • 2010Sierra Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010SLFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2010People's Choice AwardWinner
  • 2011Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Winner
  • 2011EDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Nominated
  • 2011David Lean Award for Direction - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmWinner
  • 2011COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011CEC Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
  • 2011Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011David - Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea):Winner
  • 2011DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Winner
  • 2011Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011EFA People's Choice AwardWinner
  • 2011European Film Award - European Film:Nominated
  • 2011Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2011FCCA Award - Best Foreign Film - English Language:Nominated
  • 2011Independent Spirit Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2011Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2011Goya - Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea):Winner
  • 2011Silver Ribbon - Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo):Winner
  • 2011IOMA - Best Picture (Miglior film):Nominated
  • 2011IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Nominated
  • 2011ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Winner
  • 2011Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 2012Bodil - Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2012César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
  • 2012Robert - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film):Winner
  • 2012Gaudí Award - Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea):Winner
  • 2012PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2012White Elephant - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2012WAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
  • 2013COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013Christopher Award - Feature Films:Winner
  • 2013Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2013HFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013IFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2013Irina Palm - Worst British Director:Winner
  • 2013Nikkan Sports Film Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2013Sonny Bono Visionary AwardWinner
  • 2013Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Director:Winner
  • 2014Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
  • 2015Hollywood Film Award - Director of the Year:Winner
  • 2015Queer Lion AwardWinner
  • 2015Golden LionNominated
  • 2016Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
  • 2016Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
  • 2016EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
  • 2016Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017Audience Award - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 2017Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
  • 2017Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 2020Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Winner
  • 2020Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Winner
  • 2020Razzie Award - Worst Director:Winner
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