Tom Stoppard
Birth Name:
Tomas Straussler
Birth Place:
Zlín,
Profession
Writer, Script department, Actor, Director, Producer
Fast Facts
- Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for his services to the arts
- Started writing when he left school at the age of 17 in order to began working as a journalist for the Western Daily Press
- Quote: "In the theater there is often a tension, almost a contradiction, between the way real people would think and behave, and a kind of imposed dramaticness․"
- Widely recognized for the witty humor displayed through his writings
- Is the uncredited rewriter of the scripts for "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," "Sleepy Hollow" and "K-19: The Widowmaker․"
- Was forced to flee to Singapore with his family on the day that Nazi Germany invaded Czechoslovakia
Awards
- 1985LAFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 1986Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 1986Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 1986NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1989BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
- 1990Bronze HorseNominated
- 1990Golden LionWinner
- 1991Directors' Week AwardWinner
- 1991NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1998ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 1998BSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1998Sierra Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 1998LAFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1998NYFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 1999Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
- 1999BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Nominated
- 1999Silver Berlin Bear - Outstanding Single Achievement:Winner
- 1999CFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 1999Chlotrudis Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1999Critics Choice Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
- 1999FFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 1999Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Winner
- 1999NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
- 1999OFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 1999Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 1999SEFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 1999WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
- 2000Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2006Felix - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2012Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2013BAFTA TV Award - Best Writer: Drama:Nominated
- 2013BAFTA TV Award - Best Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2013Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
- 2013Golden FIPA - TV Series and Serials: Screenplay:Winner
- 2013Broadcasting Press Guild Award - Best Drama Series/Serial:Winner
- 2013Writer's AwardWinner
- 2013European Film Award - European Screenwriter:Nominated
- 2013OFTA Television Award - Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2013RTS Television Award - Drama Serial:Nominated