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Tony Richardson Biography

Birth Name:Cecil Antonio Richardson

Birth Place:Shipley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession Director, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Was the first person the be elected as the president of both the Experimental Theatre Club and the Oxford Dramatic Society
  • Received the National Board of Review "Best Director" prize for his work in "Tom Jones․"
  • Is the father of actresses Joely and Natasha Richardson
  • Was given the offer to participate in a director training course at the BBC due to his reputation for staging unique student plays while at Oxford University
  • Is widely regarded as one of the directors of the British "New Wave" of cinema
  • Helped finance the escape of famed spy George Blake from Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966
  • Was the original director set to make the film "Mahogany․"

Awards

  • 1960BAFTA Film Award-Best Film from any Source: nominated
  • 1960BAFTA Film Award-Best British Film: nominated
  • 1962BAFTA Film Award-Best British Screenplay: winner
  • 1962BAFTA Film Award-Best Film from any Source: nominated
  • 1962BAFTA Film Award-Best British Film: winner
  • 1962Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1962Crystal Globe-Best Film: nominated
  • 1962Main Prize-Best Film: winner
  • 1962Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best British Dramatic Screenplay: winner
  • 1963DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 1963Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 1963Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 1963FIPRESCI Prize-Special Jury Award: winner
  • 1963Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 1963NBR Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1963NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
  • 1963Golden Lion-: nominated
  • 1964Oscar-Best Director: winner
  • 1964Oscar-Best Picture: winner
  • 1964DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: winner
  • 1964Golden Globe-Best Director: nominated
  • 1964Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 1966Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1966Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 1967Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
  • 1986Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner