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Tony Richardson

Birth Name:
Cecil Antonio Richardson
Birth Place:
Shipley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer
Tony Richardson

Fast Facts

  • Received the National Board of Review "Best Director" prize for his work in "Tom Jones․"
  • Was the first person the be elected as the president of both the Experimental Theatre Club and the Oxford Dramatic Society
  • 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'OrNominated
  • 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 AwardWinner
  • 1963FIPRESCI Prize - Special Jury Award:Winner
  • 1963Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 1963NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1963NYFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1963Golden LionNominated
  • 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'OrNominated
  • 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
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