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Walter Hill Biography

Birth Name:Walter Wesley Hill

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Assistant director, Actor, Script department

Fast Facts

  • Nominated for a Palmé d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for "The Long Riders․"
  • Nominated for three CableACE awards in the category of Dramatic Series for "Tales from the Crypt․"
  • Winner of the prestigious Joseph Plateau Life Time Achievement Award at the Flanders International Film Festival in 2007
  • Winner of two Director's Guild of America Awards, in 2005 for "Deadwood" and in 2007 for "Broken Trail․"
  • Nominated for a Saturn Award in 1993 by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in the category of Best Writing for "Alien 3․"
  • Nominated for two Edgar awards at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, once in 1976 for "The Drowning Pool" and in 1983 for "48 Hours․"
  • Winner of a Golden Boot award in 1994, which recognizes individuals associated with the western film genre
  • Winner of a Grand Prix award at the Cognac Festival du Film Policier in 1983 for "48 Hours․"
  • Perhaps best known for his action films and westerns

Awards

  • 1976Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1980Palme d'Or-: nominated
  • 1983Grand Prix-: winner
  • 1983Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1985Readers' Choice Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
  • 1987Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: winner
  • 1987Razzie Award-Worst Picture: nominated
  • 1993Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
  • 1993CableACE-Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 1993Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: nominated
  • 1994CableACE-Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 1994Bronze Wrangler-Theatrical Motion Picture: winner
  • 1995CableACE-Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 1995CableACE-Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 1996NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 1997CableACE-Directing a Dramatic Special or Series: nominated
  • 1997Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Audience Participation Show/Game Show: nominated
  • 1998Golden Satellite Award-Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media: nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: winner
  • 2005DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: winner
  • 2006Filmcritica Bastone Bianco Award-: winner
  • 2007DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television: winner
  • 2007Silver Medal-Best Mini-Series: winner
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: winner
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: nominated
  • 2007Bronze Wrangler-Outstanding Television Feature Film: winner
  • 2022Fanheart3 Award-Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Bronze Wrangler-Theatrical Motion Picture: winner