Walter Hill
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 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 three CableACE awards in the category of Dramatic Series for "Tales from the Crypt․"
- 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․"
- 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․"
- Perhaps best known for his action films and westerns
Awards
- 1976Edgar - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1980Palme d'OrNominated
- 1983Grand PrixWinner
- 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 AwardWinner
- 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
- 2023C&I Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2023C&I Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2023Bronze Wrangler - Theatrical Motion Picture:Winner