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Woody Allen Biography

Birth Name:Allan Stewart Konigsberg

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Director, Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Music department

Fast Facts

Received an honorary PhD from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain
Has a life-size statue erected in his honor by the city of Oviedo, Spain
Is the father of journalist Ronan Farrow
Wrote his first screenplay for the film "What's New Pussycat?," which was released in 1965
In order to earn money at an early age, he began to write jokes for newspaper columnists
Quote: "If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative․"
Quote: "Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once․"
Known for creating neurotic comedies
Taught himself to play the clarinet

Awards

1966WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Comedy: nominated
1970Golden Laurel-Male New Face: nominated
1970Golden Laurel-Male Comedy Performance: nominated
1970WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1971Golden Charybdis-: nominated
1972WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1974Fotogramas de Plata-Best Foreign Movie Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero): winner
1974Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: winner
1974WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1975Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
1975UNICRIT Award-: winner
1975Nebula Award-Best Dramatic Presentation: winner
1977Guinness World Record-Only actors to win Best Director Oscar: winner
1977KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
1977LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1977NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
1977NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1977NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
1977NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1978Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1978Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
1978Oscar-Best Director: winner
1978BAFTA Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1978BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: winner
1978BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1978Bodil-Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film): winner
1978César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
1978DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: winner
1978Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
1978Golden Globe-Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: nominated
1978Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
1978KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
1978LAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
1978LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1978NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1978Gold Medal-Favorite Movie: nominated
1978WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1979Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1979Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1979Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
1979Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
1979Guild Film Award - Gold-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
1979NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
1979NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1979Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
1979WGA Award (Screen)-Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1980Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1980BAFTA Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1980BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1980BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: nominated
1980Bodil-Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film): winner
1980César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
1980DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
1980Fotogramas de Plata-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
1980Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): winner
1980Jupiter Award-Best International Actor: nominated
1980NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1980NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
1980Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
1980WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1981Guild Film Award - Silver-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
1981Jupiter Award-Best International Actor: nominated
1981WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1983NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1983NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
1983Pasinetti Award-Best Film: winner
1984Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
1984BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
1984Bodil-Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film): winner
1984David-Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera): nominated
1984David-Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero): winner
1984David-Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero): nominated
1984Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: nominated
1984Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1984WGA Award (Screen)-Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1985Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1985Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1985Honorable Mention-Best Foreign Film: winner
1985BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: winner
1985FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
1985David-Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera): winner
1985NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1985WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1986ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1986Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1986Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
1986President's Award-: winner
1986Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
1986BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: winner
1986BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: winner
1986Bodil-Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film): winner
1986BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1986César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
1986Fotogramas de Plata-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
1986Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1986Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: winner
1986Hochi Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
1986LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1986LAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
1986NBR Award-Best Director: winner
1986NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1986NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
1986NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1986WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1987ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1987Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1987Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1987Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): nominated
1987American Comedy Award-Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role): winner
1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: winner
1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1987BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: winner
1987Bodil-Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film): winner
1987BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1987César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
1987David-Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera): winner
1987DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
1987Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1987Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
1987Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
1987Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1987ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: winner
1987Mainichi Film Concours-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
1987NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1987Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
1987WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1988Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1988BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1988BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
1988Critics Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
1988WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1989David-Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero): nominated
1989Truly Moving Picture Award-: winner
1989Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1990Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1990Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1990American Comedy Award-Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role): nominated
1990BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1990BSFC Award-Best Director: winner
1990Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1990CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
1990David-Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera): winner
1990David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1990David-Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero): nominated
1990David-Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero): nominated
1990DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
1990Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
1990Literary Award-Screenplay Original: winner
1990WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1991Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1991BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1991BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
1991BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: nominated
1991ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: winner
1991ALFS Award-Director of the Year: winner
1991WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1992Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1992César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
1992David-Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero): nominated
1992David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1993Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1993BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: winner
1993César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
1993WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1994Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)-Honorable Mentions: winner
1994ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
1994César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
1994Girona Film Critics Award-Best Picture: winner
1995Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1995Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1995Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1995WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1996Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1996BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
1996Butaca-Best Art House Film (Millor película d'autor): winner
1996David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1996David-Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero): nominated
1996WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1997Butaca-Best Art House Film (Millor película d'autor): winner
1997Screen International Award-: nominated
1997Golden Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: nominated
1998Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1998Honorable Mention-Best Foreign Film: winner
1998Butaca-Best Art House Film (Millor película d'autor): nominated
1998César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
1998Screen International Award-: nominated
1998Audience Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1998Turia Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1999ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1999OFTA Film Award-Best Family Actor: winner
1999OFTA Film Award-Best Voice-Over Performance: winner
1999Audience Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2000Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2001Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2001Gran Angular Award-Best Film: winner
2001Stinker Award-Worst On-Screen Couple: nominated
2002Stinker Award-Worst On-Screen Couple: nominated
2005ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2005SLFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2005SLFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2005UFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2006ADIRCAE Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2006Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2006Award of the Argentinean Academy-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
2006César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2006David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): winner
2006Edgar-Best Motion Picture Screenplay: nominated
2006Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2006Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2006Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
2006Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): winner
2006INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2006IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
2006IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): winner
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2006OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2006White Elephant-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2006Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
2006Audience Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2007Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2007Golden Eagle-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2007Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
2007Silver Ribbon-Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo): nominated
2007Premio Guarani-Best Foreign Film: winner
2008ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2008Sebastiane Award-: winner
2009Movies for Grownups Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
2009Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2009Audience Award-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
2009Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
2009Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2009Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2009Gaudí Award-Best Non-Catalan Language Film (Millor Pel·lícula en Llengua no Catalana): winner
2009Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2009Silver Ribbon-Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo): nominated
2009White Elephant-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2009Audience Award-Best Foreign Director (Melhor Diretor Estrangeiro): winner
2009Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
2009Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Spanish Film (Mejor Película Española): winner
2009WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2010Felix-Best Director: nominated
2010Felix-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2010Golden Eagle-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2010Turia Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2011Felix-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2011AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2011ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2011CFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2011DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2011DFWFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2011Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2011HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2011HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2011NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2011PFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2011PFCS Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
2011SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2011SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
2011Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2011SEFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2011SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2011VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2011WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2011WAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2012AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
2012Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: nominated
2012Movies for Grownups Award-Best Screenwriter: winner
2012Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: winner
2012Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
2012Award of the Argentinean Academy-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
2012Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
2012EDA Award-Best Director: nominated
2012EDA Award-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: winner
2012Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
2012BAFTA Film Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
2012CEC Award-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
2012CEC Award-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
2012CEC Award-Best Screenplay, Original (Mejor Guión Original): winner
2012Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2012DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
2012GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2012Jury Prize-Best Film Out Of Contest: winner
2012Gold Derby Film Award-Director: nominated
2012Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: winner
2012Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
2012Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: winner
2012Goya-Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original): nominated
2012ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012Silver Ribbon-Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo): nominated
2012IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): winner
2012IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
2012IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
2012Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
2012NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2012OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2012Bradbury Award-: nominated
2012Sun in a Net-Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film): nominated
2012Turia Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2012Audience Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2012VFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2013Felix-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013Felix-Best Director: nominated
2013ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2013DFCC-Best Screenplay: nominated
2013Grammy-Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: winner
2013ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2013OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013Screenplay Competition-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2014Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
2014BAFTA Film Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2014Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2014David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
2014DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2014ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): nominated
2014OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2014Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2014Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2014WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015Felix-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015Felix-Best Director: nominated
2016Felix-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2017Golden Eagle-Best Foreign Film: nominated