John Sturges made imaginative use of the widescreen CinemaScope format in the suspense interracial drama Bad Day at Black Rock, in 1955, for which he received a Best Director Oscar nomination.
Oscar Directors: Teshigahara, Hiroshi–Background, Career, Awards, Filmographyormat
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In 1965, the Teshigahara/Abe film Woman in the Dunes (1964) was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Oscar Directors: Schaffner, Franklin–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography (Cum Advantage; Emmy Awards)
September 28, 2020 by
The biopic Patton was a major success for which Schaffner won the Best Director Oscar and the Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director.
Oscar Directors: Scott, Ridley–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
September 28, 2020 by
Scott has been nominated for three Directing Oscars, which he received for Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down.
Oscar Directors: Phillips, Todd–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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September 12, 2020 Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Nationality: Social Class: Race/Ethnicity: Jewish Family: Formal Education: NYU Film; dropped out Training: worked at video store First Film: docus Breakthrough: docu, grand Jury; 1998 Sundance Fest First Oscar Nomination: Joker, 2019; aged 49 Gap between First Film and First Nom: Other Oscars: Popular: The Hangover, 2009; aged […]
