He is known for directing Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

September 12, 2020 Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Nationality: Social Class: Race/Ethnicity: Family: Formal Education: Training: First Film: Breakthrough: First Oscar Nomination: Gap between First Film and First Nom: Other Oscars: Other Oscar Nominations: Oscar Awards: Nominations Span: Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: Contract: Career Length: Career Output: Marriage: Politics: Death: Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee (born […]

Lonergan earned an Oscar nomination as Best Director for Manchester by the Sea, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for You Can Count On Me, Gangs of New York, and Manchester by the Sea, winning for the latter at the 89th Academy Awards.

September 29, 2020 George Cukor Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: US (of Hungarian descent) Social Class: upper-middle; father assistant district attorney Race/Ethnicity: Jewish Family: Formal Education: Training: First Film: Breakthrough: First Oscar Nomination: Gap between First Film and First Nom: Other Oscars: Other Oscar Nominations: Oscar Awards: Nominations Span: Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: […]

Fatal Attraction earned six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Glenn Close), Best Supporting Actress (Anne Archer), Best Screenplay and Best Editing.