Stephen Daldry
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Stephen David Daldry, CBE
(born 2 May 1960) is an English theatre and film director
and producer
, as well as a three-time Academy Award nominated and Tony Award
winning director.
, Somerset
, where when Daldry was aged 14, his father died of cancer.
After this, Daldry joined a youth theatre group in Taunton, and then aged 18 won a Royal Air Force
scholarship
to University of Sheffield
to study English, where he became chairman of SuTCo (Sheffield University Theatre Company).
After graduation, he spent a year travelling through Italy
, where he became a clown
's apprentice. Returning to Sheffield, he became an apprentice at the Crucible Theatre
from 1985-1988. He then trained as an actor at East 15 Acting School
, London
.
where he directed many productions. He also headed many productions at the Manchester Library Theatre, Liverpool Playhouse, Stratford East, Oxford Stage, Brighton and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He was also Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre
from 1992-8, where he headed the £26 million development scheme. He was also Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, London (1989–92) and the Metro Theatre Company (1984-6). He is currently on the Board of the Young and Old Vic Theatres and remains an Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre. He was the Cameron Mackintosh
Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre for 2002 at St Catherine's College
, Oxford. He won awards on Broadway as well as the West End.
Daldry made his feature film directorial debut in 2000 with Billy Elliot
. His next film was The Hours
, and it won Best Actress at the Academy Awards
for Nicole Kidman
. Recently, he directed a stage musical adaptation of Billy Elliot
, and in 2009 his work on Billy Elliot the Musical earned him a Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical. He has also done a film version of The Reader, based on the book of the same name
and starring Kate Winslet
, David Kross
, and Ralph Fiennes
. Again, it won Best Actress at the Academy Awards for Kate Winslet. He has received an Academy Award nomination for directing each of his three films.
Daldry was planning to direct a film adaptation of Michael Chabon
's Pulitzer Prize
-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
in 2005. In the ensuing three years, the project was cancelled and reinitiated several times, and in late 2006 was partially cast with Natalie Portman
and Tobey Maguire
. According to Chabon, production then stalled due to "studio-politics kinds of reasons that I'm not privy to," and as of April 2007 remains inactive. The director will soon be working on the broadway musical version of Dumbo
, with Disney Theatricals. The musical is to début on Broadway in 2012.
Daldry's next film will be an adaptation of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
, which is to star Tom Hanks
, John Goodman
and Sandra Bullock
, with a screenplay written by Eric Roth
.
performance artist and magazine editor Lucy Sexton, with whom he has a daughter, Annabel Clare (born 2003).
He was previously in a relationship with set designer Ian MacNeil for 13 years. They met at an outdoor production of Alice in Wonderland in Lancaster
in 1988, and after settling in a bedsit
in Camberwell
, began collaborating on theatrical productions.
Royal National Theatre
The Gate Theatre
Other
Nominations
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 2 May 1960) is an English theatre and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, as well as a three-time Academy Award nominated and Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
winning director.
Early years
Daldry was born in Dorset, England, the son of bank manager Patrick Daldry and singer Cherry (née Thompson). The family moved to TauntonTaunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, where when Daldry was aged 14, his father died of cancer.
After this, Daldry joined a youth theatre group in Taunton, and then aged 18 won a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
to University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
to study English, where he became chairman of SuTCo (Sheffield University Theatre Company).
After graduation, he spent a year travelling through Italy
Italy
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, where he became a clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
's apprentice. Returning to Sheffield, he became an apprentice at the Crucible Theatre
Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship....
from 1985-1988. He then trained as an actor at East 15 Acting School
East 15 Acting School
East 15 is a British drama school in Debden, Loughton, Essex. At the main campus, Loughton, it occupies an 18th century mansion, Hatfields, and has its own theatre, the Corbett, which is adjacent. The Corbett Theatre is an adaptation of a 15th-century barn...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Career
Daldry began his career at the Sheffield Crucible with Artistic Director Clare VenablesClare Venables
Clare Rosamund Venables was an English theatre director. She was artistic director of regional theatres in Lincoln, Stratford East , and Sheffield; she became Director of Education at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and she also directed a number of operas.-Early life:She was born in...
where he directed many productions. He also headed many productions at the Manchester Library Theatre, Liverpool Playhouse, Stratford East, Oxford Stage, Brighton and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He was also Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
from 1992-8, where he headed the £26 million development scheme. He was also Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, London (1989–92) and the Metro Theatre Company (1984-6). He is currently on the Board of the Young and Old Vic Theatres and remains an Associate Director of the Royal Court Theatre. He was the Cameron Mackintosh
Cameron Mackintosh
Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh is a British theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals. At the height of his success in 1990, he was described as being "the most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world" by the New York...
Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre for 2002 at St Catherine's College
St Catherine's College, Oxford
St Catherine's College, often called Catz, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its motto is Nova et Vetera...
, Oxford. He won awards on Broadway as well as the West End.
Daldry made his feature film directorial debut in 2000 with Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot is a 2000 British drama film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. Set in the fictional town of "Everington" in the real County Durham, UK, it stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older...
. His next film was The Hours
The Hours (film)
The Hours is a 2002 drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, and starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Ed Harris. The screenplay by David Hare is based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Michael Cunningham....
, and it won Best Actress at the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
for Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
. Recently, he directed a stage musical adaptation of Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot the Musical
Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes...
, and in 2009 his work on Billy Elliot the Musical earned him a Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical. He has also done a film version of The Reader, based on the book of the same name
The Reader
The Reader is a novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink, published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997...
and starring Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader...
, David Kross
David Kross
David Kross is a German actor. He is best known internationally for his role as Michael Berg in The Reader.- Early life :...
, and Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes is an English actor and film director. He has appeared in such films as The English Patient, In Bruges, The Constant Gardener, Strange Days, The Duchess and Schindler's List....
. Again, it won Best Actress at the Academy Awards for Kate Winslet. He has received an Academy Award nomination for directing each of his three films.
Daldry was planning to direct a film adaptation of Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon born May 24, 1963) is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation", according to The Virginia Quarterly Review....
's Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a 2000 novel by American author Michael Chabon that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. The novel follows the lives of two Jewish cousins before, during, and after World War II. They are a Czech artist named Joe Kavalier and a Brooklyn-born...
in 2005. In the ensuing three years, the project was cancelled and reinitiated several times, and in late 2006 was partially cast with Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag , better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel...
and Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire
Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire is an American actor and producer. He began his career in the 1980s, and has achieved his greatest fame for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films.-Early life:...
. According to Chabon, production then stalled due to "studio-politics kinds of reasons that I'm not privy to," and as of April 2007 remains inactive. The director will soon be working on the broadway musical version of Dumbo
Dumbo
Dumbo is a 1941 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released on October 23, 1941, by RKO Radio Pictures.The fourth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, Dumbo is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and illustrated by Harold Pearl for the prototype of a...
, with Disney Theatricals. The musical is to début on Broadway in 2012.
Daldry's next film will be an adaptation of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a 2005 novel by Jonathan Safran Foer.The book's narrator is a nine-year-old boy named Oskar Schell. Two years before the story begins, Oskar's father dies on 9/11...
, which is to star Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
, John Goodman
John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993, and for appearances in the films of the Coen brothers, with prominent roles in Raising...
and Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Annette Bullock is an Academy Award winning American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping. She continued with films such as Miss Congeniality, The Lake House,...
, with a screenplay written by Eric Roth
Eric Roth
Eric Roth is an American screenwriter. He won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump . He also co-wrote the screenplay for Michael Mann's The Insider , the Steven Spielberg film Munich , and David Fincher's film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , all of which were nominated for...
.
Personal life
Daldry describes himself as a gay man because people prefer it ("they don't like confusion"), has been married since 2001 to AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
performance artist and magazine editor Lucy Sexton, with whom he has a daughter, Annabel Clare (born 2003).
He was previously in a relationship with set designer Ian MacNeil for 13 years. They met at an outdoor production of Alice in Wonderland in Lancaster
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
in 1988, and after settling in a bedsit
Bedsit
A bedsit, also known as a bed-sitting room, is a form of rented accommodation common in Great Britain and Ireland consisting of a single room and shared bathroom; they are part of a legal category of dwellings referred to as Houses in multiple occupation....
in Camberwell
Camberwell
Camberwell is a district of south London, England, and forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is a built-up inner city district located southeast of Charing Cross. To the west it has a boundary with the London Borough of Lambeth.-Toponymy:...
, began collaborating on theatrical productions.
West End
Royal Court Theatre- A NumberA NumberA Number is a 2002 play by English playwright Caryl Churchill which addresses the subject of human cloning and identity, especially nature versus nurture...
- Far AwayFar Away (play)Far Away is a 2000 play by British playwright Caryl Churchill. The play has four characters: Harper, Young Joan, Joan, and Todd and is based on the premise of a world in which everything in nature is at war. It is published by Nick Hern Books-Plot summary:...
(also Albery Theatre and New York Theatre WorkshopNew York Theatre Workshop__notoc__New York Theatre Workshop is an Off-Broadway theatre noted for its productions of new works. Located at 79 East 4th Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, it houses a 198-seat theatre for its mainstage productions, and a...
) - Via DolorosaVia DolorosaThe Via Dolorosa is a street, in two parts, within the Old City of Jerusalem, held to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to his crucifixion. The current route has been established since the 18th century, replacing various earlier versions...
(also the Duchess TheatreDuchess TheatreThe Duchess Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, London, located in Catherine Street, near Aldwych.The theatre opened on 25 November 1929 and is one of the smallest 'proscenium arched' West End theatres. It has 479 seats on two levels....
) - Rat in the Skull
- Body TalkBody TalkBody Talk is an album by The Wallets. 1,849 vinyl albums, 1,771 cassettes, and 1,597 CDs were sold.-Track listing:#" Zombie"#"Body Talk"#"Afumato"#"The Cowboy Song"#"The Beat Is Up"#"Skin Deep"#"I Want My Body Back"#" Feel"...
- The KitchenThe KitchenThe Kitchen is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary art and performance space located at at 512 West 19th Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City...
- The Editing Process
- Search and Destroy
Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
- An Inspector CallsAn Inspector CallsAn Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and 1946 in the UK. It is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre...
(also Broadway and Worldwide) - MachinalMachinalMachinal is a play written by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, inspired by the real life case of convicted and executed murderess Ruth Snyder...
The Gate Theatre
Gate Theatre (London)
The Gate Theatre is a London fringe theatre above the Prince Albert pub in Notting Hill Gate, from which it takes its name. It opened in 1979.-External links:*...
- Damned for Despair
- The Fleisser Plays
- Figaro Gets Divorced
Other
Other
The Other or Constitutive Other is a key concept in continental philosophy; it opposes the Same. The Other refers, or attempts to refer, to that which is Other than the initial concept being considered...
- Billy Elliot the Musical - Victoria PalaceVictoria Palace TheatreVictoria Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, opposite Victoria Station.-Origins:The theatre began life as a small concert room above the stables of the Royal Standard Hotel, a small hotel and tavern built in 1832 at what was then 522 Stockbridge...
Broadway
- Billy Elliot: The Musical Oct 16, 2008 - ?
- Via Dolorosa Mar 18, 1999 - Jun 13, 1999
- An Inspector CallsAn Inspector CallsAn Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and 1946 in the UK. It is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre...
Apr 27, 1994 - May 28, 1995 - DumboDumboDumbo is a 1941 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released on October 23, 1941, by RKO Radio Pictures.The fourth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, Dumbo is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and illustrated by Harold Pearl for the prototype of a...
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Filmography
- 1998: Eight
- 2000: Billy ElliotBilly ElliotBilly Elliot is a 2000 British drama film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. Set in the fictional town of "Everington" in the real County Durham, UK, it stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older...
- 2001: The 'Billy Elliot' Boy (co-producer)
- 2002: The HoursThe Hours (film)The Hours is a 2002 drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, and starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Ed Harris. The screenplay by David Hare is based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Michael Cunningham....
- 2008: The Reader
- 2012: Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close (film)Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is an upcoming 2011 American drama film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer, directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey...
Detailed theatreography (up to 2003)
- Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool,England, then Theatre Royale, Stratford, England, 1988
- An Inspector Calls, York Theatre Royal, 1988
- Judgement Day, Old Red Lion Theatre, London, 1989
- Figaro Gets Divorced, Gate Theatre, London, 1990
- Cutting Room, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, 1990
- Our Man in Marzibah and Rousseau's Tale (double-bill), GateTheatre, 1991
- Damned for Despair, Gate Theatre, 1991
- Jerker, Gate Theate, 1991
- (With Annie CastledineAnnie CastledineAnnie Castledine is a theatre director.Her work has included periods with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Young Vic. She has been Artistic Director at Theatr Clywd, Mold and at the Derby Playhouse ....
) Pioneers in Ingolstadt, Gate Theatre, 1991 - (With Annie CastledineAnnie CastledineAnnie Castledine is a theatre director.Her work has included periods with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Young Vic. She has been Artistic Director at Theatr Clywd, Mold and at the Derby Playhouse ....
) Purgatory in Ingolstadt, Gate Theatre, 1991 - Manon Lescaut, Dublin Grand Opera, 1992
- An Inspector Calls, National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1992, then Royale Theatre, New York City, 1994–1995, *later Garrick Theatre, London, 1995
- Search and Destroy, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 1993
- Machinal, National Theatre Company, Lyttelton Theatre, 1993
- The Europeans, 1993
- The Kitchen, Royal Court Theatre, 1994
- The Editing Process, Royal Court Theatre, 1994
- Rat in the Skull, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1995
- The Libertine, Royal Court Theatre, 1995
- The Man of Mode, Royal Court Theatre, 1995
- Body Talk, Royal Court Theatre, 1996
- "This Is a Chair," in London International Festival of Theatre, London, 1997
- Via Dolorosa (solo show), Royal Court Theatre, 1998, then Booth Theatre, New York City, 1999
- Far Away, Royal Court Theatre, 2000, then New York Theatre Workshop, New York City, 2002–2003
- A Number, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Royal Court Theatre, 2002, then New York Theatre Workshop, 2002–2003
- also directed productions of Huckleberry Finn and Of Mice and Men.
Awards and nominations
Awards- 1993: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a PlayLaurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a PlayThe Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play was introduced in 1991 and later withdrawn in 1995.-Award winners:* 1991: David Thacker – Pericles, Prince of Tyre** Richard Eyre – Richard III and White Chameleon...
– An Inspector Calls - 1994: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a PlayDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a PlayThe Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play was first awarded at the 1974–1975 Drama Desk Awards and has been awarded every year since...
– An Inspector Calls - 1994: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a PlayLaurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a PlayThe Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play was introduced in 1991 and later withdrawn in 1995.-Award winners:* 1991: David Thacker – Pericles, Prince of Tyre** Richard Eyre – Richard III and White Chameleon...
– MachinalMachinalMachinal is a play written by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, inspired by the real life case of convicted and executed murderess Ruth Snyder... - 1994: Tony Award for Best Direction of a PlayTony Award for Best Direction of a PlayThe Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play has been given since 1960. Before 1960 there was only one award for both play direction and musical direction, then in 1960 the award was split into two categories: Dramatic and Musical. In 1976 the Dramatic category was renamed to Play...
– An Inspector Calls - 2000: BAFTA Award for Best British Film – Billy Elliot
- 2002: Vancouver Film Critics CircleVancouver Film Critics CircleThe Vancouver Film Critics Circle was founded to represent Vancouver's print, on-line and broadcast media and honours the best in Canadian and international filmmaking.-Award categories:International*Best Film*Best Director*Best Actor...
Best Director – The HoursThe Hours (film)The Hours is a 2002 drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, and starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Ed Harris. The screenplay by David Hare is based on the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Michael Cunningham.... - 2009: Tony Award for Best Direction of a MusicalTony Award for Best Direction of a MusicalThis is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. Prior to 1960, category for direction included plays and musicals.-1950s:Note: this category was for both dramatic and musical productions...
- Billy Elliot the Musical
Nominations
- 2000: Academy Award for Best Director – Billy Elliot
- 2000: BAFTA Award Best Director – Billy Elliot
- 2001: César Award for Best Foreign FilmCésar Award for Best Foreign FilmThis is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Foreign Film .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
– Billy Elliot - 2002: Directors Guild of AmericaDirectors Guild of AmericaDirectors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...
Outstanding Directing – Motion Pictures – The Hours - 2002: Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture – The Hours
- 2002: Satellite Award for Best DirectorSatellite Award for Best DirectorThe Satellite Award for Best Director is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.- 1990s :- 2000s :- 2010s :...
– The Hours - 2002: Academy Award for Best Director – The Hours
- 2002: BAFTA Award for Best British Film – The Hours
- 2002: BAFTA Award for Best Director – The Hours
- 2004: César Award for Best Foreign Film – The Hours
- 2008: Academy Award for Best Director – The Reader
- 2008: BAFTA Award for Best Director – The Reader
- 2008: Golden Globe Award for Best Director of a Motion Picture – The Reader
- 2008: Satellite Award for Best Director – The Reader