Joe Wright
Birth Name:
Joe Wright
Birth Place:
London, England
Profession
Director, Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Received a Camie Award at the 2006 Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards
- Studied at the Anna Scher Theatre School, Camberwell College of Arts and Central St․ Martins
- Married Anoushka Shankar in 2010 and has one child with her
- Directorial debut came in the late 1990s with the short films "Crocodile Snap" and "The End․"
- His interest in directing developed after making films with his Super 8 camera as a young boy
- Quote: "Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new․ I've been lucky over the past few years․ Things have just happened for me․"
- Quote: "There's something magical or poetic about physical performance that I'm drawn to - it's almost mystical․ But I also think movement in relation to words is really interesting․ So it's how the two operate together․"
- Best known for directing the films "Pride & Prejudice," "Atonement," "Hanna" and "Anna Karenina․"
Awards
- 1997Gold Hugo - Best Short Film:Winner
- 1998BAFTA Film Award - Best Short Film:Nominated
- 2004BAFTA TV Award - Best Drama Serial:Winner
- 2005BSFC Award - Best New Filmmaker:Winner
- 2006Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising NewcomerWinner
- 2006Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
- 2006COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist:Nominated
- 2006CamieWinner
- 2006CFCA Award - Most Promising Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2006Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2006EFA People's Choice Award - Best European Film:Nominated
- 2006ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Winner
- 2006ALFS Award - British Newcomer of the Year:Nominated
- 2006OFCS Award - Best Breakthrough Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2007Film and Literature AwardNominated
- 2007SEFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2007Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
- 2007Prize of the Forum for Cinema and LiteratureWinner
- 2008David Lean Award for Direction - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
- 2008Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
- 2008Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2008FCCA Award - Best Foreign Film - English Language:Nominated
- 2008Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
- 2008Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2008INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008Silver Ribbon - Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo):Nominated
- 2008ALFS Award - British Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2009Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
- 2009Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 2011IGN Award - Best Movie Director:Nominated
- 2011Irina Palm - Worst British Director:Nominated
- 2013Alexander Korda Award for Best British FilmNominated
- 2013David - Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea):Nominated
- 2013EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
- 2013IOMA - Special Prize for the Best European Film (Premio speciale al miglior film europeo):Nominated
- 2017Truly Moving Picture AwardWinner
- 2017Hollywood Film Award - Director of the Year:Winner
- 2017NTFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2018BAFTA Film Award - Outstanding British Film of the Year:Nominated
- 2018Christopher Award - Feature Films:Winner
- 2018Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year:Nominated
- 2018EFA People's Choice AwardNominated
- 2021HMMA Award - Best Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical:Nominated
- 2021IFJA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021SFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2022BAFTA Film Award - Outstanding British Film of the Year:Nominated
- 2022Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated