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Steven Soderbergh Biography

Birth Name:Steven Andrew Soderbergh

Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Writer, Actor, Camera department, Composer, Sound department, Assistant director

Fast Facts

In 2002, he was elected as vice-president of the Directors Guild of America
As an aspiring filmmaker, he worked as a game show scorer to make ends meet
Frequently uses jump-cuts in the editing of his films
Often works with Matt Damon, George Clooney and Julia Roberts on films
As a struggling filmmaker in Los Angeles, he rented a room above the garage of the home of the famed Gyllenhaal filmmaking family
Sent a demo of his reels to Lucasfilm in 1984, but was ultimately rejected
Expressed interest in directing "Fantastic Four" before the project was made

Awards

1987Grammy-Best Music Video, Long Form: nominated
1989FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
1989Palme d'Or-: winner
1989NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1989Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
1989Audience Award-Dramatic: winner
1990Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1990BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
1990CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
1990César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
1990Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: winner
1990Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
1990NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1990WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1993Palme d'Or-: nominated
1994CableACE-Directing a Dramatic Series: nominated
1995CableACE-Directing a Dramatic Special or Series: nominated
1998BSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
1998TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
1999NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
1999OFTA Film Award-Best Comedy/Musical Picture: nominated
1999Golden Satellite Award-Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: nominated
1999TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2000Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm): nominated
2000ACCA-Best Director: nominated
2000ACCA-Best Cinematography: nominated
2000BSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2000Screen International Award-: nominated
2000Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
2000KCFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2000Sierra Award-Best Director: winner
2000LAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2000LAFCA Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
2000NBR Award-Best Director: winner
2000NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2000TFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2001Oscar-Best Director: nominated
2001Oscar-Best Director: winner
2001Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): nominated
2001David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
2001David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
2001Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2001Best Cinematography Award-: nominated
2001CFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2001CFCA Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
2001Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
2001Critics Choice Award-Best Director: winner
2001DFWFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2001DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
2001DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
2001FFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2001Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
2001Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
2001Golden Camera 300-: nominated
2001Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
2001ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2001NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
2001NSFC Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
2001OFTA Film Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
2001OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2001OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2001OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2001OFCS Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
2001PFCS Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
2001PFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2001Golden Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2001Golden Satellite Award-Best Director: winner
2001Golden Satellite Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
2001SEFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2001VFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2002Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2002César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2002Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
2002Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2002Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film Director: winner
2002Upstream Prize-Best Film: nominated
2003Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2003César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2003Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
2007Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2007Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: nominated
2009Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
2009Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
2010Felix-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2010Felix-Best Director: nominated
2010CPH:DOX Award-: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: nominated
2011Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
2012Variety Piazza Grande Award-: nominated
2013Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2013Palme d'Or-: nominated
2013Queer Palm-: nominated
2013DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2013Grand Jury Prize-Feature Film Competition: nominated
2013OFTA Television Award-Best Cinematography in a Non-Series: nominated
2013OFTA Television Award-Best Editing in a Non-Series: nominated
2013OFTA Television Award-Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie: winner
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: winner
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie: nominated
2014Eddie-Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television: winner
2014CinEuphoria-Best Cinematography - International Competition: nominated
2014DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series: winner
2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
2016Eddie-Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television: nominated
2016DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
2016Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series - Long Form: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
2018Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: nominated
2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Limited Series: nominated
2019Audience Award-City of Donostia Audience Award: nominated
2019Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2020Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
2022IFJA Award-Best Editing: nominated
2022IFJA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023CACF Award-Hall of Fame: winner
2023SFCS Award-Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking: nominated
2025Astra Midseason Award-Best Director: nominated
2025Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
2025IFJA Award-Best Director: nominated
2025IFJA Award-Best Editing: nominated
2025IFJA Award-Best Cinematography: nominated