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Tom Ford Biography

Birth Name:Thomas Carlyle Ford

Birth Place:Austin, Texas, United States

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Costume department

Fast Facts

Was nominated for the 2010 CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year award
In 2010, he received the AFI Award for Movie of the Year
Studied art history at New York University before focusing on architecture at the Parsons School of Design
Spent a year working as an intern at the fashion house Chloé
Got his start in fashion by working as an assistant to designer Cathy Hardwick
Spent time working as the creative director of the fashion brand Gucci
In 2005, he started the production company Fade To Black

Awards

2009ICP Award-Best First Feature: nominated
2009Golden Lion-: nominated
2009Queer Lion Award-: winner
2010Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010Critics Choice Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2010Independent Spirit Award-Best First Screenplay: nominated
2010Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature: nominated
2010Guild Film Award - Gold-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
2010ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
2010OFTA Film Award-Best First Feature: nominated
2010OFTA Film Award-Best First Screenplay: nominated
2011Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): winner
2011CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
2011CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
2011Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2016AFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2016ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2016ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2016BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2016BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Film: nominated
2016Critics Choice Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2016DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2016FFCC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2016Hollywood Breakthrough Award-Breakthrough Directing: winner
2016Sierra Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2016Sierra Award-Best Director: nominated
2016SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2016SDFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2016SFFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2016SLFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2016Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
2016Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2016Silver Lion-Grand Jury Prize: winner
2016WAFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2017EDA Award-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2017David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
2017BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay (Adapted): nominated
2017COFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2017CIFCC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2017Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2017DFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2017The Pearl-Best Feature Film: nominated
2017GAFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2017Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2017Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: nominated
2017Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2017Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
2017HFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2017HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2017NCFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2017OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
2017OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2017OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
2017OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2017Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2017WGA Award (Screen)-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2018Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated