Biography
Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards in a career spanning more than 40 years.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1986
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1986
- Berlinale Camera · 1986
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 1985
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · 1966
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- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2008 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1986 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1983 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1983 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Sopranos
The Twilight Zone
One Six Right
John Candy: I Like Me
Citizen Jane Fonda
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Frasier
The Reader
Eyes Wide Shut
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Entourage
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
King of the Hill
Sense and Sensibility
The Fugitive
Three Days of the Condor
Jeremiah Johnson
The Swimmer
Have Gun, Will Travel
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Silver Linings Playbook
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Player
Out of Africa
Tootsie
Amazing Grace
Searching for Bobby Fischer
The Yakuza
The Slender Thread
Husbands and Wives
The Way We Were
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Cold Mountain
Will & Grace
Recount
Michael Clayton
The Majestic
Death Becomes Her
Presumed Innocent
The Dick Cavett Show
The Firm
Mad About You
War Hunt
The Quiet American
Sliding Doors
Just Shoot Me!
White Palace
Absence of Malice