
Biography
Martin Faranan McDonagh (/məkˈdɒnə/; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker. He is known for his absurdist dark humour, which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic. He has won numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, six BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Olivier Awards, in addition to nominations for five Tony Awards. His plays, many of which have been produced on the West End and Broadway, include The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Cripple of Inishmaan (both 1996), The Lonesome West (1997), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001), The Pillowman (2003), A Behanding in Spokane (2010), and Hangmen (2015). McDonagh won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Six Shooter and has received nominations for six other Academy Awards for his work on In Bruges (2008), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He directed the black comedy film Seven Psychopaths (2012) and was executive producer on The Second Death (2000) and The Guard (2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin McDonagh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 2023
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 2006
- Europe Theatre Prize · 1999
- Plimpton Prize · 1997
- Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay
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- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2023 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2023 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2023 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 2023 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 2022 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 2006 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 2006 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 2005 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1999 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1998 · nominated
Filmography6 titles

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The Banshees of Inisherin

In Bruges

The Guard

Seven Psychopaths

Late Night with Seth Meyers