Biography
Norman Frederick Jewison was a Canadian filmmaker. He is known for directing films which addressed topical social and political issues, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences. Among numerous other accolades, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times in three separate decades, for In the Heat of the Night (1967), Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and Moonstruck (1987). He was nominated for an additional four Oscars, three Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, and won a BAFTA Award. He received the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences's Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1999.
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Awards & recognition
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award · 2003
- Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award · 1999
- Canada's Walk of Fame · 1998
- Silver Bear — Best Director · 1988
- Companion of the Order of Canada
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- Order of Ontario
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1985 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1968 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1967 · nominated
Filmography43 titles
Walter and Henry
Fiddler on the Roof
In the Heat of the Night
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sid & Judy
The Hurricane
And Justice for All
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Thrill of It All
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Superstars: The Documentary
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
The Cincinnati Kid
Pablo
Moonstruck
A Soldier's Story
The Thomas Crown Affair
Send Me No Flowers
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Only You
Hal
Dance Me Outside
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
Agnes of God
Rollerball
Iceman
I Am Steve McQueen
Other People's Money
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Dinner with Friends
Bogus
The Dogs of War
Billy Two Hats
The Statement
In Country
The Art of Love
40 Pounds of Trouble
Best Friends
Canadian Pacific
The January Man
The Stupids
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn