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Lilly Wachowski

Directing

Born December 29, 1967 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as The Wachowskis · The Wachowski Sisters · The Wachowski Brothers

Biography

Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski are American film and television directors, writers and producers. Together known as the Wachowskis, the sisters are both trans women and have worked as a writing and directing team throughout most of their careers. They made their directing debut with Bound (1996), and achieved fame with The Matrix (1999), a major box-office success for which they won the Saturn Award for Best Director. They wrote and directed two sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, and were involved in the writing and production of other works in the Matrix franchise.

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Awards & recognition

  • Saturn AwardBest Director · 2000
  • German Film AwardBest Direction · 2013 · nominated
  • German Film AwardBest Feature Film · 2013 · nominated
  • Hugo AwardBest Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2007 · nominated
  • Nebula AwardBest Script · 2007 · nominated
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  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Director · 2003 · nominated
  • Hugo AwardBest Dramatic Presentation · 2000 · nominated
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society AwardBest Screenplay · 2000 · nominated
  • Nebula AwardBest Script · 1999 · nominated
  • Saturn AwardBest Director · 1999 · nominated
  • Saturn AwardBest Writing · 1999 · nominated

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