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Biography
Lynne Ramsay is a Scottish filmmaker known for films such as Ratcatcher (1999), Morvern Callar (2002), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), You Were Never Really Here (2017), and Die My Love (2025). She has received numerous accolades. Her work is marked by a fascination with children, young people, and mothers, as well as the recurring themes of grief, guilt, death, and the aftermath of each.
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Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best Short Film · 2013
- BAFTA Award — Best Newcomer · 2000
- Sutherland Trophy · 1999
- BAFTA Award — Best Short Film · 2013 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best British Film · 2012 · nominated
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- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2012 · nominated
- AACTA International Award — Best Screenplay · 2011 · nominated
- AACTA International Award — Best Direction · 2011 · nominated
- British Independent Film Award — Best British Independent Film · 2011 · nominated
- British Independent Film Award — Best British Independent Film · 2002 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Newcomer · 2000 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best British Film · 2000 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Short Film · 1998 · nominated
Filmography10 titles

We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
2011Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay

Ratcatcher
1999Director, Writer
1999Director, Writer

Morvern Callar
2002Director, Writer
2002Director, Writer

You Were Never Really Here
2017Director, Producer, Screenplay
2017Director, Producer, Screenplay

Small Deaths
1996Director, Director of Photography, Writer
1996Director, Director of Photography, Writer

Kill the Day
1996Director, Writer
1996Director, Writer

Gasman
1998Director, Writer
1998Director, Writer

Die My Love
2025Director, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
2025Director, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Screenplay

Room 999
2023as Self
2023as Self

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
2023as Self
2023as Self