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Biography
Daniel Francis Boyle is an English director and producer. He has been described by the British Film Institute as "one of the liveliest and most unpredictable of British directors, adept at shifting genres and bringing a personal quality to whatever he tackles".
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2009
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2009
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2009
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 2008
- Critics' Circle Award — Distinguished Service to the Arts
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- Directors Guild of America Award
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2003 · nominated
Filmography29 titles
Inspector Morse
1987Director
1987Director
Slumdog Millionaire
2008Director
2008Director
Top Gear
2002as Self
2002as Self
Pistol
2022Director, Executive Producer
2022Director, Executive Producer
Side by Side
2012as Self
2012as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
2007as Self
28 Days Later
2002Director
2002Director
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026Producer
2026Producer
The Class of '92
2013as Self
2013as Self
127 Hours
2010Director, Producer, Screenplay
2010Director, Producer, Screenplay
Trust
2018Director, Executive Producer
2018Director, Executive Producer
Sunshine
2007Director
2007Director
Shallow Grave
1994Director
1994Director
T2 Trainspotting
2017Director, Producer
2017Director, Producer
Battle of the Sexes
2017Producer
2017Producer
Steve Jobs
2015Director, Producer
2015Director, Producer
Yesterday
2019Director, Producer
2019Director, Producer
28 Years Later
2025Director, Producer
2025Director, Producer
Babylon
2014Executive Producer
2014Executive Producer
Trance
2013Director, Producer
2013Director, Producer
28 Weeks Later
2007Executive Producer
2007Executive Producer
The Beach
2000Director
2000Director
60 Minutes
1968as Self
1968as Self
Millions
2004Director
2004Director
A Life Less Ordinary
1997Director, Original Music Composer
1997Director, Original Music Composer
Creation Stories
2021Executive Producer
2021Executive Producer
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
1993Director
1993Director
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
2001Director
2001Director
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2023as Self (archive footage)
2023as Self (archive footage)