Mike Leigh

Biography

Mike Leigh is an English screenwriter, producer, director and former actor with a film, theatre, and television career spanning more than 60 years. His accolades include prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Venice International Film Festival, three BAFTA Awards, and nominations for seven Academy Awards. He also received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2014, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1993 Birthday Honours for services to the film industry.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Annual award ACFK · 2018
• ★Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature · 2008
• ★BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2005
• ★Critics' Circle Award — Distinguished Service to the Arts
• ★Officer of the Order of the British Empire