Biography
Bruce Beresford is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee, and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations.
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Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1981 · nominated
Filmography32 titles
Mr. Church
Bonnie & Clyde
Driving Miss Daisy
Breaker Morant
Roots
Flint
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
Tender Mercies
Ladies in Black
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Mao's Last Dancer
Double Jeopardy
Black Robe
Evelyn
Canvas
Paradise Road
Barracuda
Mister Johnson
Crimes of the Heart
Money Movers
The Club
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
The Contract
Last Dance
The Travellers
King David
Her Alibi
Aria
Silent Fall
A Good Man in Africa
Curse of the Starving Class
Bride of the Wind