Biography
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Honorary Award · 2006
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1993
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · 1989
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
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- Academy Award — Best Director · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1976 · nominated
- César Award — Best Foreign Film · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1971 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Combat!
Bonanza
The Long Goodbye
Nashville
The Player
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
3 Women
Saturday Night Live
M*A*S*H
Maverick
Breakdown: 1975
Tea With the Dames
Gosford Park
Images
The Dick Cavett Show
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Altman
Secret Honor
Route 66
California Split
That Cold Day in the Park
What Is Cinema?
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Vincent & Theo
A Prairie Home Companion
A Wedding
The Late Show
Brewster McCloud
Kansas City
Afterglow
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Countdown
Endless Love
The Gingerbread Man
Fool for Love
Streamers
Popeye
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Aria
The James Dean Story
The Company
Ready to Wear
Quintet
Welcome to L.A.
Dr. T & the Women
The Delinquents
Gun