Biography
Atom Egoyan is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a hyperlink film set in a strip club. He followed this with his most critically acclaimed film, The Sweet Hereafter (1997), an adaptation of the Russell Banks novel of the same name, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Awards & recognition
- Companion of the Order of Canada · 2015
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award · 2015
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal · 2012
- Dan David Prize · 2008
- 1st Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival · 2004
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- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal · 2002
- Officer of the Order of Canada · 1999
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award — Best Motion Picture
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award — Best Achievement in Direction
- Canadian Screen Award — Best Screenplay
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- honorary citizen of Yerevan
- Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto
- Khorenatsi medal
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1998 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1998 · nominated
Filmography32 titles
Remember
Friday the 13th: The Series
Stories We Tell
Barney's Version
Away from Her
Rewind This!
The Sweet Hereafter
The Saddest Music in the World
Exotica
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Felicia's Journey
Calendar
Devil's Knot
Peep Show
Chloe
Where the Truth Lies
Foolproof
Ararat
The Adjuster
Adoration
Speaking Parts
The Captive
Next of Kin
Seven Veils
Camilla
Mouth to Mouth
Family Viewing
Guest of Honour
Mouthpiece
Childstar
The Stupids
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer