
Biography
John Boorman (born 18 January 1933) is an English filmmaker who is a long time resident of Ireland and is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Boorman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Awards & recognition
- Knight Bachelor · 2022
- BAFTA Fellowship · 2004
- Cannes Best Director Award · 1998
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1987
- London Film Critics Circle Award — Film of the Year · 1987
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- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 1987
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 1987
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 1987
- Cannes Best Director Award · 1970
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight Bachelor
- Golden Bear · 2001 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 1999 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Director · 1999 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1988 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1988 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1988 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 1988 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 1988 · nominated
- Writers Guild of America Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1987 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 1987 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1987 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Screenplay · 1987 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 1987 · nominated
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1982 · nominated
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1975 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1973 · nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · 1972 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 1972 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1972 · nominated
Filmography21 titles

Deliverance

The Professor and the Madman

Excalibur

Point Blank

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

Hope and Glory

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

The General

The Emerald Forest

Beyond Rangoon

Where the Heart Is

Queen & Country

The Hard Way

The Tailor of Panama

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

In My Country

Zardoz

The Tiger's Tail

Leo the Last

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Excalibur: Behind the Movie