John Madden (director)
Template:Short description Template:About other people Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of stage, film, television, and radio.<ref>John Madden Biography. Tribute.ca 2011, retrieved 29 September 2011</ref> He is known for directing the period romantic comedy film Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards ceremony.
Life and career
Madden was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol. He was in the same house as Roger Michell, who became a friend and later also a director. He began his career in British independent films, and graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
He started work in television, including directing Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect 4, episodes of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (ITV, 1984–1994),<ref>John Madden. Yahoo Movies 2011, retrieved 29 September 2011</ref> and Inspector Morse (1990–1995).
He directed the film Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and for which he was also nominated as Best Director.<ref>Nominees & Winners for the 71st Academy Awards Template:Webarchive. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2011, retrieved 29 September 2011</ref> He lost to Steven Spielberg, who directed Saving Private Ryan. The film also won the Silver Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.<ref name="Berlinale">Template:Cite web</ref>
Madden has since directed several films, including Proof (2005), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and its sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015).<ref name=":0" />
Madden is serving as a Jury Member for the digital studio Filmaka, a platform for undiscovered filmmakers to show their work to industry professionals.<ref name="Filmaka">Filmaka Jury Member John Madden Template:Webarchive, Filmaka.com.</ref>
Works
Film
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1987 | A Wreath of Roses |
| 1993 | Ethan Frome |
| 1994 | Golden Gate |
| 1997 | Mrs Brown |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love |
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin |
| 2005 | Proof |
| 2008 | Killshot |
| 2010 | The Debt |
| 2012 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane |
| 2022 | Operation Mincemeat |
Television
- Poppyland (1984 UK TV film, Screen Two)
- Prime Suspect 4
- After The War (UK TV Series)
- Inspector Morse episodes
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes episodes
- The Widowmaker 1990. Madden insisted on casting David Morrissey in the lead.
- Masters of Sex pilot<ref>Andreeva, Nellie, "Update: Michael Sheen & Lizzy Caplan To Star In Showtime Pilot 'Masters Of Sex'", deadline.com, 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-01.</ref>
Plays
Plays he has directed include Arthur Kopit's Wings,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and the world premiere in 1980 of Jules Feiffer's Grown Ups at the American Repertory Theatre.
Radio
Between 1981 and 1996, Madden directed a series of radio adaptations of Star Wars in a BBC/NPR co-production, which included versions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1981), The Empire Strikes Back (1983) and Return of the Jedi (1996) scripted for radio by Brian Daley.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="allthings">Template:Cite web</ref>
Before it was produced for the stage, Madden directed Wings for NPR's Earplay series, in a production that won the Prix Italia.
Accolades
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Director | Template:Nom |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | David Lean Award for Direction | Template:Nom |
| 2013 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Outstanding British Film | Template:Nom |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Widowmaker | Best Single Drama | Template:Nom |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Foreign Film | Template:Nom |
Directors Guild of America Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | Outstanding Directing - Feature Film | Template:Nom |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Director - Motion Picture | Template:Nom |
| Year | Motion Picture | Academy Awards | BAFTAs | Golden Globes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | ||
| 1990 | The Widowmaker | 1 | |||||
| 1997 | Mrs Brown | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | 13 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2005 | Proof | 1 | |||||
| 2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | Miss Sloane | 1 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
References
External links
Template:John Madden Template:San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
- 1949 births
- Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- BAFTA winners (people)
- English film directors
- English television directors
- English theatre directors
- Living people
- People educated at Clifton College
- Mass media people from Portsmouth
- Directors of Best Picture Academy Award winners
- Directors of Best Film BAFTA Award winners