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Lenny Abrahamson was born in Dublin in 1966. He studied physics and philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. While at university he directed short videos with the Trinity Video Society, which he co-founded with Ed Guiney. He graduated in 1991 with first class honours (gold medal). His first short film, 3 Joes, won the Best European Short Film Award at...
Date Of Birth November 30, 1966 Place Of Birth Dublin, Ireland Height 5' 3" (1.6 m) Profession Director, Writer, Editor Star Sign Sagittarius
# Quote 1 It's original and brilliant, and I am very proud of it. [expressing his feelings on his feature-length debut film Adam & Paul (2004) while picking up the audience award at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2004]
# Fact 1 Member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2016. 2 He listed the following 10 films as his favorite in 2012's 'Sight and Sound' poll: Barry Lyndon (1975), The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005) ["The Death of Mr. Lazarescu"], The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) ["The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser"], Caché (2005) ["Hidden"], The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956) ["A Man Escaped"], The Match Factory Girl (1990) ["The Match Factory Girl"], The Mirror (1975) ["Mirror"], My Childhood (1972), The Silence (1963) ["The Silence"]. 3 Directed one Oscar winning performance: Brie Larson in Room (2015). 4 One of the short 16 mm films he made was called 3 Joes (1991). It went on to win the Best European Short award at the Cork film festival, the Audience Award at the Galway film fleadh and the Organiser's Award at the Oberhausen short film festival. 5 It was through Commercial producer Jonny Speers that Lenny met 'Mark O'Halloran' who had just started work on Adam and Paul. They worked closely together as O'Halloran wrote the script and the film finally began shooting in late 2003. 6 He gradutaed from Trinity College Dublin, with a first class honours degree in Philosophy. 7 After graduating from college, he was torn between his love for film and Philosophy. He did both by making 16mm films and studying at Stanford University in California in 1991.
Director Title Year Status Character Chance 2016 TV Series 2 episodes Room 2015/I Frank 2014/II What Richard Did 2012 Dublin 26.06.08: A Movie in 4 Days 2008 feature director Prosperity 2007 TV Series 4 episodes Garage 2007 Adam & Paul 2004 3 Joes 1991 Short as Leonard Abrahamson
Writer Title Year Status Character Dublin 26.06.08: A Movie in 4 Days 2008 concept 3 Joes 1991 Short story - as Leonard Abrahamson
Producer Title Year Status Character Chance 2016 TV Series executive producer - 1 episode The Meaning of Eggsistence 2010 Short associate producer
Editor Title Year Status Character Public Toilet 1992 Short as Leonard Abrahamson
Soundtrack Title Year Status Character Frank 2014/II lyrics: "Tuft"
Thanks Title Year Status Character Orna 2015 Short special thanks The Crush 2010/I Short special thanks Zonad 2009 thanks
Self Title Year Status Character Making 'Room' 2016 Video documentary short Himself La noche de los Oscar 2016 TV Movie Himself - Interviewee The 88th Annual Academy Awards 2016 TV Special Himself - Nominee: Best Director Last Call with Carson Daly 2016 TV Series Himself - Guest The EE British Academy Film Awards 2016 TV Special documentary Himself Tavis Smiley 2016 TV Series Himself Made in Hollywood 2015 TV Series Himself
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2016 Canadian Screen Award Canadian Screen Awards, CA Achievement in Direction Room (2015) 2016 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Director - Film Room (2015) 2016 Outstanding Director of the Year Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival Room (2015) 2015 Audience Award Aspen Filmfest Audience Favorite Feature Room (2015) 2015 Audience Award Hamptons International Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Room (2015) 2015 Truly Moving Picture Award Heartland Film Room (2015) 2015 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Director - Film Frank (2014) 2015 Audience Award Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Favorite Room (2015) 2015 Audience Award New Orleans Film Festival Spotlight Film Room (2015) 2015 People's Choice Award Toronto International Film Festival Room (2015) 2015 Festival Award Twin Cities Film Fest, US Best Film Room (2015) 2015 Most Popular Canadian Film Vancouver International Film Festival Room (2015) 2015 Audience Award Warsaw International Film Festival Feature Film Room (2015) 2014 Biografilm Europa Audience Award Biografilm Festival Frank (2014) 2014 Lost Weekend Award Film Club's The Lost Weekend Best Ensemble Cast Frank (2014) 2013 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Director Film What Richard Did (2012) 2008 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Director for Film Garage (2007) 2008 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Director for Television Prosperity (2007) 2007 C.I.C.A.E. Award Cannes Film Festival Garage (2007) 2007 Prize of the City of Torino Torino Film Festival Best Feature Film Garage (2007) 2005 Grand Prix Sofia International Film Festival Adam & Paul (2004) 2005 FIPRESCI Prize Sofia International Film Festival Adam & Paul (2004) 2004 Audience Award Galway Film Fleadh Best First Feature Adam & Paul (2004) 2004 IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards Best Film Director Adam & Paul (2004)
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2016 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Achievement in Directing Room (2015) 2016 EDA Award Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Director Room (2015) 2016 Golden Eagle CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Competition Narrative Content: Feature - Live Action Room (2015) 2016 DFCC Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Room (2015) 2016 European Film Award European Film Awards European Film Room (2015) 2016 GFCA Award Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Best Director Room (2015) 2016 HFCS Award Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Director Room (2015) 2016 NCFCA Award North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Director Room (2015) 2016 VFCC Award Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Director of a Canadian Film Room (2015) 2015 DFCS Award Denver Film Critics Society Best Director Room (2015) 2015 Crystal Arrow Les Arcs European Film Festival Room (2015) 2015 Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival Best Film Room (2015) 2015 Best Film London Film Festival Official Competition Room (2015) 2015 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Director Room (2015) 2014 British Independent Film Award British Independent Film Awards Best Director Frank (2014) 2014 Crystal Arrow Les Arcs European Film Festival Frank (2014) 2014 Audience Award SXSW Film Festival Festival Favorites Frank (2014) 2012 Crystal Arrow Les Arcs European Film Festival What Richard Did (2012) 2009 Evening Standard British Film Award Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Director Garage (2007) 2007 Grand Prix Bratislava International Film Festival Garage (2007) 2007 Warsaw Award Warsaw International Film Festival Garage (2007) 2005 Golden Iris Brussels European Film Festival Adam & Paul (2004)
2nd Place Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2015 SDFCS Award San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Director Room (2015)
Known for movies Room (2015) as Director
Frank (2014) as Director
What Richard Did (2012) as Director
Garage (2007) as Director