Danny Boyle Net Worth
Danny Boyle Net Worth is
$40 Million
Danny Boyle's salary
4.5 million USD
Danny Boyle Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Daniel "Danny" Boyle is an English film director, producer, screenwriter and theatre director, known for his work on films such as Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours. Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire was nominated ... | Full Name | Danny Boyle |
| Net Worth | $40 Million |
| Salary | 4.5 million USD |
| Date Of Birth | October 20, 1956 |
| Place Of Birth | Radcliffe, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) |
| Weight | 86 kg |
| Profession | Film Producer, Film director, Screenwriter, Television Director, Television producer, Theatre Director |
| Education | Thornleigh Salesian College, Bangor University, Miami University |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Amber Esposito |
| Children | Gabriel Boyle, Grace Boyle, Caitlin Boyle |
| Parents | Annie Boyle, Frank Boyle |
| Siblings | Maria Boyle, Bernadette Boyle |
| Nicknames | Daniel Boyle , Daniel "Danny" Boyle |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Director, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Satellite Award for Best Director, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – ... |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature, César Award for Best Foreign Film, BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Independent Spirit Award for Best Direct... |
| Movies | Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, 127 Hours, Sunshine, Trance, The Beach, Shallow Grave, Steve Jobs, A Life Less Ordinary, T2 Trainspotting, Millions, Strumpet, Alien Love Triangle, Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise, Elephant, Paani, The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isl... |
| TV Shows | Babylon, Babylon |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often casts Cillian Murphy |
| 2 | His films often contain intricate and creative flashback sequences |
| 3 | Effective use of music editing |
| 4 | Known for being extremely versatile and working in a variety of different genres |
| 5 | His protagonists are often unsympathetic in some way |
| 6 | Frequently works with screenwriter 'John Hodge' |
| 7 | Bright, colorful landscapes |
| 8 | Frequently collaborates with 'John Murphy' for Soundtrack production |
| 9 | Kinetic camera |
| 10 | Scotland - Often uses places, characters, actors or references to and relating to Scotland |
| 11 | Often uses electronic music in his films |
| 12 | The opening shot is usually a shot from the middle of the movie |
| 13 | Often uses Ewan McGregor |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Steve Jobs (2015) | $3,000,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on Shallow Grave (1994)] - I was very lucky to get a really tight, 90-minute, taut script. Because you kind of don't know what you're doing on your first movie and there's something wonderful about that. You can never get back to that innocence. It's a good thing to start with a thriller, because you're not going to have a lot of money and thrillers don't depend on a lot of money. I say sort of semi-controversially or provocatively, your first film is your best film, always, because it has that innocence about it, about not knowing what you're doing. |
| 2 | [on A Life Less Ordinary (1997)] - Originally the script was set in France and Scotland, and we moved it, foolishly as it turned out, to Utah and Los Angeles. I've always wanted to make popular movies and make the films appeal, and if you're going to do that, you're going to have to, at some point, embrace America. I think we should have made the film more extreme. The original script was intensely violent, I mean hideously violent, and I think in retrospect we should have kept it like that. But we thought, 'That's not compatible with the romance.' But in fact, the clash of things is often the most interesting things about films, where they clash together, where they're not smooth, where they are inappropriate for each other. |
| 3 | The Beach (2000) was a very interesting stepping stone for me to 'Slumdog,' because we went to Thailand and we took a huge crew from the West, I mean a massive crew. When you take a crew like that, you are an invading army. There is no other way you can be seen by the local population. You are this huge, brute force with big elbows coming in. It didn't suit me, that. And it was compounded by the fact that the characters, I didn't get to know them for some reason. I'm a city boy and I find myself making a film about paradise hippies. I tried to shift the film to be more about what Thai people thought of them, but you can't do that with a $55 million film. It's a huge oil tanker. You can't move it around. It just goes steadily on its way. So when I made 'Slumdog,' I took 10 people because I didn't want to have that role of the invading army again. |
| 4 | [on Millions (2004)] - It felt very personal, even though it's not a script I wrote. Frank [Cottrell Boyce, the screenwriter] and I were both brought up very religiously but we were both very imaginative. It was probably a reaction to the excesses of 28 Days Later... (2002), to find a different mood, a different tone from that. You've got to set challenges to see if you can do it. The most obvious scene in it that was missing was, there was never any scene with his mom, and I said to Frank, 'You've got to write a scene with his mom.' He didn't want to but he wrote this scene and it's the most beautiful little scene. You learn sometimes that the most obvious fucking thing is the thing we need. And don't try to avoid it, because sometimes you get all wrapped up in subtlety, but sometimes it's the most obvious thing that you need to do. |
| 5 | [on Sunshine (2007)] - You go into it, you think, 'It's funny, most directors only ever seem to make one space movie. I wonder why that is.' And then you make one and you know why: They are merciless, the demands on you. More than any other genre, it's really narrow. Your options as a storyteller are incredibly limited, plus the fact you've got these technical limitations you've got to get right, every detail: how your shoelace behaves in weightless conditions, how your hair behaves. The precision you have to bring is migraine-inducing, and the patience you have to have while you wait for CG. If I ever did another movie like that, I would take a break during editing. Editing is such an organic thing; you keep editing, even though you should have stopped. What you're really doing is waiting for these CG effects to arrive and we should have taken six months off. Because what you're doing is cutting the film and there are huge swaths of it you haven't got. But the fact that they're not there affects how you cut after it, so actually you're distorting the film. I'd certainly advise anyone about big CG to build in a break. |
| 6 | [on Slumdog Millionaire (2008)] - You leave India, but it never leaves you. It's an extraordinary place and you learn about yourself as a person and as a filmmaker. It's an incredibly generous place and it's an incredibly contradictory place. And these contradictions are on a viciously extreme scale: the poverty and the wealth, the nuclear status [but] no toilets - half the population of Mumbai have no toilets. I was trying to capture some of that, really, and we did it by some extreme storytelling. People say, 'How can you go from the deliberate maiming of a child to a big Bollywood song and dance in the end?' Well, you don't try to smooth the path from one to the other. I was trying to put all the elements into the film that belong to the city, that are a part of that city. |
| 7 | [on 127 Hours (2010)] - The same as this one [Steve Jobs (2015)], I learned that just because something isn't factually correct, doesn't mean it's not truthful. That was the experience with Aron Ralston. Because he had been through the experience and had a photographic memory about it, everything had to be exactly as he'd seen it and experienced it. Obviously you trust that to a degree. It's a first-person testimony. How could you not? But actually in reality, making a film, if you just make the facts, it doesn't necessarily work and it doesn't look truthful. And it's because something else happens in art and film, which is that you have to represent truth rather than photograph it. |
| 8 | Trance (2013) was interesting because it was our relaxation. It was born out of doing the Olympics, which was hugely insane and stressful. So we made what we wanted to be a fun thriller. But it's a pretty tortured idea and I think that comes out of the fact that our minds were tortured by the responsibility of doing the Olympics. None of the dark stuff could go into the Olympics, because it's a family show, obviously. So it went into 'Trance.' I learned that the dark stuff is always there. You might be doing the wholesome family entertainment as your day job, but at night the dark stuff is still there. |
| 9 | [on Steve Jobs (2015)] - I learned more about film acting. Especially these two [Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet]. A lot of it is their mental preparation. And it's not about slavishly learning lines, though in this case it was, because of the nature of it. But the execution of it is simple, in a way. They just step into it. It was extraordinary. There's no demarcation: 'Stop that fun, everybody! Stop everything! Action!' It was just, like, 'Go!' That was real film acting, and I loved kind of recording it, watching it happen. And something extraordinary happens to Fassbender in act three where he just is the guy. We set out not to make it slavish and gestural with the hair and everything, because that would be boring and we'd be concentrating on that. We just wanted to flow into it. |
| 10 | [on 28 Days Later... (2002)] - It was wonderful to work on digital. I'm very proud of the fact that's the first proper widely distributed release on digital, and on a very inferior digital format. It suited the guerilla nature of the story and that was cool, doing it like that. I began to learn how to contradict film culture just in the way films are made. I got much more into doing it in what you would call an unprofessional way. I'm not a big fan of the tautly professional films that do things 'the right way.' I think it's not a great spur to creativity sometimes. |
| 11 | [on Trainspotting (1996)] - 'Take risks' is the one I got from that. Really take risks. I haven't always clung to it but I certainly always return to it. And I love that. That's what people go to the movies for. They don't go to see what's acceptable. John [Hodge] adapted it in a way - it was impossible to adapt, so he didn't try. He sort of was inspired by it and went off. And I love that in adaptations. It's really irreverent to the skill. |
| 12 | What I've always wanted to do is to try and make it look like $100m but it doesn't cost that - I find that really liberating. |
| 13 | [on Sunshine (2007)] It's very disappointing we didn't get more people in to see it. It's strange, though. I've had people pass me and say, "I saw Sunshine and really liked that." We tried to make it for very little money, but we tried to make a big film. I love that ambition. I think it was probably too close to the films that inspired it. I did say this at the time - with space movies, it's a very narrow corridor you are working in, it's very hard to be inventive in it. Your choices are very, very specific. You have to shuffle it very, very cleverly. So I think people thought it was too like those other films, and it clearly does owe a lot to those other films, but when you see it, there is a side of it that does have its own originality as well. I'm proud of it. It was pretty exhausting doing it, and I wouldn't do another one. Not for a while anyway. |
| 14 | Apocalypse Now (1979) fueled my obsession with experiences in the cinema, really, of trying to create. There are risks attached to it. You're trying to stretch things, but you are also fundamentally committed to getting as many people to see it is as possible. |
| 15 | [on 127 Hours (2010)] - This is a film about how precious life is. And it's only precious because of other people. It's not precious in itself, which is what we sometimes think - we think the will to survive is an individualistic thing. ... But it's actually connected to other people. And that's what the life essence is really about - it's always about other people, even in the loneliest places. |
| 16 | I think Ken Loach is an extraordinary filmmaker. It is so effortless what he does. The effortlessness with which he can get some stuff is just extraordinary. You may not like his concerns as a filmmaker, that they are political or whatever, and you may actually think that the films should be more exciting, they should have more dramatic climaxes, but he is extraordinary. You think about The Godfather (1972) and that is shot in Ken Loach's fashion, in a way. It's effortless. That's one of the things about Coppola. You never had any fancy angles with Coppola. You don't get any of that Scorsese stuff. Those filmmakers are the real craftsmen, the real masters. They don't need the camera to do anything for them, the whole thing is set up - the camera just records it and you witness it. Whereas I tend to use the camera as part of the experience, the actual point of view is part of the experience. They didn't want to do that. They wanted something much more like looking at a painting. The camera is much more reliable and still. It won't confuse you, you just witness what is within it. |
| 17 | [on The Beach (2000)] Leo [DiCaprio] is an amazing movie star because he's very director-oriented. When he commits to a project he just goes, "We do whatever this guy wants," and that's it. It's amazing how he has supported Scorsese and re-birthed Scorsese, if you like. That is a great definition of a movie star. That's what he's like. He's a fantastic guy. He wants to have a big relationship with the director. He uses his power to bat away the studio. He would say to me, "Do you want to shoot that five-day sequence again? We can do it again if you want?" That's what he uses his power for. He has very European taste. He wants to smuggle European art films into the American market. When I look at it, I remember thinking how much I didn't like these people, and that's really tough when you're directing a film. I liked the actors, we had a great time, but I didn't like the characters. I'm an urban person. I love cities and I made that film about a load of hippies in the countryside, nothing in common with them at all. You're there making the film and you think, "I can't relate to these people at all. What are they doing here? I am so bored." I don't like these people very much and I don't approve of what they're doing so we tried to make the film critical. But of course you've taken $55m. You can't make a sociocritique of these invaders for $55m. If you take $15m you can, but you've taken $55m so there's got to be a romance and it needs to feel like paradise. It needs to sell itself like that. |
| 18 | [on Shallow Grave (1994)] When you make a film for £1m, we were literally selling furniture to pay for film stock by the end. We were flogging off sofas because we'd finished using them and using the money to buy film stock. I think your first film is always your best film. Always. It may not be your most successful or your technically most accomplished, whatever. It is your best film in a way because you never, ever get close to that feeling of not knowing what you're doing again. And that feeling of not knowing what you're doing is an amazing place to be. If you can cope with it and not panic, it's amazing. It's guesswork, inventiveness and freshness that you never get again. To prove it, watch Blood Simple. (1984) again. The Coen brothers are geniuses, but they never made a film as good as Blood Simple. I don't care what you say. So in a funny way, your first film is always your best film, so there you go. |
| 19 | When I was making Sunshine (2007), it suddenly struck me: No director has ever gone back into space, with the exception of franchise directors. If you look at the record, you'll find that's true. I now know why. |
| 20 | [His next project, Sunshine (2007)] We're doing this film Sunshine (2007). In fact, we're casting for it in a few minutes actually. It's about a mission to the sun. It's a sci-fi set in space. They're flying a bomb to the sun and the bomb is like the size of Kansas, this immense bomb that they built in space. They're flying it to reignite a section of the sun which is failing, but it's really about a mission that went earlier, seven years earlier, and failed. So it's sort of mystery of what happened. It's quite big at the end, you get to meet the sun. Quite spectacular hopefully. |
| 21 | That's what's wonderful about actors sometimes, is that's who we watch on the screen... Some of us are interested in directors, but really the vast majority of us are interested in actors. You experience the films through the actors, so they're all locked into your imagination in some kind of layer of fantasy or hatred or wherever they settle into your imagination. They make much better fodder for this kind of thing [interviews] than a director. |
| 22 | I think I'm better at making films on my home turf, really. You learn from experience and I've learnt that through The Beach (2000). I love big movies, like Gladiator (2000), but I'm better at smaller films. |
| 23 | I want my films to be life-affirming, even a film like Trainspotting (1996), which is very dark in many ways. I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life. |
| 24 | I don't want to make pompous, serious films; I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them. At this time of the year you think about awards and if you want to win one you think you should make serious films, but my instinct is to make vivacious films. |
| 25 | I learned that what I'm better at is making stuff lower down the radar. Actually, ideally not on the radar at all. |
| 26 | You don't realize it, but often people are frightened of the director. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | In 2012, Boyle was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork - The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover - to celebrate the British cultural figures of his lifetime that he most admires. |
| 2 | In 2010, The Tablet named Boyle one of Britain's most influential Roman Catholics. |
| 3 | He was asked to direct The Full Monty (1997), but he turned it down, as he didn't find the story interesting. |
| 4 | He was asked to direct 8 Mile (2002), but he was busy with 28 Days Later... (2002). |
| 5 | He was considered to direct Alien: Resurrection (1997), but chose to direct A Life Less Ordinary (1997) instead. |
| 6 | He was originally going to direct Our Friends in the North (1996), but decided to focus on his film career. |
| 7 | He was asked to direct Fight Club (1999), but he was busy with The Beach (2000). |
| 8 | Directed three actors to an Oscar-nominated performance: James Franco, Michael Fassbender, and Kate Winslet. |
| 9 | Was in a relationship with casting director Gail Stevens (1983-2003). They had 3 children together: Caitlin Boyle (born 1985), Gabriel Boyle (born 1989) and Grace Boyle (born 1991). |
| 10 | Was the artistic director of the 2012 Olympic games in London. |
| 11 | Is one of 9 directors to win the Golden Globe, Director's Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar for the same movie, winning for Slumdog Millionaire (2008). The other directors to achieve this are Mike Nichols for The Graduate (1967), Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Richard Attenborough for Gandhi (1982), Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986), Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List (1993), Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005), Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity (2013), and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for The Revenant (2015). |
| 12 | His favorite film is Apocalypse Now (1979) |
| 13 | Attended Thornliegh Salesian College in Bolton, Lancashire |
| 14 | Passed directing Alien: Resurrection (1997) to work on A Life Less Ordinary (1997). |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust | 2018 | TV Series 1 episode filming | |
| T2 Trainspotting | 2017 | ||
| Steve Jobs | 2015 | ||
| Babylon | 2014 | TV Mini-Series 1 episode | |
| Trance | 2013/I | ||
| London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder | 2012 | TV Special | |
| Frankenstein | 2011 | ||
| 127 Hours | 2010 | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire | 2008 | ||
| Alien Love Triangle | 2008 | Short | |
| Sunshine | 2007 | ||
| Millions | 2004 | ||
| 28 Days Later... | 2002 | ||
| Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| Strumpet | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| The Beach | 2000/I | ||
| A Life Less Ordinary | 1997 | ||
| Trainspotting | 1996 | ||
| Shallow Grave | 1994 | ||
| Screenplay | 1989-1993 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Mr. Wroe's Virgins | 1993 | TV Mini-Series 3 episodes | |
| Inspector Morse | 1990-1992 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| For the Greater Good | 1991 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Monkeys | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| The Nightwatch | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| Scout | 1987 | TV Movie | |
| The Venus de Milo Instead | 1987 | TV Movie |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust | 2018 | TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes filming | |
| Battle of the Sexes | 2017 | producer completed | |
| T2 Trainspotting | 2017 | producer | |
| Steve Jobs | 2015 | producer | |
| Babylon | 2014 | TV Mini-Series executive producer - 4 episodes | |
| Trance | 2013/I | producer - uncredited | |
| 127 Hours | 2010 | producer | |
| 28 Weeks Later | 2007 | executive producer | |
| Twin Town | 1997 | executive producer | |
| Monkeys | 1989 | TV Movie producer | |
| The Nightwatch | 1989 | TV Movie producer | |
| Elephant | 1989 | TV Short producer | |
| Scout | 1987 | TV Movie producer | |
| The Rockingham Shoot | 1987 | TV Movie producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 127 Hours | 2010 | screenplay | |
| Hamish Macbeth | 1997 | TV Series written by - 2 episodes |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Conversations | 2016 | TV Series | |
| Hollywood's Best Film Directors | 2014 | TV Series |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder | 2012 | TV Special staged by: "Isles of Wonder" | |
| Frankenstein | 2011 | directed for the stage by |
Assistant Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Weeks Later | 2007 | second unit director - uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk | 2014 | special thanks | |
| Back on Earth? | 2013 | Short inspirational thanks | |
| My Angel My Hero | 2011 | Short very special thanks | |
| Tin Can | 2010/I | special thanks | |
| The Last Seven | 2010 | special thanks | |
| Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | 2010 | Documentary producers gratefully acknowledge support from | |
| Slumdog Dreams: Danny Boyle & the Making of 'Slumdog Millionaire' | 2009 | TV Short documentary special thanks | |
| Dev.D | 2009 | special thanks | |
| 28 Days Later: The Aftermath (Chapter 1) | 2007 | Video short special thanks | |
| InZer0 | 2006 | Short special thanks | |
| Eight | 1998 | Short special thanks | |
| StarCraft | 1998 | Video Game thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavis Smiley | 2009-2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| WGN Morning News | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2009-2017 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee / Himself |
| Tria33 | 2017 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Evening Urgant | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2017 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Quotidien | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film '72 | 1996-2017 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee / Himself |
| One Night in 2012 | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Director (segment "And the Nominees Are") |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Larry King Now | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2008-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1996-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Arena | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| FilmRaker | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Ain't It Cool with Harry Knowles | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jai Ho | 2014/II | Documentary | Himself |
| Side by Side Extra: Volume Four | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Class of 92 | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Reel Junkie | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Frankenstein: A Modern Myth | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Director |
| Today | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Side by Side | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| London Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Director |
| 127 Hours: An Extraordinary View | 2010 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Top Gear | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber | 2010 | TV Series | |
| The Fabulous Picture Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| BFI London Film Festival Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Fellowship recipient |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hour | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2009 European Film Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Award Recipient |
| Live from Studio Five | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Moving Pictures Live! | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The BackStage Pass | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| La noche de los Oscar | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 81st Annual Academy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Director |
| Slumdog Dreams: Danny Boyle & the Making of 'Slumdog Millionaire' | 2009 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Larry King Live | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Storymakers | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Morning | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Movie Connections | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Director |
| The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Winner Best Director |
| Rencontres de cinéma | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2009 Britannia Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| Shootout | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| 28 Weeks Later: Getting Into the Action | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| British Film Forever | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| HypaSpace | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Culture Show | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Bazura Project | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| 28 Weeks Later: The Rage Is Back | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| DP/30: Conversations About Movies | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lo + plus | 1997-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shock & Awe: The Return of 'Alien' | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Presenter |
| The South Bank Show | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Liquid News | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' | 2002 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Films | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Anatomy of a Scene | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Watching | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Sen kväll med Luuk | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gomorron | 2000 | TV Series | Himself - Regissör |
| Nulle part ailleurs | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Little Picture Show | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shallow Grave: Digging Your Own Grave | 1994 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Graham Norton Show | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Director (segment "And the Nominees Are") |
| Lennon or McCartney | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Director |
| Comedy Lab | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Career Achievement Award | Casting Society of America, USA | ||
| 2015 | Silver Medallion Award | Telluride Film Festival, US | Tribute | |
| 2013 | Outstanding Contribution Award | Empire Awards, UK | ||
| 2013 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming | London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012) |
| 2011 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Sonny Bono Visionary Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | ||
| 2011 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award | Writers' Guild of Great Britain | Best Film Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | BFI Fellowship | British Film Institute Awards | ||
| 2010 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | Golden Eagle | Golden Eagle Awards, Russia | Best Foreign Film | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2010 | Goya | Goya Awards | Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2010 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Producer of the Year | |
| 2010 | Mill Valley Film Festival Award | Mill Valley Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | Amanda | Amanda Awards, Norway | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm) | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | Britannia Award | BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards | Artistic Excellence in Directing | |
| 2009 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | Special Award | Empire Awards, UK | For outstanding contribution to British cinema. | |
| 2009 | Audience Award | European Film Awards | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | |
| 2009 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Foreign Film - English Language | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo) | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Director of the Year | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | MovieZone Award | Rotterdam International Film Festival | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | |
| 2009 | Audience Award | Rotterdam International Film Festival | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | |
| 2009 | Outstanding Director of the Year Award | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | |
| 2009 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | AAFCA Award | African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | Audience Award | Austin Film Festival | Out of Competition Feature | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | Audience Choice Award | Chicago International Film Festival | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | |
| 2008 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | NYFCO Award | New York Film Critics, Online | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | OFCC Award | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | Audience Choice Award | St. Louis International Film Festival | Best International Feature | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | |
| 2008 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2005 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Live Action Family Film | Millions (2004) |
| 2005 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | International Filmmaker of the Year | |
| 2003 | International Fantasy Film Award | Fantasporto | Best Director | 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 2003 | Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver | Fantasporto | 28 Days Later... (2002) | |
| 2003 | Narcisse Award | Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Best Feature Film | 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 1997 | BAFTA Scotland Award | BAFTA Awards, Scotland | Best Feature Film | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1997 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1997 | Czech Lion | Czech Lions | Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1997 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best British Director | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1996 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best Director | Shallow Grave (1994) |
| 1996 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer | Shallow Grave (1994) |
| 1996 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Newcomer of the Year | Shallow Grave (1994) |
| 1996 | Golden Space Needle Award | Seattle International Film Festival | Best Director | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1996 | Audience Award | Warsaw International Film Festival | Trainspotting (1996) | |
| 1995 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | Shallow Grave (1994) | |
| 1995 | Liberation Advertisement Award | Angers European First Film Festival | Shallow Grave (1994) | |
| 1995 | Best Screenplay | Angers European First Film Festival | Feature Film | Shallow Grave (1994) |
| 1995 | Audience Award | Angers European First Film Festival | Feature Film | Shallow Grave (1994) |
| 1995 | Grand Prix | Cognac Festival du Film Policier | Shallow Grave (1994) | |
| 1995 | Audience Award | Cognac Festival du Film Policier | Shallow Grave (1994) | |
| 1995 | International Fantasy Film Award | Fantasporto | Best Film | Shallow Grave (1994) |
| 1994 | Golden Hitchcock | Dinard British Film Festival | Shallow Grave (1994) | |
| 1994 | Silver Seashell | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Best Director | Shallow Grave (1994) |
| 1992 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award | Writers' Guild of Great Britain | TV - Original Drama Series | Inspector Morse (1987) |
| 1991 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award | Writers' Guild of Great Britain | TV - Original Drama Series | Inspector Morse (1987) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Adapted Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Feature Film Category | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Director of the Year | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | 127 Hours (2010) | |
| 2011 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Adapted Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Motion Picture of the Year | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay (Adapted) | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2011 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | 127 Hours (2010) | |
| 2010 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Achievement in Directing | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2010 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2010 | Gaudí Award | Gaudí Awards | Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea) | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2010 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | IGN Award | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Adapted Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2009 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | European Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | European Film | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2009 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | |
| 2008 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Director of the Year | Sunshine (2007) |
| 2008 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2005 | Emden Film Award | Emden International Film Festival | Millions (2004) | |
| 2004 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 2004 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 2004 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form | 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 2003 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Director | 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 2003 | Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold | Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival | 28 Days Later... (2002) | |
| 2003 | Audience Award | European Film Awards | Best European Director | 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 2003 | International Fantasy Film Award | Fantasporto | Best Film | 28 Days Later... (2002) |
| 2000 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | The Beach (2000) | |
| 1997 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Director | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1997 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Foreign Film | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1997 | European Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Trainspotting (1996) | |
| 1997 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Director of the Year | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1996 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | Trainspotting (1996) | |
| 1996 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | Trainspotting (1996) |
| 1994 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Drama Serial | Mr. Wroe's Virgins (1993) |
| 1994 | Golden Seashell | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Shallow Grave (1994) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2010 | Audience Choice Award | St. Louis International Film Festival | Best Feature | 127 Hours (2010) |
| 2008 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Director of the Year | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
| 2008 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Steve Jobs (2015) |
| 2009 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
Known for movies
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
as Director
Trainspotting (1996)
as Director
127 Hours (2010)
as Director
28 Days Later... (2002)
as Director