Stephen Frears Net Worth
Stephen Frears Net Worth is
$10 Million
Stephen Frears Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Stephen Arthur Frears is an English film director. Frears directed several critically acclaimed British feature films since the 1980s including My Beautiful Laundrette, Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity, The Queen and Philomena. | Full Name | Stephen Frears |
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Date Of Birth | June 20, 1941 |
| Place Of Birth | Leicester, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Film Director, Film Producer, Actor, Television Director, Television Producer |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Nationality | England |
| Spouse | Anne Rothenstein (m. 1992) |
| Children | Sam Frears, Will Frears, Lola Frears, Frankie Frears |
| Parents | Russell E. Frears, Ruth M. Danziger |
| Nicknames | Stephen Arthur Frears |
| Awards | César Award for Best Foreign Film |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Director, Golden Lion, Grand Jury Prize, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, Silver Lion for Best Director, European Film Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best D... |
| Movies | Florence Foster Jenkins, Philomena, The Program, The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity, Tamara Drewe, My Beautiful Laundrette, Dirty Pretty Things, The Grifters, Chéri, Mrs Henderson Presents, The Hit, Lay the Favorite, Prick Up Your Ears, Mary Reilly, The Van, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, The ... |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often directs movies featuring female leads |
| 2 | Often makes movies about love triangles that end tragically |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on Hero (1992)] I didn't know how you filmed a plane crash. And it's not that Dustin [Hoffman] was difficult, but having big stars skews the movie; you have to concentrate on this enormous investment. I'm sure I could handle it now, but at the time it knocked me down like a train. In My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) and Dangerous Liaisons (1988) you could see where the money was going but with Hero we had $42m to deal with, and it was flying all over the place. |
| 2 | I should never have done Mary Reilly (1996). I knew that before I started. It was full of great design and photography, but it should have been a little BBC film. |
| 3 | Film schools didn't exist when I was growing up. I learned by working with clever people. Good writers and cinematographers. And before them, [directors] Karel [Reisz] and Lindsay [Anderson], who gave me a kind of foundation course. |
| 4 | The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing. |
| 5 | The British Film Institute is under-funded. It needs money. It's as simple as that. It's our lives, our culture. The government does not prioritize this highly enough. |
| 6 | I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's position. |
| 7 | Well, while you're shooting, you're bringing a story to life. It always goes in slightly unexpected ways. You're trying to make sure everybody's in the same film. John Gielgud always said, 'If you're lucky, you know what film you're in.' You want everyone comfortable with each other, agreeing on circumstances. You're asking actors, indeed, everybody on set, to be intimate, to be a family in a world that's the product of their mutual imagination. You're the patriarch, holding the whole thing together, depending on everyone being collaborative. In editing, you discover what you've got, what you've missed, what you should have done, things you hadn't thought of, holes that need filling. That's why Woody Allen re-shoots. It's done in light of what he's learned, because you make films in the dark, learning as you go. I'm always so curious to see where it's leading. To find out, you must let go, must relinquish control and be open. When I started opening up about 25 years ago, my films got better. |
| 8 | I never expected to become a director. It never occurred to me to come to America, to Hollywood. It's all been a wonderful accident. I'm still amazed every time I finish a film. I'm the opposite of Steven (Spielberg) who's obsessed about making films since he was a child. It's all come as a surprise; I'm finding my way through the dark. |
| 9 | I can't write, I don't think I'm even particularly good at telling a writer what's good or what's missing. So, actually having someone who can do that is a godsend. |
| 10 | Isn't that what Joan Collins' success is based on? People love bitches. The more dreadful they are, the more awful things they say, the more heavenly they are. |
| 11 | I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right. |
| 12 | There's one thing now that I experience every day when I'm making a film. I get up and think to myself, am I going to be able to do it today? I figure as long as I have that fear, I'll be alright. |
| 13 | A friend asked me why I thought I'd been able to direct films for 30 years and I really didn't have an answer. It is a very difficult industry and grinds up talent unmercifully. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He's a fan of Breaking Bad (2008). |
| 2 | Ranked #63 on the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture". |
| 3 | The president of the Cannes competition jury in 2007. |
| 4 | Holds the "David Lean Chair in Fiction Direction" from the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, England. |
| 5 | Was an assistant to director Lindsay Anderson and actor Albert Finney at London's Royal Court Theatre. |
| 6 | Studied Law at Cambridge University. |
| 7 | Has directed 6 women to acting Oscar nominations: Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer (Dangerous Liaisons (1988)), Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening (The Grifters (1990)), Helen Mirren (The Queen (2006)) and Judi Dench. (Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), Philomena (2013)). Mirren won for The Queen (2006). |
| 8 | Won the The Empire Inspiration Award at the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards 2006 |
| 9 | Father of actor Sam Frears and stage director Will Frears from his first marriage, and Frankie Frears and Lola Frears from his second. |
| 10 | He was hired to direct the canceled film "Jinx", the spin-off of Halle Berry's character from Die Another Day (2002). |
| 11 | One of his uncles was a baker in Leicester, while another was head of Frears Biscuits, a nationally-known brand until the company was taken over. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria and Abdul | 2017 | filming | |
| Florence Foster Jenkins | 2016 | directed by | |
| The Program | 2015/II | ||
| Philomena | 2013 | ||
| Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | 2013 | ||
| Lay the Favorite | 2012 | ||
| Tamara Drewe | 2010 | ||
| Chéri | 2009 | ||
| Skip Tracer | 2008 | TV Movie | |
| The Making of 'The Queen' | 2007 | TV Movie documentary uncredited | |
| The Queen | 2006 | ||
| Sarah Brightman: Diva - The Video Collection | 2006 | Video video "Pie Jesu" | |
| Mrs Henderson Presents | 2005 | ||
| The Route V50 | 2004 | Short | |
| The Deal | 2003 | TV Movie | |
| Dirty Pretty Things | 2002 | ||
| Liam | 2000 | ||
| Fail Safe | 2000 | TV Movie | |
| High Fidelity | 2000 | ||
| The Hi-Lo Country | 1998 | ||
| The Van | 1996 | ||
| Mary Reilly | 1996 | ||
| A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Screen Two | 1986-1993 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Hero | 1992/I | ||
| The Grifters | 1990 | ||
| Dangerous Liaisons | 1988 | ||
| The Comic Strip Presents... | 1984-1988 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | 1987 | ||
| Prick Up Your Ears | 1987 | ||
| December Flower | 1987 | TV Movie | |
| My Beautiful Laundrette | 1985 | ||
| The Hit | 1984 | ||
| Saigon -Year of the Cat- | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| The Last Company Car | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| Walter & June | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| Walter | 1982 | TV Movie | |
| The Tractor Factor | 1982 | Short | |
| BBC2 Playhouse | 1976-1981 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Bloody Kids | 1980 | TV Movie | |
| Play for Today | 1975-1979 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| One Fine Day | 1979 | TV Movie | |
| Afternoon Off | 1979 | TV Movie | |
| Doris and Doreen | 1978 | TV Movie | |
| Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf | 1978 | TV Movie | |
| ITV Playhouse | 1977-1978 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| BBC2 Play of the Week | 1977-1978 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Black Christmas | 1977 | TV Movie | |
| Three Men in a Boat | 1975 | TV Movie | |
| Daft As a Brush | 1975 | TV Movie | |
| Second City Firsts | 1974 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Sporting Scenes | 1973 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Follyfoot | 1971-1973 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| The Cricket Match | 1973 | TV Movie | |
| A Day Out | 1972 | TV Movie | |
| Gumshoe | 1971 | ||
| Tom Grattan's War | 1970 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
| Parkin's Patch | 1969 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| St. Ann's | 1969 | Documentary short | |
| The Burning | 1968 | Short |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Charles | 2009 | executive producer | |
| Beyond Fear | 1997 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| All Day on the Sands | 1979 | TV Movie producer | |
| One Fine Day | 1979 | TV Movie producer | |
| Afternoon Off | 1979 | TV Movie producer | |
| The Old Crowd | 1979 | TV Movie producer | |
| Doris and Doreen | 1978 | TV Movie producer | |
| Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf | 1978 | TV Movie producer | |
| ITV Playhouse | 1977 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
| The Burning | 1968 | Short producer | |
| Night Will Fall | 2014 | Documentary executive producer |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chéri | 2009 | Narrator (voice, uncredited) | |
| Freezing | 2008 | TV Series | Stephen |
| Moog | 2007 | Short | Headmaster |
| Lawrence of Arabia Close | 2004 | Short | Mr. Gilthor |
| Rainbow Soup | 2004 | Video short | Lil' Will (voice) |
| Long Shot | 1978 | Biscuit Man |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night Will Fall | 2014 | Documentary directorial advisor | |
| If.... | 1968 | assistant to director | |
| Charlie Bubbles | 1967 | personal assistant to director |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears | 1995 | TV Movie documentary |
Assistant Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan! | 1966 | assistant director |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auld Lang Syne | 2015/IV | Short very special thanks | |
| Albert Nobbs | 2011 | special thanks | |
| Cries of London | 2008 | Short special thanks | |
| Brixton 85 | 2008 | Short special thanks | |
| Blue Collars and Buttercups | 2007 | Short special thanks | |
| We Are Together (Thina Simunye) | 2006 | Documentary thanks | |
| Bilingual | 2005 | Short special thanks | |
| Shearing | 2002 | Short special thanks | |
| Gosford Park | 2001 | the producers wish to thank | |
| Double Happiness | 2001 | Short special thanks | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Legacy of Fear | 1996 | TV Movie special thanks | |
| Arrivederci Millwall | 1990 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| She's French | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Himself - Film Director |
| Duels | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Rising Damp Forever | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Director |
| The 80s: Ten Years That Changed Britain | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Director, My Beautiful Laundrette |
| Florence Foster Jenkins: Behind the Scenes | 2016 | Video short | Himself - Director |
| French cinema mon amour | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The British Academy Britannia Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| Bandes originales: Alexandre Desplat | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special |
| The EE British Academy Film Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Charlie Rose | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The British Film Industry: Elitist, Deluded or Dormant? | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Director, 'One Fine Day' |
| Making of Philomena | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Hollywood's Best Film Directors | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee / Film Director |
| My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The 2011 European Film Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Award Recipient |
| Digging for Britain | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Tamara Drewe: Red Carpet Special | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director |
| Hans Zimmer - Der Sound für Hollywood | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Reconstructing Tamara Drewe | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
| We'll Always Have Dingle | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 1990-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Días de cine | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Norman Wisdom: His Story | 2010 | Himself - Film Director | |
| Made in Hollywood | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Newsnight | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Director |
| At the Movies | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV Festival Du Cannes 2010 | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Chicas | 2010/I | Himself | |
| In Conversation | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Il était une fois... | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Great Directors | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| 2008 Britannia Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| 40 x 15 | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Screen Nation Television and Film Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Channel 4 at 25 | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| British Film Forever | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The 79th Annual Academy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| The Greatest Fashion Icons in Film | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Sunday AM | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Making of 'The Queen' | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Director |
| Cuatrosfera | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film '72 | 1996-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mrs Henderson Presents: Making Of | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The World's Greatest Actor | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Unknown Hancock | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Artworks Scotland | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself (interviewed) |
| There Is No Direction | 2005 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Cast & Crew | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 100 Greatest Sexy Moments | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| This Week | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Movie Stars | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Forever Ealing | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Omnibus | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The 100 Greatest Films | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| I Love 1980's | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Music Behind the Scenes | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Unforgettable Richard Beckinsale | 2000 | TV Special short | Himself |
| Le cinéma britannique aujourd'hui, la tradition des francs-tireurs | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Howard Hawks: American Artist | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| El Magacine | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nulle part ailleurs | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Les Mystères du Premier-Film | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
| A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Without Walls | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Le cercle de minuit | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood U.K. | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Contributor |
| The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| Cinéma cinémas | 1988-1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Director: Alan Clarke | 1991 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Media Show | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| The London Standard Film Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| Preview 4 | 1982 | TV Series | Himself - interviewee |
| The South Bank Show | 1979 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buscando a Penélope | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Alan Bennett Interview | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| El orfanato llega a Hollywood | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Special Prize | Moscow International Film Festival | Special Prizes for An Outstanding Contribution To The World Cinema | |
| 2016 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form | Night Will Fall (2014) |
| 2016 | Honorary Heart of Sarajevo | Sarajevo Film Festival | ||
| 2015 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Stockholm Film Festival | ||
| 2014 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) | Philomena (2013) |
| 2013 | Audience Award | Hamptons International Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Philomena (2013) |
| 2013 | Audience Award | Mill Valley Film Festival | World Cinema | Philomena (2013) |
| 2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Transilvania International Film Festival | ||
| 2013 | SIGNIS Award | Venice Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2013 | Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award - Cinema for UNICEF | Venice Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2013 | Brian Award | Venice Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2013 | Queer Lion | Venice Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2013 | Nazareno Taddei Award | Venice Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2013 | Golden Mouse | Venice Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2013 | Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award | Venice Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2013 | Interfilm Award | Venice Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2013 | Audience Award | Virginia Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Philomena (2013) |
| 2011 | Lifetime Achievement Award | European Film Awards | ||
| 2010 | Golden Unicorn for Career Achievement | Amiens International Film Festival | ||
| 2010 | European Award | SACD Awards | ||
| 2010 | Audience Award | Seville European Film Festival | Tamara Drewe (2010) | |
| 2008 | Britannia Award | BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards | Artistic Excellence in Directing | |
| 2007 | Special Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | For making British film reverberate around the world. | |
| 2007 | Goya | Goya Awards | Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Director of the Year | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | Best Film for Mature Audiences | MovieGuide Awards | The Queen (2006) | |
| 2006 | Audience Choice Award | Chicago International Film Festival | The Queen (2006) | |
| 2006 | Career Achievement Award | Chicago International Film Festival | ||
| 2006 | Inspiration Award | Empire Awards, UK | ||
| 2006 | NYFCO Award | New York Film Critics, Online | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | FIPRESCI Prize | Venice Film Festival | Competition | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | A Tribute to... Award | Zurich Film Festival | ||
| 2005 | Hollywood World Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) | |
| 2004 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Single Drama | The Deal (2003) |
| 2003 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Director | Dirty Pretty Things (2002) |
| 2003 | Maverick Tribute Award | Cinequest San Jose Film Festival | ||
| 2003 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Film | Dirty Pretty Things (2002) |
| 2003 | Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | ||
| 2003 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | ||
| 2002 | Sergio Trasatti Award | Venice Film Festival | Dirty Pretty Things (2002) | |
| 2000 | Taormina Arte Award | Taormina International Film Festival | ||
| 2000 | OCIC Award | Venice Film Festival | Liam (2000) | |
| 1999 | Silver Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Best Director | The Hi-Lo Country (1998) |
| 1999 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Theatrical Motion Picture | The Hi-Lo Country (1998) |
| 1996 | Douglas Sirk Award | Hamburg Film Festival | ||
| 1995 | Goya | Goya Awards | Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) | The Snapper (1993) |
| 1993 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | The Snapper (1993) | |
| 1993 | Silver Spike | Valladolid International Film Festival | The Snapper (1993) | |
| 1990 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film) | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1990 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1990 | Fotogramas de Plata | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1990 | Guild Film Award - Gold | Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1990 | Sant Jordi | Sant Jordi Awards | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1990 | Audience Award | Sant Jordi Awards | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1990 | Audience Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1989 | Berlinale Camera | Berlin International Film Festival | ||
| 1989 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1987 | Silver Medallion Award | Telluride Film Festival, US | ||
| 1986 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Film | My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) |
| 1982 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Single Play | BBC2 Playhouse (1973) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form | Night Will Fall (2014) |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013) |
| 2014 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2014 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | Philomena (2013) |
| 2014 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013) |
| 2014 | Audience Award | European Film Awards | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2014 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | Philomena (2013) |
| 2013 | Black Pearl Award | Abu Dhabi Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Philomena (2013) |
| 2013 | Audience Choice Award | Chicago International Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2013 | EuroCinema Hawai'i Award | Hawaii International Film Festival | Best Film | Philomena (2013) |
| 2013 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2009 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Chéri (2009) | |
| 2008 | Eagle | Polish Film Awards | Best European Film (Najlepszy Film Europejski) | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | The Queen (2006) | |
| 2007 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | The Queen (2006) | |
| 2007 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | Bodil | Bodil Awards | Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film) | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | European Film Award | European Film Awards | European Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | Audience Award | European Film Awards | Best European Film | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Europeo) | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2007 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Picture | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Drama by or About Women | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | Golden Kinnaree Award | Bangkok International Film Festival | Best Film | Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) |
| 2006 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea) | Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) |
| 2006 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Director of the Year | Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) |
| 2006 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 2006 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | The Queen (2006) | |
| 2005 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Director | Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) |
| 2004 | DGGB Award | Directors Guild of Great Britain | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Movie/Serial | The Deal (2003) |
| 2003 | Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | BAFTA Awards | Dirty Pretty Things (2002) | |
| 2002 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Dirty Pretty Things (2002) | |
| 2001 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television | Fail Safe (2000) |
| 2000 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Fail Safe (2000) |
| 2000 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Fail Safe (2000) |
| 2000 | Golden Spike | Valladolid International Film Festival | Liam (2000) | |
| 2000 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Liam (2000) | |
| 1999 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | The Hi-Lo Country (1998) | |
| 1997 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Director | Mary Reilly (1996) |
| 1996 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Mary Reilly (1996) | |
| 1996 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | The Van (1996) | |
| 1994 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Single Drama | The Snapper (1993) |
| 1994 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | The Snapper (1993) |
| 1994 | European Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | The Snapper (1993) | |
| 1991 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | The Grifters (1990) |
| 1990 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Direction | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1989 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) |
| 1988 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Foreign Film | Prick Up Your Ears (1987) |
| 1987 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Prick Up Your Ears (1987) | |
| 1984 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Single Drama | Saigon -Year of the Cat- (1983) |
| 1984 | Best Film | Mystfest | The Hit (1984) | |
| 1983 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Single Drama | Walter (1982) |
| 1979 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Single Play | Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | Philomena (2013) | |
| 2006 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | The Queen (2006) |
| 1991 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | The Grifters (1990) |
| 1986 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film | My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) |
Known for movies
High Fidelity (2000)
as Director
The Queen (2006)
as Director
Philomena (2013)
as Director
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
as Director