Bruce Beresford
Born
16 August 1940 (85)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Bruce Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations. Beresford's films include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (...
Bruce Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations. Beresford's films include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (1986), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – which won four Oscars including Best Picture, Black Robe (1991), Silent Fall (1994), Double Jeopardy (1999), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Ladies in Black (2018). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for Breaker Morant and Best Director for Tender Mercies. He won AACTA/AFI Awards – Best Direction (2) for Don's Party (1976) and Breaker Morant, and Best Screenplay (2) for Breaker Morant and The Fringe Dwellers (1986). In addition, four of Beresford's films have been nominated for the Palme d'Or, and four have been nominated for the Golden Bear. He has also been nominated for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Directors Guild of America Award, and won a Genie Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Beresford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (40)
The Travellers
2025
At the Coliseum Deluxe
2019
Ladies in Black
2018
Flint
2017
Mr. Church
2016
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
The Man Inside Dame Edna
2008
The Sounds of Aus
2007
The Contract
2006
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
2006
Orpheus
2006
🎬 Director
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003
Evelyn
2002
Bride of the Wind
2001
Double Jeopardy
1999
Sydney: A Story of a City
1999
🎬 Director
Paradise Road
1997
Last Dance
1996
Silent Fall
1994
A Good Man in Africa
1994
Rich in Love
1992
Black Robe
1991
Mister Johnson
1991
Driving Miss Daisy
1989
Her Alibi
1989
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988
Aria
1987
Crimes of the Heart
1986
The Fringe Dwellers
1986
King David
1985
Tender Mercies
1983
Puberty Blues
1981
The Club
1980
Breaker Morant
1980
Money Movers
1978
The Getting of Wisdom
1977