Bruce Beresford
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Editor
August 16, 1940 (86 years)
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.
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
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| 2016 | Mr. ChurchOn Plex |
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| 2009 | Mao's Last DancerOn Plex |
| 2006 | The ContractOn Plex |
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| 1994 | Silent FallOn Plex |
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| 1991 | Black RobeOn Plex |
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| 1989 | Driving Miss DaisyOn Plex |
| 1989 | Her AlibiOn Plex |
| 1987 | AriaOn Plex |
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| 1983 | Tender MerciesOn Plex |
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| 1980 | The ClubOn Plex |
| 1980 | Breaker MorantOn Plex |
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| 2018 | Ladies in Black · as Screenplay |
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| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class · as Screenplay |
| 1987 | AriaOn Plex |
| 1986 | The Fringe Dwellers · as Screenplay |
| 1980 | Breaker Morant · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
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| 2020 | Horton Foote: The Road to Home · as Self |
| 2017 | Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible · as Self |
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| 2017 | David Stratton: A Cinematic Life · as Self |
| 2014 | |
| 2011 | One Plus One · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Into the Shadows · as Self |
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| 2007 | The Sounds of Aus · as Self |
| 2006 | The Chaser's War on Everything · as Self |
| 2005 | 20 to One · as Self - Director |
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| 2004 | The Fringe Dwellers: Photo Montage · as Self |
| 2003 | Puberty Blues: Interviews with Nell Schofield and Bruce Beresford · as Self - Director Of 'puberty Blues' |
| 2000 | The Making of 'Double Jeopardy' · as Self |
| 1996 | Australian Story · as Self |
| 1995 | The Celluloid Heroes · as Self |
| 1992 | The Late Show · as Self |
| 1991 | The Movie Show · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) · as Self |
| 2017 | Barracuda · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Surprise · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class · as Executive Producer |
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| 2019 | At the Coliseum Deluxe · as Narrator |
| 1986 | The Fringe Dwellers · as Sticky Beak In Town |
| 1981 | Puberty Blues · as Beach Lifeguard |
| 1976 | Don's Party · as Shop Attendant |
| 1974 | Barry McKenzie Holds His Own · as Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Barry McKenzie · as Man In Pub |
| 2006 | Canvas · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1975 | Side by Side · as Original Screenplay |
| 1970 | Magritte: The False Mirror · as Cinematographer |
| 1968 | Barbara Hepworth at the Tate · as Cinematographer |