John Madden (director)
John Madden | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Philip Madden 8 April 1949 |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Known for | Director of Shakespeare in Love |
John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of stage, film, television, and radio.[2] He is known for directing the period romantic comedy film Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards ceremony.
Life and career
[edit]Madden was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol. He was in the same house as Roger Michell, who became a friend and later also a director. He began his career in British independent films, and graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature.[3]
He started work in television, including directing Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect 4, episodes of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (ITV, 1984–1994),[4] and Inspector Morse (1990–1995).
He directed the film Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and for which he was also nominated as Best Director.[5] He lost to Steven Spielberg, who directed Saving Private Ryan. The film also won the Silver Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.[6]
Madden has since directed several films, including Proof (2005), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and its sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015).[3]
Madden is serving as a Jury Member for the digital studio Filmaka, a platform for undiscovered filmmakers to show their work to industry professionals.[7]
Works
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1987 | A Wreath of Roses |
| 1993 | Ethan Frome |
| 1994 | Golden Gate |
| 1997 | Mrs Brown |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love |
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin |
| 2005 | Proof |
| 2008 | Killshot |
| 2010 | The Debt |
| 2012 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane |
| 2022 | Operation Mincemeat |
Television
[edit]- Poppyland (1984 UK TV film, Screen Two)
- Prime Suspect 4
- After The War (UK TV Series)
- Inspector Morse episodes
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes episodes
- The Widowmaker 1990
- Masters of Sex pilot[8]
Plays
[edit]Plays he has directed include Arthur Kopit's Wings,[9] and the world premiere in 1980 of Jules Feiffer's Grown Ups at the American Repertory Theatre.
Radio
[edit]Between 1981 and 1996, Madden directed a series of radio adaptations of Star Wars in a BBC/NPR co-production, which included versions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1981), The Empire Strikes Back (1983) and Return of the Jedi (1996) scripted for radio by Brian Daley.[10][11]
Before it was produced for the stage, Madden directed Wings for NPR's Earplay series, in a production that won the Prix Italia.
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Director | Nominated |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | David Lean Award for Direction | Nominated |
| 2013 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Outstanding British Film | Nominated |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Widowmaker | Best Single Drama | Nominated |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
Directors Guild of America Awards
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | Outstanding Directing - Feature Film | Nominated |
| Year | Title | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| Year | Motion Picture | Academy Awards | BAFTAs | Golden Globes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | ||
| 1990 | The Widowmaker | 1 | |||||
| 1997 | Mrs Brown | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | 13 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2005 | Proof | 1 | |||||
| 2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | Miss Sloane | 1 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "John Madden|Biography" Archived 2 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Biography.com, n.d. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ John Madden Biography. Tribute.ca 2011, retrieved 29 September 2011
- ^ a b "John Madden – Visual History Interview". dga.org. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ John Madden. Yahoo Movies 2011, retrieved 29 September 2011
- ^ Nominees & Winners for the 71st Academy Awards Archived 19 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2011, retrieved 29 September 2011
- ^ "Berlinale: 1999 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Filmaka Jury Member John Madden Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Filmaka.com.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie, "Update: Michael Sheen & Lizzy Caplan To Star In Showtime Pilot 'Masters Of Sex'", deadline.com, 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ Rich, Frank (10 March 1993). "Review/Theater; A Musical Made of the Story of a Stroke". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Robb, Brian J. (2012). A Brief Guide to Star Wars. London: Hachette. ISBN 9781780335834. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ John, Derek. "That Time NPR Turned 'Star Wars' Into A Radio Drama – And It Actually Worked". All Things Considered. NPR. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- John Madden at IMDb
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| National | |
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| People | |
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- 1949 births
- Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- BAFTA winners (people)
- English film directors
- English television directors
- English theatre directors
- Living people
- People educated at Clifton College
- Mass media people from Portsmouth
- Directors of Best Picture Academy Award winners
- Directors of Best Film BAFTA Award winners