John Madden (director)

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John Madden
Born	John Philip Madden April 8, 1949 (1949-04-08) (age 59) Hampshire, England
Awards won BAFTA Awards Best Single Scottish Drama 1996 True or Dare

John Philip Madden (born April 8, 1949) is an English director of theatre, film, television, and radio. He began his career in British independent films. He graduated from the University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex) in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature. He started work in television including directing Prime Suspect 4 and episodes of Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse. Perhaps his most notable achievement to date was directing Shakespeare in Love, which won Best Film of 1998 award at the 1999 Oscars ceremony.

John is also a jury member of the on going Filmaka short film contest.

Contents 1 Filmography 1.1 Plays 1.2 Radio 2 References

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	No. of Oscar nominations	No. of Oscar wins
1993	Ethan Frome
1994	Golden Gate
1997	Mrs. Brown	2
1998	Shakespeare in Love	13	7
2001	Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2005	Proof
2007	Killshot

[edit] Plays

Plays he has directed include Arthur Kopit's Wings (for which he won the Prix Italia).

[edit] Radio

See also: Star Wars (radio)

Radio dramas he has directed include the radio versions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back .

[edit] References

• John Madden at the Internet Movie Database