Woody Allen

Directing

Born: 1935-11-30
From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Height: 163.00 m
Popularity: 1.9

Also Known As

Allan Stewart Konigsberg

Biography

Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright. Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to screwball sex comedies, have made him a notable American director. He is also distinguished by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema, among a wealth of other fields of interest. Allen developed a passion for music early on and is a celebrated jazz clarinetist. What began as a teenage avocation has led to regular public performances at various small venues in his hometown of Manhattan, with occasional appearances at various jazz festivals. Allen joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the New Orleans Funeral Ragtime Orchestra in performances that provided the film score for his 1973 comedy Sleeper, and performed in a rare European tour in 1996, which became the subject of the documentary Wild Man Blues.

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Awards & Nominations37 won ยท 21 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Blue Jasmine

2014
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Bullets Over Broadway

2014
๐Ÿ† Won

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Midnight in Paris

2012
๐Ÿ† Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

Midnight in Paris

2012
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Midnight in Paris

2012
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Midnight in Paris

2012
๐Ÿ† Won

Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2009
๐Ÿ† Won

honorary doctorate of Pompeu Fabra University

2007
๐Ÿ† Won

David di Donatello for Best European Film

Match Point

2006
๐Ÿ† Won

Goya Award for Best European Film

Match Point

2006
๐Ÿ† Won

Sant Jordi Prize

Match Point

2006
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Match Point

2006
๐Ÿ† Won

Donostia Award

2004
๐Ÿ† Won

Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts

2002
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Deconstructing Harry

1998
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

Deconstructing Harry

1998
๐Ÿ† Won

BAFTA Fellowship

1997
๐Ÿ† Won

Butaca Awards

Everyone Says I Love You

1997
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Non-European Film

Everyone Says I Love You

1997
๐Ÿ† Won

Butaca Awards

Mighty Aphrodite

1996
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Mighty Aphrodite

1996
๐Ÿ† Won

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

1995
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Bullets Over Broadway

1995
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Bullets Over Broadway

1995
๐Ÿ† Won

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

Husbands and Wives

1993
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Husbands and Wives

1993
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Alice

1991
๐Ÿ† Won

David di Donatello for best foreign screenplay

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1990
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1990
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1990
๐Ÿ† Won

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

1989
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Radio Days

1988
๐Ÿ† Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture โ€“ Musical or Comedy

Hannah and Her Sisters

1987
๐Ÿ† Won

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

Hannah and Her Sisters

1987
๐Ÿ† Won

David di Donatello for best foreign screenplay

Hannah and Her Sisters

1987
๐Ÿ† Won

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Hannah and Her Sisters

1987
๐Ÿ† Won

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

Hannah and Her Sisters

1987
๐Ÿ† Won

Bodil Awards

Hannah and Her Sisters

1987
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Hannah and Her Sisters

1987
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Hannah and Her Sisters

1987
๐Ÿ† Won

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1986
๐Ÿ† Won

Bodil Awards

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1986
๐Ÿ† Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1986
๐Ÿ† Won

BAFTA Award for Best Film

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1986
๐Ÿ† Won

Cรฉsar Award

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1986
๐Ÿ† Won

The President's Memorial Award

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1986
๐Ÿ† Won

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

Broadway Danny Rose

1985
๐Ÿ† Won

David di Donatello for best foreign screenplay

Broadway Danny Rose

1985
๐Ÿ† Won

FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Broadway Danny Rose

1985
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Broadway Danny Rose

1985
๐Ÿ† Won

Bodil Awards

Zelig

1984
๐Ÿ† Won

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor

Zelig

1984
๐Ÿ† Won

Bodil Awards

Manhattan

1980
๐Ÿ† Won

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

Manhattan

1980
๐Ÿ† Won

Cรฉsar Award

Manhattan

1980
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Manhattan

1980
๐Ÿ† Won

Sant Jordi Prize

Interiors

1979

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