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Bruce Beresford

Bruce Beresford

Director · Born 1940-08-16 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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 (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 G…

Directed

  1. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) — Director
  2. Double Jeopardy (1999) — Director
  3. The Contract (2006) — Director
  4. Mr. Church (2016) — Director
  5. Ladies in Black (2018) — Director
  6. Roots (2016) — Director
  7. Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011) — Director
  8. Breaker Morant (1980) — Director
  9. Bonnie & Clyde (2013) — Director
  10. Tender Mercies (1983) — Director
  11. Her Alibi (1989) — Director
  12. Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) — Director
  13. Black Robe (1991) — Director
  14. Evelyn (2002) — Director
  15. Last Dance (1996) — Director
  16. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) — Director
  17. Paradise Road (1997) — Director
  18. Silent Fall (1994) — Director
  19. Crimes of the Heart (1986) — Director
  20. King David (1985) — Director
  21. Aria (1987) — Director
  22. A Good Man in Africa (1994) — Director
  23. Puberty Blues (1981) — Director
  24. Mister Johnson (1991) — Director
  25. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) — Director
  26. Don's Party (1976) — Director
  27. Money Movers (1978) — Director
  28. The Club (1980) — Director
  29. The Travellers (2025) — Director
  30. Flint (2017) — Director
  31. The Getting of Wisdom (1977) — Director
  32. Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) — Director
  33. Rich in Love (1992) — Director
  34. Bride of the Wind (2001) — Director
  35. The Fringe Dwellers (1986) — Director
  36. Side by Side (1975) — Director
  37. Sydney: A Story of a City (1999) — Director
  38. King-Size Woman (1965) — Director
  39. Orpheus (2006) — Director
  40. Barbara Hepworth at the Tate (1969) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Not Quite Hollywood (2008) — Self
  2. Don's Party (1976) — Shop Attendant
  3. Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) — Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited)
  4. Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star (2003) — Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
  5. Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen (2003) — Self - Director
  6. At the Coliseum Deluxe (2019) — Narrator
  7. The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988) — Self
  8. Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’ (2006) — Self
  9. The Sounds of Aus (2007) — Self
  10. The Man Inside Dame Edna (2008) — Self
  11. Six Fifty-Five Special (1981) — Self