Christine Lahti
American actress and director (born 1950)
Danny Boyle is an acclaimed English director and producer known for his work on films like Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours. He has won numerous awards, including an Oscar for Best Director, and was even offered a knighthood, which he declined due to his republican beliefs.
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About the Danny Boyle
Daniel Francis Boyleis an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including Shallow Graveand its sequel T2 Trainspotting (2017), The Beach (2000), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), 127 Hours (2010), Steve Jobs (2015), and Yesterday (2019).
Boyle’s debut film Shallow Grave won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute ranked Trainspotting the 10th greatest British film of the 20th century. Boyle’s 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, the most successful British film of the decade, was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight, including the Academy Award for Best Director. He also won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director. Boyle was presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2008 Austin Film Festival, where he also introduced that year’s AFF Audience Award Winner Slumdog Millionaire.
In 2012 Boyle was the artistic director for Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was subsequently offered a knighthood as part of the New Year Honours but declined due to his republican beliefs.
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Danny Boyle is an English director and producer known for his work on films such as Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, and Slumdog Millionaire, which won him an Academy Award for Best Director.
Some of Danny Boyle’s most famous films include Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and its sequel T2 Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and Yesterday.
Danny Boyle has won numerous awards, including a BAFTA Award for Best British Film for Shallow Grave, and the Academy Award for Best Director for Slumdog Millionaire. He has also won Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards for Best Director.
In 2012, Danny Boyle was offered a knighthood as part of the New Year Honours, but he declined it due to his republican beliefs, which means he does not support the British monarchy.
Danny Boyle was the artistic director for Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
5 Quotes by Danny Boyle
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It’s easy to like the most popular films, but I have a great fondness for ‘A Life Less Ordinary’.
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I love huge movies. Not sure I am the guy to make them, but you can rely on me being there watching them.
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Celluloid will be the next decade’s black and white.
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It’s a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.
Danny BoyleEnglish filmmaker
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I learned with ‘The Beach’ that I’m a bit better lower down the radar.
Danny BoyleEnglish filmmaker