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Bruce Beresford
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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,…
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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 Guild of America Award, and won a Genie Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Beresford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
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2025
The Travellers
Movie Director
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2019
At the Coliseum Deluxe
Movie Narrator
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2018
Ladies in Black
Movie Director
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2017
Flint
Movie Director
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2017
Barracuda
Movie Executive Producer
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2016
Mr. Church
Movie Director
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2016
Roots
TV show Director
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2015
Surprise
Movie Executive Producer
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2013
Bonnie & Clyde
TV show Director
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2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Movie Director
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2011
The Telegram Man
Movie Creative Consultant
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2009
Mao’s Last Dancer
Movie Director
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2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Movie Self
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2008
The Man Inside Dame Edna
Movie Self
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2007
The Sounds of Aus
Movie Self
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2006
Canvas
Movie Co-Executive Producer
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2006
The Contract
Movie Director
- 2006
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2006
Orpheus
Movie Director
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2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Movie Director
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2003
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
Movie Self - Director
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2003
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
Movie Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
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2002
Evelyn
Movie Director
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2001
Bride of the Wind
Movie Director
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1999
Double Jeopardy
Movie Director
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1999
Sydney: A Story of a City
Movie Director
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1997
Paradise Road
Movie Director
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1996
Last Dance
Movie Director
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1994
Silent Fall
Movie Director
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1994
Curse of the Starving Class
Movie Executive Producer
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1994
A Good Man in Africa
Movie Director
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1992
Rich in Love
Movie Director
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1991
Black Robe
Movie Director
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1991
Mister Johnson
Movie Director
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1989
Driving Miss Daisy
Movie Director
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1989
Her Alibi
Movie Director
- 1988
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1987
Aria
Movie Writer
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1986
Crimes of the Heart
Movie Director
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1986
The Fringe Dwellers
Movie Director
