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Atom Egoyan

Directing·Jul 19, 1960·Cairo, United Arab Republic [now Egypt]

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Atom Egoyan CC (/ɛˈɡɔɪən/; Armenian: Ատոմ Եղոյեան, romanized: Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a hyperlink film set in a strip club. He followed this with his most critically acclaimed film, The Sweet Hereafter (1997), an adaptation of the Russell Banks novel of the same name, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Egoyan's other significant films include The Adjuster (1991), Ararat (2002), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Adoration (2008), Chloe (2009), Devil's Knot (2013), and Remember (2015). His works often explore themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy, or other power structures. His films often follow non-linear plot structures, in which events are placed out of sequence in order to elicit specific emotional reactions from the audience by withholding key information. Many of his films also draw on his experiences as a first-generation immigrant, and as a member of the Armenian diaspora. In addition to his Oscar nods, Egoyan has won eight Genie/Canadian Screen Awards, out of 25 total nominations. He received the 2008 Dan David Prize for "Creative Rendering of the Past" and the 2015 Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He has been a member of the Order of Canada since 1999, and was ascended to Companion in 2015. Egoyan is married to actress Arsinée Khanjian, whom he has often cast in his films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Atom Egoyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Academy Awards®1998
- Best Director
  The Sweet Hereafter
- Best Adapted Screenplay
  The Sweet Hereafter

Film	Credit
Seven Veils2025 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Guest of Honour2020 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Remember2015 · Director	Director
The Captive2014 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Invisible World2013 · Director	Director
Devil's Knot2013 · Director	Director
Chloe2010 · Director	Director
Adoration2009 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
To Each His Own Cinema2007 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
CCitadel2006 · Director	Director
Where the Truth Lies2005 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Ararat2002 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
CClose2001 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
DDiaspora2001 · Director	Director
Preludes2000 · Director	Director
Krapp's Last Tape2000 · Director	Director
TThe Line2000 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Felicia's Journey1999 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Sarabande1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Sweet Hereafter1997 · Screenplay, Producer, Director	Screenplay, Producer, Director
A Portrait of Arshile1995 · Voice, Writer, Director	Voice, Writer, Director
Exotica1994 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Calendar1993 · Photographer, Producer, Writer, Director	Photographer, Producer, Writer, Director
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer1993 · Director	Director
The Adjuster1991 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Montreal Stories1991 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
In Passing1991 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Speaking Parts1990 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
LLooking for Nothing1988 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Family Viewing1987 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
IIn This Corner1986 · Director	Director
MMen: A Passion Playground1985 · Director	Director
Next of Kin1984 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Open House1982 · Director	Director
Peep Show1981 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
AAfter Grad with Dad1980 · Director	Director
Howard in Particular1979 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
LLust of a Eunuch1977 · Director	Director
NNotes for a Possible SequelDirector, Writer	Director, Writer