Bruce Beresford

Directing·Aug 16, 1940·Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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.

Film	Credit
The Travellers2025 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
At the Coliseum Deluxe2019 · Narrator	Narrator
Ladies in Black2018 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Flint2017 · Director	Director
Mr. Church2016 · Director	Director
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding2011 · Director	Director
Mao’s Last Dancer2009 · Director	Director
Not Quite Hollywood2008 · Self	Self
The Man Inside Dame Edna2008 · Self	Self
The Sounds of Aus2007 · Self	Self
The Contract2006 · Director	Director
TTelling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’2006 · Self	Self
OOrpheus2006 · Director	Director
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself2003 · Director	Director
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen2003 · Self - Director	Self - Director
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star2003 · Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'	Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
Evelyn2002 · Director	Director
Bride of the Wind2001 · Director	Director
Double Jeopardy1999 · Director	Director
Sydney: A Story of a City1999 · Director	Director
Paradise Road1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Last Dance1996 · Director	Director
Silent Fall1994 · Director	Director
Curse of the Starving Class1994 · Screenplay	Screenplay
A Good Man in Africa1994 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Rich in Love1992 · Director	Director
Black Robe1991 · Director	Director
Mister Johnson1991 · Director	Director
Driving Miss Daisy1989 · Director	Director
Her Alibi1989 · Director	Director
TThe World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen1988 · Self	Self
Aria1987 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Crimes of the Heart1986 · Director	Director
The Fringe Dwellers1986 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
King David1985 · Director	Director
Tender Mercies1983 · Director	Director
Puberty Blues1981 · Director	Director
The Club1980 · Director	Director
Breaker Morant1980 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Money Movers1978 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Getting of Wisdom1977 · Director	Director
Don's Party1976 · Shop Attendant, Director	Shop Attendant, Director
Side by Side1975 · Director	Director
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own1974 · Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer	Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie1972 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
BBarbara Hepworth at the Tate1969 · Director	Director
FFilm For Guitar1966 · Director	Director
King-Size Woman1965 · Director	Director