Birthday: October 20, 1956
One of Britain's most celebrated breakthrough talents of the '90s, director and producer Danny Boyle made his name with his acclaimed 1996 adaptation of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting. An angry, scabrously funny film about a group of Edinburgh heroin addicts that took a non-judgmental approach to drug use, the film won equal parts praise and controversy, as well as lasting fame for its ...more- 2008
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Director
- Slumdog Millionaire
- win
- 2008
- Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio
- Best Director
- Slumdog Millionaire
- win
- 2008
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Director
- Slumdog Millionaire
- win
- 2008
- Broadcast Film Critics Association
- Best Director
- Slumdog Millionaire
- win
- 2008
- Alliance of Women Film Journalists
- Best Director
- Slumdog Millionaire
- win
- 2008
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Director
- 2007
- Sunshine
- Director
- 2007
- 28 Weeks Later
- Executive Producer
- 2004
- Millions
- Director
- 2002
- Alien Love Triangle
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