Bruce Beresford
Born: 1940-08-16 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known For: Directing
Biography
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
2025
- The Travellers ... (Director)
2019
- At the Coliseum Deluxe as Narrator
2018
- Ladies in Black ... (Director)
2016
- Roots ... (Director)
- Mr. Church ... (Director)
2015
- Surprise ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- Bonnie & Clyde ... (Director)
2011
- Peace, Love & Misunderstanding ... (Director)
- The Telegram Man ... (Creative Consultant)
2009
- Mao’s Last Dancer ... (Director)
2008
- Not Quite Hollywood as Self
- The Man Inside Dame Edna as Self
2007
- The Sounds of Aus as Self
2006
- The Contract ... (Director)
- Canvas ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Orpheus ... (Director)
- Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’ as Self
2003
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself ... (Director)
- Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star as Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
- Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen as Self - Director
2002
- Evelyn ... (Director)
2001
- Bride of the Wind ... (Director)
1999
- Double Jeopardy ... (Director)
- Sydney: A Story of a City ... (Director)
1997
- Paradise Road ... (Director)
1996
- Last Dance ... (Director)
1994
- Silent Fall ... (Director)
- A Good Man in Africa ... (Director)
- Curse of the Starving Class ... (Executive Producer)
1992
- Rich in Love ... (Director)
1991
- Black Robe ... (Director)
- Mister Johnson ... (Director)
1989
- Driving Miss Daisy ... (Director)
- Her Alibi ... (Director)
1987
- Aria ... (Writer)
1986
- Crimes of the Heart ... (Director)
- The Fringe Dwellers ... (Director)
1985
- King David ... (Director)
1983
- Tender Mercies ... (Director)
1981
- Six Fifty-Five Special as Self
- Puberty Blues ... (Director)
1980
- Breaker Morant ... (Director)
- The Club ... (Director)
1978
- Money Movers ... (Director)
1977
- The Getting of Wisdom ... (Director)
1976
- Don's Party as Shop Attendant
1975
- Side by Side ... (Director)
1974
- Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited)
1972
- The Adventures of Barry McKenzie ... (Director)
1970
- Magritte: The False Mirror ... (Cinematography)
1969
- Barbara Hepworth at the Tate ... (Director)
1966
- Film For Guitar ... (Director)
1965
- King-Size Woman ... (Director)
1963
- It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain ... (Director)