Biography: Woody Allen was born 12/1/1935 in Brooklyn, New York. He began doing stand up, but by 65, Allen wrote and acted in "What's New, Pussycat?". In 69, he had made his directorial debut with "Take the Money and Run" and by 77 Allen won three Oscar's for his film "Annie Hall". Allen made many films in the 90's including "Husbands and Wives, Bullets Over Broadway, and Mighty Aphrodite". Some of his more recent work includes "Deconstructing Harry" in 97' and in "Antz".
Filmography:
Why Men Shouldn't Marry (2004)
Anything Else (2003)
Hollywood Ending (2002)
Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy (2001)
Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - Love & Laughter, The (2001)
Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns, The (2001)
Brooke Shields: Celebrity Profile (2001)
Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The (2001)
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
Playboy: The Party Continues (2000)
Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy, The (2000)
Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room, The (2000)
Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV, The (2000)
Waiting for Woody (2000)
CyberWorld (2000)
Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Company Man (2000)
Buńuel en Hollywood (2000)
Ljuset hĺller mig sällskap (2000)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: In Search of (1998)
Antz (1998)
Impostors, The (1998)
Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, A (1998)
Cannes... les 400 coups (1997)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Wild Man Blues (1997)
Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv (1997)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Sunshine Boys, The (1995)
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Don't Drink the Water (1994)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Shadows and Fog (1992)
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
New York Stories (1989)
King Lear (1987)
Radio Days (1987)
Meeting Woody Allen (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Zelig (1983)
Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, A (1982)
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love (1980)
Stardust Memories (1980)
Manhattan (1979)
Annie Hall (1977)
Front, The (1976)
Making of 'The Front', The (1976)
Love and Death (1975)
Sleeper (1973)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971)
Bananas (1971)
"Hot Dog" (1970)
Woody Allen Special, The (1969)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Casino Royale (1967)
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
What's New, Pussycat (1965)
"That Was the Week That Was" (1964)
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Nominations and Awards
Academy Awards, USA
1998
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for The Meanest Man in the World (1997)
1996
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
1995
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Director for Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Award Shared With: Douglas McGrath
1993
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Husbands and Wives (1992)
1991
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Alice (1990)
1990
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Director for Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
1988
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Radio Days (1987)
1987
• Won, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Director for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1986
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
1985
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Director for Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
1980
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Manhattan (1979)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
1979
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Director for Interiors (1978)
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Interiors (1978)
1978
• Won, Oscar
Best Director for Annie Hall (1977)
• Won, Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Annie Hall (1977)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role for Annie Hall (1977)
American Comedy Awards, USA
1987
• Won, American Comedy Award
Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Won, Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy
Berlin International Film Festival
1975
• Won, UNICRIT Award
for Love and Death (1975)
• Won, Silver Berlin Bear
• For his whole works.
• Nominated, Golden Berlin Bear
for Love and Death (1975)
Bodil Awards
1987
• Won, Bodil
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europćiske film) for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1986
• Won, Bodil
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europćiske film) for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
1984
• Won, Bodil
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europćiske film) for Zelig (1983)
1980
• Won, Bodil
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europćiske film) for Manhattan (1979)
1978
• Won, Bodil
Best Non-European Film (Bedste ikke-europćiske film) for Annie Hall (1977)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1987
• Won, BSFC Award
Best Screenplay for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1986
• Won, BSFC Award
Best Screenplay for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
British Academy Awards
1997
• Won, Academy Fellowship
1996
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay (Original) for Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Award Shared With: Douglas McGrath
• USA.
1993
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Original Screenplay for Husbands and Wives (1992)
1991
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Direction for Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Original Screenplay for Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Film for Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Award Shared With: Robert Greenhut
1988
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Original Screenplay for Radio Days (1987)
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Film for Radio Days (1987)
Award Shared With: Robert Greenhut
1987
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Direction for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Original Screenplay for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Film for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Award Shared With: Robert Greenhut
1986
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Original Screenplay for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Film for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Award Shared With: Robert Greenhut
1985
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Original Screenplay for Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
1984
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Original Screenplay for Zelig (1983)
1980
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay for Manhattan (1979)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor for Manhattan (1979)
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Direction for Manhattan (1979)
1978
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Direction for Annie Hall (1977)
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay for Annie Hall (1977)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor for Annie Hall (1977)
Cannes Film Festival
1985
• Won, FIPRESCI Award
for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
2000
• Nominated, Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) for The Meanest Man in the World (1997)
César Awards, France
1998
• Nominated, César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
1994
• Nominated, César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
1993
• Nominated, César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for Husbands and Wives (1992)
1992
• Nominated, César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for Alice (1990)
1987
• Nominated, César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1986
• Won, César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
1980
• Won, César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for Manhattan (1979)
1978
• Nominated, César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for Annie Hall (1977)
David di Donatello Awards
1990
• Won, David
Best Screenplay - Foreign Film (Autore della Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniero) for Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
1987
• Won, David
Best Screenplay - Foreign Film (Autore della Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniero) for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1985
• Won, David
Best Screenplay - Foreign Film (Autore della Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniero) for Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
1984
• Won, David
Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) for Zelig (1983)
Directors Guild of America, USA
1996
• Won, Lifetime Achievement Award
1978
• Won, DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Annie Hall (1977)
Award Shared With: Robert Greenhut (unit production manager) (plaque), Fred T. Gallo (first assistant director) (plaque), Frederic B. Blankfein (second assistant director) (plaque)
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1990
• Nominated, Edgar
Best Motion Picture for Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
European Film Awards
1998
• Nominated, Five Continents Award
for The Meanest Man in the World (1997)
• USA.
1997
• Nominated, Five Continents Award
for Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
• USA
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1987
• Won, Critics Award
Best Foreign Film for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• USA.
1986
• Won, Critics Award
Best Foreign Film for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
• USA.
Golden Globes, USA
1987
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1986
• Won, Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
1984
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Zelig (1983)
1979
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture for Interiors (1978)
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for Interiors (1978)
1978
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture for Annie Hall (1977)
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy for Annie Hall (1977)
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for Annie Hall (1977)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
Golden Satellite Awards
1997
• Nominated, Golden Satellite Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Independent Spirit Awards
1995
• Nominated, Independent Spirit Award
Best Screenplay for Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Award Shared With: Douglas McGrath
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1980
• Won, Silver Ribbon
Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for Manhattan (1979)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1998
• Won, Lifetime Achievement Award
Laurel Awards
1970
• Nominated, Golden Laurel
Male Comedy Performance for Take the Money and Run (1969)
• 4th place.
• Nominated, Golden Laurel
Male New Face for Take the Money and Run (1969)
• 10th place.
1966
• Nominated, Golden Laurel
New Faces, Male
• 13th place.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1986
• Won, LAFCA Award
Best Screenplay for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1977
• Won, LAFCA Award
Best Screenplay for Annie Hall (1977)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
National Board of Review, USA
1986
• Won, NBR Award
Best Director for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1980
• Won, NSFC Award
Best Director for Manhattan (1979)
• Tied with Robert Benton for Kramer vs. Kramer.
1978
• Won, NSFC Award
Best Screenplay for Annie Hall (1977)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1986
• Won, NYFCC Award
Best Director for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1985
• Won, NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
1979
• Won, NYFCC Award
Best Director for Manhattan (1979)
1977
• Won, NYFCC Award
Best Director for Annie Hall (1977)
• Won, NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay for Annie Hall (1977)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
Robert Festival
1984
• Won, Honorary Robert
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
1975
• Won, Nebula Award
Best Dramatic Presentation for Sleeper (1973)
Venice Film Festival
1995
• Won, Career Golden Lion
• In celebration of cinema's 100th anniversary.
• Woody Allen is known not to show up at award ceremonies and like so often Carlo Di Palma accepted the award in his name, stating that 'it has become a full-time job'.
1983
• Won, Pasinetti Award
Best Film for Zelig (1983)
Writers Guild of America, USA
1996
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
1995
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Award Shared With: Douglas McGrath
1993
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Husbands and Wives (1992)
1991
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Alice (1990)
1990
• Won, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
1988
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Radio Days (1987)
1987
• Won, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• Won, Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
1986
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
1985
• Won, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
1984
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Zelig (1983)
1981
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Stardust Memories (1980)
1980
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Manhattan (1979)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
1979
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen for Interiors (1978)
1978
• Won, WGA Screen Award
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Annie Hall (1977)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
1974
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Sleeper (1973)
Award Shared With: Marshall Brickman
1972
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Bananas (1971)
Award Shared With: Mickey Rose
1970
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Take the Money and Run (1969)
Award Shared With: Mickey Rose
1966
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Written American Comedy for What's New, Pussycat (1965)