Kenneth Branagh
- Biography
- Perhaps the best-known Shakespeare interpreter of the late 20th century, Kenneth Branagh began his career in a golden haze of critical exultation. First a star pupil at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (one of Britain's most prestigious drama ...
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- Born
- December 10, 1960
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Adapted Screenplay Hamlet (1996) |
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nominated | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Warm Springs |
American Film Institute
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nominated | American Film Institute |
Best Male Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series Conspiracy (2002) |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Warm Springs |
| 2001 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Conspiracy (2002) |
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Learn Who Plays The Title Character’s Daddy, The God Odin, In Kenneth Branagh’s THOR!!
10/29/09 Hopkins joins Natalie Portman, who plays Thor's girlfriend Jane Foster, Tom Hiddelston, who plays Thor's ne'er-do-well brother Loki, and Chris Hemsworth, who plays the wielder of the giant hammer Mjöllnir. | Ain't It Cool News -
Kenneth Branagh Takes Stellan Skarsgård to Asgard
10/04/09 He can't tell us who he'll be playing -- or anything else, really -- but Stellan Skarsgård has revealed that he's joined the cast of "Thor." | Rotten Tomatoes -
Natalie Portman Is THOR's Jane Foster!
07/13/09 Moviefone Natalie Portman will play Jane Foster in Kenneth Branagh's THOR. | Ain't It Cool News -
EXCLUSIVE: Kenneth Branagh Discusses His Inspirations For ‘Thor’
06/04/09 While the world still waits for official confirmation that Chris Hemsworth will play the lead role in "Thor," one other aspect of the project that remains uncertain is, well… exactly what sort of " Thor " story the movie will tell. | MTV Movies Blog -
George Clooney Is a Gentleman
05/19/09 The old-school movie star has signed on to act his dapper best in A Very Private Gentleman , a big-screen adaptation of the Martin Booth best-seller. | E! Online -
An Interview with the Man Who Would Be Thor
04/28/09 Although a major player in Norse mythology, the character of Thor is known primarily to comics fans, and only recently to the general public, due to the news that famed director Kenneth Branagh ( Peter's Friends , Dead Again ) will be helming a movie for Marvel Studios based on the character's heroic exploits, due out in 2011. | Rotten Tomatoes