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- Biography
- Director Sam Mendes was already a veteran of the Broadway and London stage when he made one of the most auspicious feature film debuts in recent memory with American Beauty, a dark, satirical, and ultimately revelatory vision of suburban discontent.
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- Born
- August 01, 1965
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Director American Beauty (1999) |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nominated | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Director American Beauty (1999) |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Best Director American Beauty (1999) |
Chicago Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Won | Chicago Film Critics Association |
Best Director American Beauty (1999) |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Director Revolutionary Road |
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Sam Mendes mom's new audience
10/23/09 Valerie Mendes, author of four acclaimed young-adult novels in the UK, has sold her first adult novel to Dutton. | New York Post - New York NY -
Sam Mendes crosses Bridge Project
08/06/09 The second installment of trans-Atlantic legit initiative the Bridge Project will consist of Shakespeare double bill "As You Like It" and "The Tempest." | Variety -
AICN Downunder: Latauro Does MIFF #2!!
07/31/09 To see commit suicide-by-too-many-films. | Ain't It Cool News -
Sam Mendes, Focus in 2-year pact
06/18/09 Focus Features has made a two-year first-look deal with Sam Mendes and Neal Street Prods., the company the helmer partners in with Pippa Harris and Caro Newling. | Variety -
Review: Away We Go
06/05/09 Moviefone Burt and Verona (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph) don't quite have things figured out yet. | Cinematical.com -
Interview: 'Away We Go' Director Sam Mendes
06/04/09 Moviefone Sam Mendes started his feature directorial career with American Beauty , an incisive look at suburban malaise that in addition to netting multiple Oscar nominations, earned him a reputation for being a keen if not altogether optimistic observer of human nature. | Cinematical.com