Claim: The Danish Girl was directed by a man.

Thomas George Hooper -LRB- born 5 October 1972 -RRB- is a British film and television director of English and Australian background . Hooper began making short films as a teenager , and had his first professional short , Painted Faces , broadcast on Channel 4 in 1992 . At Oxford University Hooper directed plays and television commercials . After graduating , he directed episodes of Quayside , Byker Grove , EastEnders and Cold Feet on British television .   In the 2000s , Hooper directed the major BBC costume dramas Love in a Cold Climate -LRB- 2001 -RRB- and Daniel Deronda -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , and was selected to helm the 2003 revival of ITV 's Prime Suspect series , starring Helen Mirren . Hooper made his feature film debut with Red Dust -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , a British drama starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor , before directing Helen Mirren again in the Company Pictures/HBO Films historical drama Elizabeth I -LRB- 2005 -RRB- . He continued working for HBO on the television film Longford -LRB- 2006 -RRB- and in John Adams -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , a seven-part serial on the life of the American president . Hooper returned to features with The Damned United -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , a fact-based film about the English football manager Brian Clough -LRB- played by Michael Sheen -RRB- . The following year saw the release of the historical drama The King 's Speech -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush , which was met with critical acclaim . Hooper 's next film was Les Misérables -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , which featured an all-star cast led by Hugh Jackman . His 2015 film , The Danish Girl , was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film .   Hooper 's work was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Prime Suspect and John Adams , won one for Elizabeth I , and was nominated for the British Academy -LRB- BAFTA -RRB- TV Craft Award for Best Director for Longford . The King 's Speech won multiple awards , including Best Director wins for Hooper from the Directors Guild of America and the Academy Awards , and a Best Director nomination from BAFTA .