Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an American director. He was born in Queens and raised in Manhattan. Many of Scorsese's movies have Italian American, Roman Catholic and violent themes or ideas. Scorsese is probably best known for his movies about the mafia. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for his movie The Departed at the 79th Academy Awards in 2007; the movie also won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay. This was Scorsese's first Academy Award for Best Director.

Martin Scorsese's filmmaking style is marked by key elements, including violent themes, the use of music, intricate cinematography, exceptional performances, psychological depth, exploration of religious themes, collaboration with top talents, a strong connection to New York City, frequent use of voiceovers, and cinematic references.

Awards and recognitions
 Scorsese received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1997. 
 In 1998, the American Film Institute placed three Scorsese movies on their list of the greatest movies in America: Raging Bull at #24, Taxi Driver at #47 and Goodfellas at #94. 
 Scorsese received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on January 18, 2001.
 In 2001, AFI put two Scorsese movies on their list of the most "heart-pounding movies" in American cinema: Taxi Driver at #22 and Raging Bull at #51.
 At a ceremony in Paris, France, on January 5, 2005, Martin Scorsese was awarded the French Legion of Honor in recognition of his contribution to cinema.
 In 2007, Scorsese won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Departed, which also won Best Picture.
 On September 11, 2007, the Kennedy Center Honors committee, which recognizes career excellence and cultural influence, named Scorsese as one of the honorees for the year.
 On June 17, 2008, AFI put two of Scorsese's films on the AFI's 10 Top 10 list: Raging Bull at #1 for the Sports genre and Goodfellas at #2 for the Gangster genre.
 Scorsese received the 2010 Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 67th Golden Globe Awards.
 On September 18, 2011 Scorsese won in the category Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, for his work on the series premiere of Boardwalk Empire.
 On January 15, 2012, at the 69th Golden Globe Awards, Scorsese won an award for Best Director on the 2011 movie Hugo.
 On February 12, 2012 at the 65th British Academy Film Awards, Scorsese received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award.

Scorsese has earned praise from many film legends including Ingmar Bergman, Frank Capra, Jean-Luc Godard, Werner Herzog, Elia Kazan, Akira Kurosawa, David Lean, Michael Powell, Satyajit Ray, and François Truffaut.

 Year Film Academy Award Nominations Academy Award Wins Golden Globe Nominations Golden Globe Wins BAFTA Nominations BAFTA Wins 1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore31274 1976 Taxi Driver42731977 New York, New York421980 Raging Bull827142 1983 The King of Comedy51 1985 After Hours11 1986 The Color of Money4121988 The Last Temptation of Christ121990 Goodfellas61575 1991 Cape Fear222 1993 The Age of Innocence514141 1995 Casino121 1997 Kundun41 2002 Gangs of New York1052121 2004 The Aviator11563144 2006 The Departed54616 2011 Hugo1153192 Total 75 20 54 10 80 23
Filmography
Features
 Year Title Contribution Notes 1968 Who's That Knocking at My Door Director/Writer 1972 Boxcar Bertha Director 1973 Mean Streets Director/Writer/Producer Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay 1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Director Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best DirectionNominated – Golden Palm 1976 Taxi Driver Director Blue Ribbon Awards Best Foreign FilmGolden PalmHochi Film Award Best Foreign FilmKinema Junpo Awards Best Foreign Language DirectorNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best DirectorNominated – BAFTA Award for Best DirectionNominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film 1977 New York, New York Director 1980 Raging Bull Director/Writer Guild of German Art House Cinemas Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) National Society of Film Critics Award for Best DirectorNominated – Academy Award for Best DirectorNominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Director 1983  Director Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best DirectionNominated – Golden Palm 1985 After Hours Director Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)Independent Spirit Award for Best DirectorNominated – Golden PalmNominated – César Award for Best Foreign Film 1986  Director 1988  Director/Writer Venice Film Festival  Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" AwardNominated – Academy Award for Best DirectorNominated – Golden Lion – Venice Film Festival 1990 Goodfellas Director/Producer/Writer BAFTA Award for Best FilmBAFTA Award for Best DirectionBAFTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayBodil Award for Best Non-European FilmBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best DirectorBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best FilmChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ScreenplayFotogramas de Plata Best Foreign FilmKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best FilmKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best DirectorLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best DirectorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best DirectorSilver LionVenice Film Festival Audience AwardVenice Film Festival  Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" AwardNominated – Academy Award for Best PictureNominated – Academy Award for Best DirectorNominated – Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)Nominated – César Award for Best Foreign FilmNominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best DirectorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best ScreenplayNominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 1991 Cape Fear Director Nominated – Golden Bear at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director 1991 The Grifters Producer Independent Spirit Award for Best Film 1993  Director/Writer Bodil Award for Best Non-European FilmFotogramas de Plata Best Foreign FilmNational Board of Review Award for Best DirectorVenice Film Festival Audience AwardNominated – Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best DirectorNominated – USC Scripter Award Best Screenplay 1995 Casino Director/Writer Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Director 1997 Kundun Director Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1999 Bringing Out the Dead Director Courmayeur Noir Film Festival Jury Prize 2002 Gangs of New York Director Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best DirectorGolden Globe Award for Best DirectorItalian Online Movie Award for Best DirectorSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – Academy Award for Best DirectorNominated – BAFTA Award for Best DirectionNominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – César Award for Best Foreign FilmNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmNominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorNominated – Nastro d’Argento Best Foreign Director 2004 The Aviator Director BAFTA Award for Best FilmBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best DirectorLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Best DirectorPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – Academy Award for Best DirectorNominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmNominated – Directors Guild of Great BritainNominated – BAFTA Award for Best DirectionNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best DirectorNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – Nastro d’Argento Best Foreign DirectorNominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorNominated – Satellite Award for Best Director 2006  Director Academy Award for Best DirectorBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best DirectorBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best DirectorGolden Globe Award for Best DirectorItalian Online Movie Award for Best DirectorGransito Movie Award Best DirectorLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Best DirectorNational Board of Review Award for Best DirectorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best DirectorOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – BAFTA Award for Best DirectionNominated – David di Donatello for Best Foreign FilmNominated – Empire Award for Best DirectorNominated – Gotham Award Best FilmNominated – Satellite Award for Best Director 2010 Shutter Island Director/ProducerNominated – National Board of Review NBR Award for Top Ten Films Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Director
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
Nominated – Italian Online Movie Award for Best DirectorNominated – Italian Online Movie Award for Best FilmNominated – Scream Awards for Best DirectorNominated – Scream Awards for Best Horror Movie  2011Hugo Director/ProducerBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best FilmNominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best FilmNominated – Southeastern Film Critics Association: Top 10 FilmsNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best FilmNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best FilmNominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best FilmNominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorNominated – IndieWire Critics Survey Award for Best FilmNominated – (2nd place)IndieWire Critics Survey Award for Best DirectorNominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmNominated – Producers Guild of AmericaNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated—AACTA International Award for Best FilmNominated—AACTA International Award for Best DirectionNominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best FilmNominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorNominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best PictureNominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director- PendingNominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Film- PendingNominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Director- PendingNominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best FilmNominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorNominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Film- PendingNominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
Pending - Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film

Pending - Saturn Award for Best Director 2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Director

Documentary movies
 Year Title Notes 1970 Street Scenes 1974 Italianamerican 1978  1978 American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince 1995  1999 My Voyage to Italy Melbourne International Film Festival Best DocumentaryNational Board of Review William K. Everson Film History AwardNational Society of Film Critics Award Special AwardNominated – Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film 2003 The Blues (series) 2005 No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music VideoNominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Direction for Nonfiction Programming 2008 Shine a Light (film) 2010 Public Speaking Nominated-Gotham Independent Film Awards 2010 2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Documentary Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Documentary

Short movies
 Year Title Notes 1959 "Vesuvius VI" 1963 "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" 1964 "It's Not Just You, Murray!" 1967 "" L'Âge d'or – Knokke-le-Zoute Film Festival 1987 "Bad" (music video with Michael Jackson) 1989 "New York Stories" (segment "Life's Lessons") 1990 "Made in Milan" 2007 ""

Television work
 Year Title Notes 2010–present Boardwalk Empire Executive producer, director (series premiere)Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Appearances on camera
 Year Title Role Notes 1967 Who's That Knocking at My Door Thug #2 cameo 1973 Mean Streets Jimmy Shorts and Charlie Cappa's narration cameo 1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Man in cafeteria cameo 1976 Taxi Driver Passenger in Travis's cab cameo 1978  Himself 1980 Raging Bull The Man who speaks with La Motta in the end 1983  TV director cameo 1985 After Hours
| Man with searchlight
| cameo
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| 1986
| The Color of Money| opening narrator
| uncredited
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| 1986
| Round Midnight R.W. Goodley 1990 Dreams Vincent van Gogh 1991 Guilty by Suspicion Joe Lesser 1992  Himself 1993 The Age of Innocence Photographer uncredited cameo 1994 Quiz Show Martin Rittenhome 1999  Himself 1999 Bringing Out the Dead Dispatcher 2002 Gangs of New York Wealthy homeowner 2004 The Aviator Hell's Angel's projectionist  voice (uncredited) 2004 Shark Tale Sykes voice 2005 Curb Your Enthusiasm Himself 2008 Shine a LightHimself 2008 Entourage Himself 2011 Hugo Camera man

References

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