Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman (18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech-American movie director, screenwriter, actor, and professor. He was an emigrant to the US from Czechoslovakia. He was born in Caslav. Two of his movies, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,  and Amadeus won the Academy Award for Best Picture and are very famous. He also directed Hair and People vs. Larry Flynt. He won the Academy Award for Best Director twice.

 Personal life 
He became an American citizen in 1977. His full name was Jan Tomáš Forman. 

Forman died at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut from a short-illness on 13 April 2018 at the age of 86.

Movies

 FilmographyYearMovieOscar nominationsOscar winsMovie directorScreenwriterActorRole 1954 Stříbrný vítr (Silver wind)  1955 Nechte to na mně (Leave it to me)  1958 Štěňata (Puppies)  1960 Laterna magika II  1963 Kdyby ty muziky nebyly   1963 Audition (Konkurs)  1964 Black Peter (Černý Petr)   1964 Loves of a Blonde (Lásky jedné plavovlásky) 1   1966 Dobře placená procházka (A well paid walk)  1967 The Fireman's Ball (Hoří, má panenko) 1   1971 Taking Off   1971 I Miss Sonia Henie (Short Film)  1973 Visions of Eight  1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 9 5  1979 Hair  1981 Ragtime 8  1984 Amadeus 11 8  1986 Heartburn  Dmitri 1989 Valmont 1   1989 New Years Day  Lazlo 1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt 2  1999 Man on the Moon  2000 Keeping the Faith  Father Havel 2006 Goya's Ghosts   2008 Chelsea on the Rocks  2009 Peklo s princeznou (Hell with a Princess)  2011 The Ghost of Munich   2011 The Beloved (Les Bien-aimés)  Jaromil

Awards, nominations and honours
Academy Awards
 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (won)
 1984: Amadeus (won)
 1996: The People vs. Larry Flynt (nomination)

Golden Globe
 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (won)
 1984: Amadeus (won)
 1981: Ragtime (nomination)
 1996: The People vs. Larry Flynt (won)

Cannes
 1971: Taking Off (Won)
 1968: The Fireman's Ball (nomination)

Berlinale
 1999: Man on the Moon (won)
 1997: The People vs. Larry Flynt (won)

BAFTA
 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (won)
 1984: Amadeus (nomination)
 1971: Taking Off (nomination – Best Film)
 1971: Taking Off (nomination – Best Screenplay)

César Award
 1984: Amadeus (won)
 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (nomination)
 1979: Hair (nomination)
 1989: Valmont (nomination)

David di Donatello
 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (won)
 1984: Amadeus (won – Best Film)
 1984: Amadeus (won – Best Screenplay)
 1979: Hair (won)

European Film Academy
 1996: The People vs. Larry Flynt – Award for European contribution to world cinema – screen Prix International (won)

Czech Lion
 1997: Contribution to Czech cinema (won)

List of Greatest Czechs
 Největší Čech: # 30 place

 1995: Medal of Merit

References

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