Terry Gilliam

**Terrence Vance Gilliam** (born November 22, 1940) is an American-British cartoonist and filmmaker. He was born in Minnesota and grew up in California, but he now lives in England and is a British citizen.

He was a member of the British comedy team Monty Python. He designed animated sequences and acted in both their television show and movies. He also directed the movies *Jabberwocky* (1976), *Time Bandits* (1981), *Brazil* (1985), *Baron Münchhausen* (1989), *Fisher King*  (1991), *12 Monkeys* (1996), *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998), and *The Brothers Grimm* (2005).

## Filmography
### Feature
**Monty Python and the Holy Grail* (1975) (co-directed with Terry Jones)
**Jabberwocky* (1977)
**Time Bandits* (1981)
**Brazil* (1985)
**The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988)
**The Fisher King* (1991)
**12 Monkeys* (1995)
**Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998)
**The Brothers Grimm* (2005)
**Tideland* (2005)
**The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009)

Upcoming movies:
**The Man Who Killed Don Quixote* (in pre-production)

### Shorts
**Storytime* (1968) (animated short)
**Miracle of Flight* (1974)  (animated short)
**The Crimson Permanent Assurance* (1983) (a short supporting feature that went with ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life*)
**The Legend of Hallowdega* (2010)
**The Wholly Family* (2011)

### Advertisements
*MTV "Boogeyman" (1987)
**Secret Tournament* (2002)
**The Rematch* (2002)

## Awards, nominations and honours
**Brazil* (1985)
**Los Angeles Film Critics Association **Best Film, Director, and Screenplay**
**1 Academy Awards nominations **Best Original Screenplay**
**The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988)
**3 BAFTA Awards **Best Costume Design, Best Make Up Artist, Best Production Design**
**3 Silver Ribbons awarded by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists **Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design**
**4 Academy Awards nominations **Best Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup**
**4 Saturn Awards nominations **Best Costumes, Best Fantasy Film, Best Make-Up, Best Special Effects**
**Hugo Award nomination for **Best Dramatic Presentation**
**The Fisher King* (1991)
**Academy Award **Best Actress in a Supporting Role** (Mercedes Ruehl)
**4 Academy Awards nominations **Best Actor in a Leading Role** (Robin Williams), **Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music, Original Score, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen**
**Venice Film Festival **Silver Lion Winner**
**Toronto Film Festival *'People's Choice Award Winner'*
**Twelve Monkeys* (1995)
**2 Academy Awards nominations **Best Actor in a Supporting Role** (Brad Pitt), **Best Costume Design**
**Berlin Film Festival **Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"&nbsp;– 3rd Place**
**Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998)
**Cannes Film Festival Official Selection
**The Brothers Grimm* (2005)
**Venice Film Festival Official Selection
**Tideland* (2005)
**San Sebastian Festival **Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize**
**The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009)
**2 Academy Awards nominations **Best Costume Design**, **Best Art Direction**
**2 BAFTA Awards nominations **Best Production Design**, **Best Make Up & Hair**
****Best Fantasy Film** nomination by the Costume Designers Guild of America
**British Independent Film Awards nomination for **Best Achievement in Production**
**International Press Academy Satellite Award **Best Costume Design**, 3 more nominations for **Best Visual Effects**, **Best Art Direction & Production Design**, **Best Original Song**
**Voted **Best Fantasy Film of the Year** by readers of the Total Sci-Fi Online magazine.
* An asteroid, 9619 Terrygilliam, is named in his honor.
* Gilliam was given the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 2009 for his contribution to motion picture arts.
* Awarded the Fellowship of the Kermodes, by film critic Mark Kermode.
* *Director with Unique Visual Sensitivity Award'' at the Camerimage film festival in Łódź, Poland in 2009.

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