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SYDNEY POLLACK

(1934 - 2008) 73

FILM ACTOR / DIRECTOR

Wikipedia Profile

Hollywood filmmaker Sydney Pollack, who won a pair of Academy Awards for the epic romance "Out of Africa" and earned praise for acting stints in films including "Tootsie" and "Michael Clayton," died on Monday after a battle with cancer, his spokeswoman said. He was 73. Full Article (Reuters)

AWARDS

Academy Awards (2 wins, 6 nominations):

  • 1969: Director, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Nominee)
  • 1982: Picture, Tootsie (Nominee)
  • 1982: Director, Tootsie (Nominee)
  • 1985: Picture, Out of Africa (Winner)
  • 1985: Director, Out of Africa (Winner)
  • 2007: Picture, Michael Clayton (Nominee)

American Society of Cinematographers (1 win):

  • 2005: Board of Governors Award (Winner)

British Academy Awards (5 nominations):

  • 1983: Picture, Tootsie (Nominee)
  • 1983: Director, Tootsie (Nominee)
  • 1998: British Film, Sliding Doors (Nominee)
  • 2003: Picture, Cold Mountain (Nominee)
  • 2003: British Film, Cold Mountain (Nominee)

Berlin International Film Festival (3 wins, 4 nominations):

  • 1982: Golden Bear, Absence of Malice (Nominee)
  • 1982: Reader Jury, Absence of Malice (Winner)
  • 1982: Honorable Mention, Absence of Malice (Winner)
  • 1986: Berlinale Camera (Winner)

Cannes Film Festival (1 nomination):

  • 1972: Golden Palm, Jeremiah Johnson (Nominee)

Cesar Awards (2 nominations):

  • 1983: Foreign Film, Tootsie (Nominee)
  • 1986: Foreign Film, Out of Africa (Nominee)

Directors Guild of America (3 nominations):

  • 1969: Director, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Nominee)
  • 1982: Director, Tootsie (Nominee)
  • 1985: Director, Out of Africa (Nominee)

Emmy Awards (2 wins, 5 nominations):

  • 1962-63: Director, Ben Casey (Nominee)
  • 1963-64: Director, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (Nominee)
  • 1965-66: Director, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (Winner)
  • 2007-08: Made for Television Movie, Recount (Winner)
  • 2007-08: Variety Special, James Taylor: One Man Band (Nominee)

Golden Globe Awards (3 nominations):

  • 1969: Director, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Nominee)
  • 1982: Director, Tootsie (Nominee)
  • 1985: Director, Out of Africa (Nominee)

New York Film Critics Circle (1 win, 1 nomination):

  • 1982: Director, Tootsie (Winner)

Producers Guild of America (2 nominations):

  • 2003: Picture, Cold Mountain (Nominee)
  • 2007: Picture, Michael Clayton (Nominee)

NOTED WORKS

For a full filmography, visit: Internet Movie Database Profile

Movies:

  • The Slender Thread (1965)
  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
  • The Way We Were (1973)
  • Three Days of the Condor (1975)
  • Absence of Malice (1981)
  • Tootsie (1982)
  • Out of Africa (1985)
  • The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
  • Husbands and Wives (1992)
  • The Player (1992)
  • Sabrina (1995)
  • Sense and Sensibility (1995)
  • A Civil Action (1998)
  • Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
  • Changing Lanes (2002)
  • Cold Mountain (2003)
  • Michael Clayton (2007)
  • Made of Honor (2008)
  • The Reader (2008)

Television Series:

  • Ben Casey (1962-63)
  • Bob Hope Presents Chrysler Theatre (1963-65)
  • Various Programs (1959-07)

Television Movies/Miniseries:

  • A Private Matter (1992)
  • Recount (2008)