Bruce Beresford
Directing
1940-08-16 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bruce Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations. Beresford's films include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (1986), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – which won four Oscars including Best Picture, Black Robe (1991), Silent Fall (1994), Double Jeopardy (1999), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Ladies in Black (2018). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for Breaker Morant and Best Director for Tender Mercies. He won AACTA/AFI Awards – Best Direction (2) for Don's Party (1976) and Breaker Morant, and Best Screenplay (2) for Breaker Morant and The Fringe Dwellers (1986). In addition, four of Beresford's films have been nominated for the Palme d'Or, and four have been nominated for the Golden Bear. He has also been nominated for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Directors Guild of America Award, and won a Genie Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Beresford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Travellers
2025 · Movie
At the Coliseum Deluxe
2019 · Movie
Ladies in Black
2018 · Movie
Flint
2017 · Movie
Barracuda
2017 · Movie
Mr. Church
2016 · Movie
Roots
2016 · Series
Surprise
2015 · Movie
Bonnie & Clyde
2013 · Series
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011 · Movie
The Telegram Man
2011 · Movie
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009 · Movie
Not Quite Hollywood
2008 · Movie
The Man Inside Dame Edna
2008 · Movie
The Sounds of Aus
2007 · Movie
Canvas
2006 · Movie
The Contract
2006 · Movie
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
2006 · Movie
Orpheus
2006 · Movie
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Movie
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003 · Movie
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003 · Movie
Evelyn
2002 · Movie
Bride of the Wind
2001 · Movie
Double Jeopardy
1999 · Movie
Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Movie
Paradise Road
1997 · Movie
Last Dance
1996 · Movie
Silent Fall
1994 · Movie
Curse of the Starving Class
1994 · Movie
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Movie
Rich in Love
1992 · Movie
Black Robe
1991 · Movie
Mister Johnson
1991 · Movie
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Movie
Her Alibi
1989 · Movie
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988 · Movie
Aria
1987 · Movie
Crimes of the Heart
1986 · Movie
The Fringe Dwellers
1986 · Movie
King David
1985 · Movie
Tender Mercies
1983 · Movie
Puberty Blues
1981 · Movie
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981 · Series
The Club
1980 · Movie
Breaker Morant
1980 · Movie
Money Movers
1978 · Movie
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Movie
Don's Party
1976 · Movie
Side by Side
1975 · Movie
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Movie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972 · Movie
Magritte: The False Mirror
1970 · Movie
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Movie
Film For Guitar
1966 · Movie
King-Size Woman
1965 · Movie
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Movie
The Place I Belong
Movie
Clear Lake
Movie