Bruce Beresford
Directing
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.
Known for
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movieThe Travellers
2025
Director
movieLadies in Black
2018
Director
movieFlint
2017
Director
movieMr. Church
2016
Director
tvRoots
2016
Director
tvBonnie & Clyde
2013
Director
movieMao’s Last Dancer
2009
Director
movieThe Contract
2006
Director
Orpheus
2006
Director
movieEvelyn
2002
Director
movieBride of the Wind
2001
Director
movieDouble Jeopardy
1999
Director
movieParadise Road
1997
Director
movieLast Dance
1996
Director
movieSilent Fall
1994
Director
movieA Good Man in Africa
1994
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movieRich in Love
1992
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movieBlack Robe
1991
Director
movieMister Johnson
1991
Director
movieDriving Miss Daisy
1989
Director
movieHer Alibi
1989
Director
movieAria
1987
Director
movieCrimes of the Heart
1986
Director
movieThe Fringe Dwellers
1986
Director
movieKing David
1985
Director
movieTender Mercies
1983
Director
moviePuberty Blues
1981
Director
movieThe Club
1980
Director
movieBreaker Morant
1980
Director
movieMoney Movers
1978
Director
movieThe Getting of Wisdom
1977
Director
movieDon's Party
1976
Director
movieSide by Side
1975
Director
movieKing-Size Woman
1965
Director
Clear Lake
Director
Acting11
movieAt the Coliseum Deluxe
2019
Narrator
movieJessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003
Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
movieMiss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003
Self - Director
movieDon's Party
1976
Shop Attendant
movieBarry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited)
Writing10
movieThe Travellers
2025
Writer
movieLadies in Black
2018
Screenplay
movieParadise Road
1997
Writer
movieCurse of the Starving Class
1994
Screenplay
movieAria
1987
Writer
movieThe Fringe Dwellers
1986
Screenplay
movieBreaker Morant
1980
Screenplay
movieMoney Movers
1978
Writer
Production6
movieBarracuda
2017
Executive Producer
movieSurprise
2015
Executive Producer
movieCanvas
2006
Co-Executive Producer
movieCurse of the Starving Class
1994
Executive Producer
movieA Good Man in Africa
1994
Producer
Crew2
movieThe Telegram Man
2011
Creative Consultant