| Anthony Minghella | |
|---|---|
 Minghella at the 69th Academy Awards | |
| 4 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Role | Director, Screenwriter |
| Born | January 6, 1954 |
| Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK | |
| Died | March 18, 2008 |
Anthony Minghella was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient (1996), the BAFTA Award for Best Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. Minghella died of a haemorrhage on March 18, 2008 following an operation the previous week to remove cancer of the tonsils and neck.
Wins[]
- 69th Academy Awards, 1996
- Best Director — The English Patient
Nominations[]
- 69th Academy Awards, 1996
- Best Adapted Screenplay — The English Patient
- Best Director — The English Patient
- 72nd Academy Awards, 1999
- Best Adapted Screenplay — The Talented Mr. Ripley
The following is posthumous nomination:
- 81st Academy Awards, 2008
- Best Picture — The Reader (shared with Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris)