Bruce Beresford

Bruce Beresford
Beresford in 2016
Born	(1940-08-16) 16 August 1940 (age 83) Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BA)
Occupations	Film director screenwriter producer
Years active	1970–present
Spouse	Virginia Duigan

Bruce Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; born 16 August 1940^{[citation needed]}) is an Australian film director, opera director,^[1] 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,^[2][3] Black Robe (1991), Silent Fall (1994), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Ladies in Black (2018). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Tender Mercies, 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, a Directors Guild of America Award, and won a Genie Award.