Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle

20.10.1956 (67 years) (Manchester, England, UK)

Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English film director, producer, screenwriter and theatre director, known for his work on films including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting with its 2017 sequel, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and Steve Jobs. His debut film Shallow Grave won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute ranked Trainspotting the 10th greatest British film of the 20th century. Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, the most successful British film of the decade, was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight, including the Academy Award for Best Director. He also won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director. Boyle was presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2008 Austin Film Festival, where he also introduced that year's AFF Audience Award Winner Slumdog Millionaire. In 2012, Boyle was the artistic director for Isles of Wonder, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was subsequently offered a knighthood as part of the New Year Honours, but declined. In 2014, it was announced that Boyle would become a patron of HOME in Manchester.In February 2017, Boyle announced his bid to help launch a £30 million film and media school in Manchester, stating: "This is just what Manchester needs and I am delighted to be part of the International Screen School Manchester."

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Creation Stories (2021)

IMDB: 6.1 (1350 votes)
Yesterday (2019)

IMDB: 7.2 (40 votes)
Battle of the Sexes (2017)

IMDB: 6.7 (46590 votes)
Steve Jobs (2015)

IMDB: 7.2 (147071 votes)
Trance (2013)

IMDB: 6.9 (107557 votes)
Happy and Glorious (2012)

IMDB: 8.1 (668 votes)
127 Hours (2010)

IMDB: 7.6 (336652 votes)
28 weeks later (2007)

IMDB: 7.0 (234,705 votes)
Sunshine (2007)

IMDB: 7.2 (252991 votes)
28 Days Later (2002)

IMDB: 7.6 (362218 votes)
The Beach (2000)

IMDB: 6.7 (214848 votes)
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

IMDB: 6.4 (33478 votes)
Trainspotting (1996)

IMDB: 8.1 (626714 votes)