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In Memoriam · 1907 – 1997
Fred Zinnemann

Person · Director

Fred Zinnemann

Born
1907
Died
1997
From
Rzeszów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary·London, England, UK
  • Also:
  • Assistant Director
  • Producer
61
Credits on file
11
Decades active
27
Awards

In short · Directed for 11 decades — 61 credits, 15 Academy Award wins.

Recent & in release

  1. Award win

    Berlinale Camera — Berlinale Camera

  2. Award win

    Bafta Fellowship — BAFTA Fellowship

  3. Award win

    Bafta Award — Best Film

  4. Award win

    Bafta Award — Best British Film

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Biography

Initially grew up wanting to be a violinist, but while at the University of Vienna decided to study law. While doing so, he became increasingly interested in American film and decided that was what he wanted to do. He became involved in European filmaking for a short time before going to America to study film.

Family & relationships

Filmography · 59 of 59

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Director

27 credits

Editor

7 credits

Other crew

25 credits

Awards & Nominations

15 wins · 12 nominations

Academy Award

  • Nom1978Best Director
  • Won1967Best Director
  • Nom1961Best Director
  • Nom1961Best Picture
  • Nom1960Best Director
  • Won1954Best Director
  • Nom1953Best Director
  • Won1952Best Documentary (Short Subject)
  • Nom1949Best Director

Bafta Award

  • Won1968Best Film
  • Won1968Best British Film

Golden Globe Award

  • Won1967Best Director
  • Won1954Best Director

Bafta Fellowship

  • Won1978BAFTA Fellowship
More awards & festivals (13) — regional academies & film-festival prizes

Academy Awards

  • Nom1977Oscar — Directing
  • Won1966Oscar — Directing
  • Won1966Oscar — Best Picture
  • Nom1960Oscar — Directing
  • Nom1960Oscar — Best Picture
  • Nom1959Oscar — Directing
  • Won1953Oscar — Directing
  • Nom1952Oscar — Directing
  • Won1951Oscar — Documentary (short Subject)
  • Nom1948Oscar — Directing

Golden Globe Awards

  • Won1967Golden Globe — Best Director
  • Won1954Golden Globe — Best Director

Berlinale Camera

  • Won1986Berlinale Camera

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