Joe Wright

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Joe Wright's career is marked by a series of prestigious nominations and wins. His debut feature Pride & Prejudice earned him a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut, a rare honor for a first film. Atonement received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director and seven Oscar nominations. Darkest Hour won Gary Oldman the Best Actor Oscar. Wright's television work also earned early acclaim with a BAFTA TV Award.

AwardsWright won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Director for Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2004) and a BAFTA Film Award for Outstanding Debut for Pride & Prejudice (2006). He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director for Atonement (2008). His films have earned numerous Oscar and BAFTA nominations.

Records & Feats

First-time director to win BAFTA for Outstanding Debut

Awards·2006

Wright won the BAFTA for Outstanding Deby by a British Writer, Director or Producer for his first feature film, Pride & Prejudice.