Simon Beaufoy
Simon Beaufoy (born 1966 in Keighley , Great Britain) is a British screenwriter best known for the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle , which he wrote the screenplay for. Beaufoy received an Oscar for best adapted screenplay.
Life
He graduated from the Arts Institute in Bournemouth .
Another Oscar nomination brought Beaufoy back in 2011 for her renewed collaboration with Boyle on the feature film 127 Hours . The drama tells the story of mountaineer Aron Ralston (played by James Franco ), who had an accident while hiking in a canyon in Utah in 2003 and only survived by self-amputating his right arm. In 2012 he wrote the screenplay for the fantasy film The Hunger Games - Catching Fire , the sequel to The Hunger Games .
Filmography
- 1995: Yellow
- 1997: All Or Not (The Full Monty)
- 1998: Among Giants
- 1998: Closer
- 1999: The Darkest Light
- 2001: Sooner or later (Blow Dry)
- 2003: This is Not a Love Song
- 2004: Yasmin
- 2008: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
- 2008: Burn Up (mini-series)
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire (Slumdog Millionaire)
- 2010: 127 hours
- 2011: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen)
- 2013: The Hunger Games - Catching Fire (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
- 2015: Everest
- 2017: Battle of the Sexes (Battle of the Sexes)
- 2018: The Nutcracker and the four kingdoms (The Nutcracker and the Four Realms)
Awards
- Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire
- Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire
- BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire
Web links
- Simon Beaufoy at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Beaufoy, Simon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Keighley , West Yorkshire, England |