Julie Taymor - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	15-December-1952
Place of Birth	Newton (United States of America, Massachusetts, Middlesex County)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Taymor, Taymor
Profession	Film director, Theatre Director, Opera Director, Author, Writer, Lyricist, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Costume Designer
Julie Taymor is an American director of theatre, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song. She also received the 2012 Director Award for Vision and Courage from the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College in New York City. She is widely known for directing the stage musical, The Lion King, for which she became the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing a musical, in addition to a Tony Award for Original Costume Design. She was the director of the troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark but was fired in March 2011, following artistic differences with the producers.

Awards by Julie Taymor

Check all the awards nominated and won by Julie Taymor.

2014

Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	A Midsummer Night's Dream

2008

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film	Across the Universe

2002

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Song	Burn It Blue Frida

2000

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Designer

Honored for : The Lion King

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Designer	The Lion King
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay	Titus
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director	The Lion King
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Titus

1998

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Honored for : The Lion King

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Honored for : The Lion King

Tony Award for Best Costume Design

Honored for : The Lion King

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Honored for : The Lion King

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design

Honored for : The Lion King

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Honored for : The Lion King

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design

Honored for : The Lion King

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical	The Lion King
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical	The Lion King
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design	The Lion King
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design	The Lion King
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical	The Lion King
Tony Award for Best Costume Design	The Lion King
Tony Award for Best Original Score	The Lion King
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design	The Lion King

1997

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design	Juan Darien
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design	Juan Darien
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical	Juan Darien
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Musical	Juan Darien

1996

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design	The Green Bird
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play	The Green Bird

1993

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design - Variety or Music Program

Honored for : Oedipus Rex

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design - Variety or Music Program	Great Performances Oedipus Rex

1989

Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada	(Drama & Performance Art)

1988

Obie Award for Direction	Honored for : Juan Darien

1985

Obie Award for Special Citations

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