Stanley Donen - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	13-April-1924
Place of Birth	Columbia (South Carolina, United States of America, Area code 803)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	The King of Musicals, The King of Musicals, The King of the Hollywood Musical
Profession	Film director, Film Producer, Choreographer, Dancer, Theatre Director, Actor
Stanley Donen is an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are Singin' in the Rain and On the Town, both of which he co-directed with actor and dancer Gene Kelly. His other noteworthy films include Royal Wedding, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Funny Face, Indiscreet, Damn Yankees!, Charade, and Two for the Road. He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1998 for his body of work and a Career Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival in 2004. He was hailed by film critic David Quinlan as "the King of the Hollywood musicals". Donen married five times and had three children. His current long term partner is film director and comedian Elaine May. He began his career in the chorus line on Broadway for director George Abbott, where he befriended Kelly. In 1943 he went to Hollywood and worked as a choreographer before he and Kelly made On the Town in 1949. He then worked as a contract director for MGM under producer Arthur Freed producing hit films amid critical acclaim, both as a solo director and with Kelly. In 1952 Donen and Kelly co-directed the musical Singin' in the Rain, regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. Donen's relationship with Kelly deteriorated in 1955 during their final collaboration on It's Always Fair Weather. He then broke his contract with MGM to become an independent producer in 1957. As musicals began to lose public appeal, Donen switched to comedies. He continued to make hit films until the late 1960s, after which his career slowed down. He briefly returned to the stage as a director in the 1990s and again in 2002.

Awards by Stanley Donen

Check all the awards nominated and won by Stanley Donen.

2002

American Society of Cinematographers Board of the Governors Award

1997

Academy Honorary Award	(in appreciation of a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit and visual innovation)

1986

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography	Singin' in the Rain

1980

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Razzie Award for Worst Picture	Saturn 3

1979

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Movie Movie

1975

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	The Little Prince

1967

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Two for the Road

1961

Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	The Grass Is Greener

1959

Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film	Indiscreet
BAFTA Award for Best British Film	Indiscreet
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Indiscreet Comedy

1958

Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Damn Yankees

1957

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Funny Face

1955

Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1953

Nominations 1953 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film	Singin' in the Rain

1952

Nominations 1952 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Singin' in the Rain

1951

Nominations 1951 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film	On the Town

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