Awards & Winners

Julie Taymor

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

1988


Obie Award for Direction
Honored for : Juan Darien