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Bruce Beresford

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Bruce Beresford

Born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 25 credits available

Biography

Bruce Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations.

Beresford's films include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (1986), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – which won four Oscars including Best Picture, Black Robe (1991), Silent Fall (1994), Double Jeopardy (1999), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Ladies in Black (2018). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for Breaker Morant and Best Director for Tender Mercies. He won AACTA/AFI Awards – Best Direction (2) for Don's Party (1976) and Breaker Morant, and Best Screenplay (2) for Breaker Morant and The Fringe Dwellers (1986).

In addition, four of Beresford's films have been nominated for the Palme d'Or, and four have been nominated for the Golden Bear. He has also been nominated for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Directors Guild of America Award, and won a Genie Award.

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Bruce Beresford is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Man Inside Dame Edna (2008), Roots (2016), Six Fifty-Five Special (1981), Double Jeopardy (1999), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Bonnie & Clyde (2013), Mr. Church (2016), Ladies in Black (2018).

The recorded credits span 1963 to 2025, including 22 movies and 3 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.

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Known forDirecting
Movies22
TV shows3
Active years represented1963–2025
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Брюс Бересфорд · Брюс Бирсфорд

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