John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of stage, film, television, and radio.John Madden Biography. Tribute.ca 2011, retrieved 29 September 2011 He is known for directing the period romantic comedy film Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards ceremony.
Life and career Madden was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol. He was in the same house as Roger Michell, who became a friend and later also a director. He began his career in British independent films, and graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature.
He started work in television, including directing Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect 4, episodes of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (ITV, 1984–1994),John Madden. Yahoo Movies 2011, retrieved 29 September 2011 and Inspector Morse (1990–1995).
He directed the film Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and for which he was also nominated as Best Director.Nominees & Winners for the 71st Academy Awards . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2011, retrieved 29 September 2011 He lost to Steven Spielberg, who directed Saving Private Ryan. The film also won the Silver Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.
Madden has since directed several films, including Proof (2005), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and its sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015).
Madden is serving as a Jury Member for the digital studio Filmaka, a platform for undiscovered filmmakers to show their work to industry professionals.Filmaka Jury Member John Madden , Filmaka.com.
Works Film Year Title1987A Wreath of Roses 1993 Ethan Frome 1994 Golden Gate 1997 Mrs Brown 1998 Shakespeare in Love 2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin 2005 Proof 2008 Killshot 2010 The Debt 2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2016 Miss Sloane 2021 Operation Mincemeat 2026 Onwards and Sideways
Television Poppyland (1984 UK TV film, Screen Two) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1991, 2 episodes) After the War (1989 UK TV series) Inspector Morse (1990–1995, 4 episodes) The Widowmaker (1990) Prime Suspect 4 (1995) Masters of Sex (2013, pilot)Andreeva, Nellie, "Update: Michael Sheen & Lizzy Caplan To Star In Showtime Pilot 'Masters Of Sex'", deadline.com, 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
Plays Plays he has directed include Arthur Kopit's Wings, and the world premiere in 1980 of Jules Feiffer's Grown Ups at the American Repertory Theatre.
Radio Between 1981 and 1996, Madden directed a series of radio adaptations of Star Wars in a BBC/NPR co-production, which included versions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1981), The Empire Strikes Back (1983) and Return of the Jedi (1996) scripted for radio by Brian Daley.
Before it was produced for the stage, Madden directed Wings for NPR's Earplay series, in a production that won the Prix Italia.
Accolades Academy Awards YearTitleCategoryResult1999Shakespeare in LoveBest Director
BAFTA Film Awards YearTitleCategoryResult1999Shakespeare in LoveDavid Lean Award for Direction2013The Best Exotic Marigold HotelOutstanding British Film
BAFTA TV Awards YearTitleCategoryResult1991The WidowmakerBest Single Drama
David di Donatello Awards YearTitleCategoryResult1999Shakespeare in LoveBest Foreign Film
Directors Guild of America Awards YearTitleCategoryResult1999Shakespeare in LoveOutstanding Directing - Feature Film
Golden Globe Awards YearTitleCategoryResult1999Shakespeare in LoveBest Director - Motion Picture
+Accolades for Madden's filmsYearMotion PictureAcademy AwardsBAFTAsGolden GlobesNominationsWinsNominationsWinsNominationsWins1990The Widowmaker11997Mrs Brown282111998Shakespeare in Love137154632005Proof12011The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel122016Miss Sloane1Total157256114
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