Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker, artist, writer, and animator. He is known for his dark, gothic, and eccentric horror and fantasy films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Dark Shadows (2012), and Frankenweenie (2012). He is also known for blockbusters such as the adventure comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the superhero films Batman (1989) and its first sequel Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland (2010).
Burton has often worked with Johnny Depp and Danny Elfman, who has composed scores for all but three of the films Burton has directed. Helena Bonham Carter, Burton's former domestic partner, has appeared in many of his films
Tim Burton awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award (Tim Burton) | Alice in Wonderland |
| 2006 | British Animation Awards | Winner BAA | Best Feature for "Corpse Bride" (Mike Johnson, Tim Burton) | Corpse Bride |
| 2005 | Venice Film Festival | Winner Future Film Festival Digital Award | (Mike Johnson, Tim Burton) | Corpse Bride |
| 1992 | Sant Jordi Awards | Winner Sant Jordi | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) (Tim Burton) | Edward Scissorhands |
| 1991 | Hugo Awards | Winner Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson) | Edward Scissorhands |
| 1990 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Winner Daytime Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (David Geffen, Tim Burton, Lenora Hume, Stephen Hodgins, Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, Clive Smith, Robin Budd, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)) | Beetlejuice |
| 1984 | Ottawa International Animation Festival | Winner Audience Award | (Tim Burton) | Vincent |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Globes de Cristal Awards, France | Nominee Globe de Cristal | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) (Tim Burton) | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children |
| 2011 | 20/20 Awards | Nominee Felix | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Edward Scissorhands |
| 2011 | Golden Eagle Awards, Russia | Nominee Golden Eagle | Best Foreign Film (Tim Burton) | Alice in Wonderland |
| 2010 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Nominee Silver Ribbon | Best 3D Film Director (Regista del Miglior Film in 3D) (Tim Burton) | Alice in Wonderland |
| 2010 | PGA Awards | Nominee PGA Award | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures (Jim Lemley, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov) | 9 |
| 2010 | Scream Awards | Nominee Scream Award | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Alice in Wonderland |
| 2006 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year (Tim Burton, Mike Johnson) | Corpse Bride |
| 2006 | Amanda Awards, Norway | Nominee Amanda | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm) (Tim Burton) | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 2006 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production (Mike Johnson, Tim Burton) | Corpse Bride |
| 2006 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee Silver Condor | Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera) (Tim Burton) | Corpse Bride |
| 2006 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Animated Feature (Tim Burton, Mike Johnson) | Corpse Bride |
| 2006 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Nominee Silver Ribbon | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) (Tim Burton) | Corpse Bride |
| 2006 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Animated Picture (Allison Abbate, Tim Burton) | Corpse Bride |
| 2006 | PGA Awards | Nominee PGA Award | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures (Tim Burton, Allison Abbate) | Corpse Bride |
| 2005 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee Silver Condor | Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera en Idioma no Español) (Tim Burton) | Big Fish |
| 2005 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee BAFTA Children's Award | Best Feature Film (Richard D. Zanuck, Tim Burton) | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 2005 | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Nominee Rondo Statuette | Best Film (Tim Burton) | Corpse Bride |
| 2005 | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Nominee Rondo Statuette | Best Film (Tim Burton) | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 2005 | SFX Awards, UK | Nominee SFX Award | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 2004 | BAFTA Awards | Nominee David Lean Award for Direction | (Tim Burton) | Big Fish |
| 2004 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee Critics Choice Award | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Big Fish |
| 2004 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee CFCA Award | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Big Fish |
| 2004 | David di Donatello Awards | Nominee David | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) (Tim Burton) | Big Fish |
| 2001 | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Nominee Stinker Award | Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!) (Tim Burton) | Planet of the Apes |
| 2000 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Sleepy Hollow |
| 2000 | Cahiers du Cinéma | Nominee Best Film of the 1990s | Best Film (Tim Burton) | Edward Scissorhands |
| 2000 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Nominee Silver Ribbon | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) (Tim Burton) | Sleepy Hollow |
| 1997 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Mars Attacks! |
| 1997 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Tim Burton, Jonathan Gems, Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell, Norman Saunders) | Mars Attacks! |
| 1997 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Picture (Tim Burton, Larry Franco) | Mars Attacks! |
| 1997 | Satellite Awards | Nominee Golden Satellite Award | Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media (Tim Burton) | Mars Attacks! |
| 1997 | Satellite Awards | Nominee Golden Satellite Award | Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media (Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi) | James and the Giant Peach |
| 1996 | Annie Awards | Nominee Annie | Best Individual Achievement: Producing (Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi) | James and the Giant Peach |
| 1995 | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Nominee Stinker Award | Worst Sequel (Tim Burton, Peter Macgregor-Scott) | Batman Forever |
| 1994 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Henry Selick, Caroline Thompson, Michael McDowell, Tim Burton) | The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| 1994 | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Nominee Stinker Award | Worst Picture (Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi) | Cabin Boy |
| 1993 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Batman Returns |
| 1993 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Tim Burton, Daniel Waters, Sam Hamm, Bob Kane) | Batman Returns |
| 1993 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Nominee Silver Ribbon | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) (Tim Burton) | Batman Returns |
| 1991 | Cahiers du Cinéma | Nominee Top 10 Film Award | Best Film (Tim Burton) | Edward Scissorhands |
| 1990 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Beetlejuice |
| 1990 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee CFCA Award | Best Director (Tim Burton) | Batman |
| 1990 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Tim Burton, Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren, Bob Kane) | Batman |
| 1989 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Tim Burton, Michael McDowell, Warren Skaaren, Larry Wilson) | Beetlejuice |
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