Ulay
  • Birthplace

    Solingen, Germany

  • Birthday
    November 30, 1943

    Deathday
    N/A

Ulay

Ulay, born Frank Uwe Laysiepen, 1943 is a German artist, actor, and photographer, now based in Amsterdam, Holland, and Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ulay received international recognition for his work as a photographer, mainly in Polaroid, from the late 1960s, and later as a performance artist, including his collaborative performances with Marina Abramovic from 1976 to 1988.

Ulay awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2023 Art Directors Guild Winner Excellence in Production Design Award One Hour Fantasy Single-Camera Series (Ramsey Avery, Jules Cook, Megan Vertelle, Shane Vieau, Victor J. Zolfo, Don Macaulay, Jill Cormack, Mark Robins, Jason Corgan Brown, Kim Jarrett, Iain McFadyen, Ross McGarva, Andy McLaren, Mark. C . Stephen, Helen Strevens, Philip Thomas, Ken Turner, Peter Baustaedter, Gabriel Kearney, Simon Hall, Colette Mullin, Ross Perkin, Sam Storey, Todd Smythe, Brendon Sweeney, Yvonne Yip, Tristan Paris Bourne, Tim Clissold, Kevin Cross, Tim Devine, Forest P. Fischer, Will Giles, Kevin Loo, Anne McGrath, Zahra Archer, David Moreau, Paulina Piasta, Shari Ratliff, Barry Read, Karijus Schlogl, Shamim Seifzadeh, Marina Stojanovic, Samuel Cotterall, Nick Redman, Haroun Barazanchi, Liam Beck, Mauro Borrelli, James Carson, Roberto Fernández Castro, Ryan Church, Steven Cormann, Rodolfo Damaggio, Pablo Domínguez, Andrea Dopaso, Julien Gauthier, John Howe, Jaime Jones, Igor Knezevic, Andrew H. Leung, Gerhard Mozsi, Simon Murton, Jamie Rama, Dean Sherriff, Evan Shipard, Stephen Tappin, Filippo Valsecchi, Imery Watson, Monica Fedrick, Yip Lee, Sean Murray, Daniel Reeve, Dylan Coburn, Ryan McQuarters, Sarah Contant, Daniel R. Jennings, Ron Mason, Ron Mendell, Andrea Onorato, Ed Symon, Samuel Dobrec, Gordon Stotz, Amanda Piearcey, Jeff Frost, Laura Stephenson, Lou Zutavern, Patrick Junghans, Jake Tuck) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2023 The CAFTCAD awards Winner CAFTCAD Excellence in Crafts - Building (Tanya Batanau-Chuiko, Carla Mingiardi, Gulay Cokgezen) Star Trek: Discovery
2023 The CAFTCAD awards Winner CAFTCAD Best Costume Design in TV Sci-Fi/ Fantasy (Gersha Phillips, Karen Lee, Kim Harkness, Kymn Keating, Carly Nicodemo, Daina Valiulis, Michael Ground, Kaitlyn Fifield, Loretta Chin, Tova Harrison, Melanie Lian, Tanya Batanau-Chuiko, Carla Mingiardi, Gulay Cokgezen, Leanne Reimer, Malika Ben Slimane, Bonnie McCabe, David Webb, Keith Lau, Blake Hyland, Andrew Cook, Chelsea Oliver, Tara Thompson, Heather Constable, Jennifer Choy, Madelaine Humeniuk, Christian Cordella, Ciara Brennan) Star Trek: Discovery
2012 Golden Eagle Awards, Russia Winner Golden Eagle Best Costume Design (Lyudmila Chekulayeva, Anya Kusnetsova, Nina Korotkikh) The Master and Margarita
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2024 Entertainment Editors' Choice Awards Nominee Eddys Best Director (Zig Madamba Dulay) Firefly
2024 Gawad Urian Awards Nominee Gawad Urian Award Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) (Zig Madamba Dulay) Firefly
2024 Star Awards for Movies Nominee Star Award Movie Director of the Year (Zig Madamba Dulay) Firefly
2023 Metro Manila Film Festival Nominee MMFF Award Best Director (Zig Madamba Dulay) Firefly
2023 The CAFTCAD awards Nominee CAFTCAD Best Costume Design in TV Sci-Fi/ Fantasy (Gersha Phillips, Daina Valiulis, Kim Harkness, Paria Shirvani, Erin Holman, Kaitlyn Fifield, Kimberly Memory Stanley, Daniela Agosta, Tanya Batanau-Chuiko, Wing Lee, Nina Topic, Ray Wong, Gulay Cokgezen, Christy Zaporozan, Bonnie McCabe, Ian Campbell, Andrew Cook, Jenn Burton, Robin Careless, Lisa Creelman, Heather Constable, Kymn Keating, Chelsea Oliver, Alexandra Boultzi, Karen Lee, Carly Nicodemo) Star Trek: Discovery
2020 Art Directors Guild Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award One Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series (Bo Welch, Don Macaulay, Catherine Ircha, Michael Norman Wong, Mira Caveno, Sean Goojha, Peter Stratford, Sheila Millar, Alex Juzkiw, E.J. Kim, Jay Mitchell, John Wilcox, Lisa Leung, Slava Shmakin, Jamie Rama, Kasra Farahani, Milena Zdravkovic, Warren Flanagan, Kate Marshall) A Series of Unfortunate Events
2019 Art Directors Guild Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award One Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series (Bo Welch, Don Macaulay, Michael Norman Wong, Catherine Ircha, Mira Caveno, Sean Goojha, John Wilcox, Slava Shmakin, Lisa Leung, Jamie Rama, Kasra Farahani, Milena Zdravkovic, Warren Flanagan, Jay Mitchell, Peter Stratford, E.J. Kim, Sheila Millar, Kate Marshall) A Series of Unfortunate Events
2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominee Primetime Emmy Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) (Bo Welch, Don Macaulay, Kate Marshall) A Series of Unfortunate Events
2018 Art Directors Guild Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award One Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series (Bo Welch, Dan Hermansen, Don Macaulay, Laurel Bergman, Sean Goojha, Mira Caveno, John Burke, Peter Stratford, Bryan Sutton, Doug Girling, Sheila Millar, John Wilcox, Lisa Leung, Slava Shmakin, Jamie Rama, Kasra Farahani, Milena Zdravkovic, Warren Flanagan, Sandy Walker) A Series of Unfortunate Events
2014 Art Directors Guild Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award Fantasy Film (Philip Ivey, Don Macaulay, Nancy Anna Brown, Ross Dempster, Hania Robledo, Catherine Ircha, Luis Antonio Ordoñez, Syd Mead, David Clarke, Mira Caveno, Ravi Bansal, Ron Turner, Mitchell Stuart, Christian Pearce, Leri Greer, Stuart Thomas, Aaron Beck, Ben Mauro, TyRuben Ellingson, George Hull, Brent Boates, Robert Pratt, Ray Lai, Rob Jensen, Andy Chung, Peter Lando, Gabriela Matus) Elysium
1995 Razzie Awards Nominee Razzie Award Worst Actor (Macaulay Culkin, Getting Even with Dad, Ri¢hie Ri¢h) The Pagemaster
1994 The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Nominee Stinker Award Worst Actor (Macaulay Culkin, Getting Even with Dad, Ri¢hie Ri¢h) The Pagemaster
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