MARTIN SCORSESE

Birth name:

 Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese

Director and actor

Background--

Birthday: November 17, 1942 in New York City. (71)

Raised in neighborhood of Little Italy, which inspired him in his films. 

Spouses: Laraine Brennan, Julia Cameron, Isabella Rossellini, Helen Morris

3 children.

Acted in--

Mean Streets (1973)

Taxi Driver (1976)

Dreams (1990)

Best Known for--

Goodfellas (1990)

Shutter Island (2010)

The Departed (2006)

Hugo (2011)

Trademark--

Italian mafia theme

Begins his films with segments taken from the middle /end of the story.

Slow motion techniques

Diagetic music, where the source of the music is seen on the screen

Long tracking shots.

Freeze frames

Music by Rolling Stones : Gimme Shelter 

Setting in NYC

Unflinchingly graphic and realistic violence.

Popstars given small acting roles. 

Cameo apperances with his family and himself.

Reference the work of Michael Powell

Movies are cut to the music.

Concern with beauty of every shot.

Encourages improvisation in dialogue.

http://youtu.be/uDXzEEl8ALk?t=40s

List of Directed Films--

Year	Film
1974	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1976	Taxi Driver
1977	New York, New York
1980	Raging Bull
1983	The King of Comedy
1985	After Hours
1986	The Color of Money
1988	The Last Temptation of Christ
1990	Goodfellas
1991	Cape Fear
1993	The Age of Innocence
1995	Casino
1997	Kundun
2002	Gangs of New York
2004	The Aviator
2006	The Departed
2011	Hugo

Awards--

1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Academy Award for Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn

BAFTA Award for Best Film

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Ellen Burstyn

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Diane Ladd

1976 Taxi Driver

Cannes Film Festival – Palme d'Or

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Jodie Foster

BAFTA Award for Best Film Music: Bernard Herrmann

BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer: Jodie Foster

1980 Raging Bull

Academy Award for Best Actor: Robert De Niro

Academy Award for Best Film Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker

BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer: Joe Pesci

BAFTA Award for Best Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama: Robert De Niro

1985 After Hours

Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)

1986 The Color of Money

Academy Award for Best Actor: Paul Newman

1990 Goodfellas

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci

BAFTA Award for Best Film

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi

BAFTA Award for Best Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker

BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design: Richard Bruno

Venice Film Festival: Silver Lion for Best Director

1993 The Age of Innocence

Academy Award for Best Costume Design: Gabriella Pescucci

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Miriam Margolyes

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture: Winona Ryder

1995 Casino

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama: Sharon Stone

2002 Gangs of New York

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song: U2 for the The Hands That Built America

2004 The Aviator

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett

Academy Award for Best Film Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker

Academy Award for Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson

Academy Award for Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell

Academy Award for Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo

BAFTA Award for Best Film

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Cate Blanchett

BAFTA Award for Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score: Howard Shore

2006 The Departed

Academy Award for Best Picture

Academy Award for Best Director

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan

Academy Award for Best Film Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

2011 Hugo

Academy Award for Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson

Academy Award for Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing: Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing: Tom Fleischman and John Midgley

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects: Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning

BAFTA Award for Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

Scorsese received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1997.