Simon Beaufoy

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Born: 1967
Awards: 27 wins, 68 nominations

Born in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire. He attended Malsis School in Cross Hills Ermysted's Grammar School at Skipton, later he attended Sedbergh School in Cumbria. He has read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth. In 2009 he won an Academy…

Biography

Born in Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire. He attended Malsis School in Cross Hills Ermysted's Grammar School at Skipton, later he attended Sedbergh School in Cumbria.

He has read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth.

In 2009 he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire, also winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award.

Director

The Darkest Light(1999)

Closer(1998)

Yellow(1997)

Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge(1994)

10x10(1989)

Writer

The Full Monty(2023)

Trust(2018)

Battle of the Sexes(2017)

Everest(2015)

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(2013)

Producer

A Bunch of Amateurs(2022)

Ruth & Safiya(2021)

Trust(2018)

Folie à Deux: Madness Made of Two(2012)

Japanese Story(2003)

Script and Continuity Department

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms(2018)

Additional Crew

This Is Not a Love Song(2002)

Thanks

Slumdog Dreams: Danny Boyle & the Making of 'Slumdog Millionaire'(2009)

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution(2007)

Self

One Vision: A Faithful Adaptation of Catching Fire(2014)as Self

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards(2011)as Self

Variety Screening Series(2008)as Self

Made in Hollywood(2005)as Self

BBC Look North: Yorkshire(1968)as Self

Archive Footage

BBC Look North: Yorkshire(1968)as Self

Known for

Slumdog Millionaire2008 · Writer The Full Monty1997 · Writer 127 Hours2010 · Writer The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013 · Writer

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Oscar® Winner Simon Beaufoy backstage during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.

Oscar® Winners Dustin Lance Black (left) and Simon Beaufoy backstage during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.

Academy Award®-winner Simon Beaufoy (center) with presenters (left to right) Tina Faye and Steve Martin backstage at the 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.

Academy Award®-winner Simon Beaufoy backstage at the 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.

Simon Beaufoy accepts the Oscar® for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for "Slumdog Millionaire" ((Fox Searchlight) during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.