Norman Jewison was an award-winning, internationally acclaimed filmmaker who produced and directed some of the world's most memorable, entertaining and socially important films, exploring controversial and complicated subjects and giving them a universal accessibility. Some of his most well-known works include the pre-glasnost political satire The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, the original The Thomas Crown Affair, the groundbreaking civil rights-era drama In the Heat of the Night (winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture), the first rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, the futuristic cult hit Rollerball, hit musical comedy-drama Fiddler on the Roof, the romantic comedy Moonstruck, the courtroom drama ...And Justice For All, the military drama A Soldier's Story, the labor movement picture F.I.S.T., the war dramas The Statement and In Country, and the masterfully told story of Reuben 'Hurricane' Carter, The Hurricane, among many others.
Jewison was personally nominated for four Oscars and received three Emmy Awards; his films received 46 nominations and won 12 Academy Awards. In 1999, Jewison received the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the Academy Awards.
In Canada, his life's work has been recognized with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, and he was named a Member of the Order of Canada, an Officer of the Order of Ontario and a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour. In 2010, Jewison was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America.
Jewison was committed to advancing the art of storytelling and filmmaking, both through his groundbreaking films, and through his creation of the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) in 1986, which opened its doors in Toronto in 1988. The CFC is a charitable cultural organization which drives the future of Canadian storytelling.
The Statement(2003)
Dinner with Friends(2001)
The Hurricane(1999)
Bogus(1996)
F.I.S.T.(1978)
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn(1997)as Norman Jewison
The Stupids(1996)as TV Director
The Landlord(1970)as Wedding Guest in Opening Shot
Canadian Pacific(1949)as Joe Podge
Walter and Henry(2001)
The Rez(1996)
Private Screenings(1996)
Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter(2011)
A Family Man(2011)
The Dreaming(2008)
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche(2004)
Bye Bye Love(1995)
Sly(2023)as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story(2022)as Self - Interviewee
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen(2022)as Self
Forever Doris(2021)as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster(2021)as Self - Interviewee
TCM Remembers 2024(2024)as Self - Filmmaker
IMDb Originals(2015)as Self
Il était une fois Michel Legrand(2024)as Self
Días de cine(1991)as Self
Hollywood Insider(2018)as Self
Kubrick's Universe: The Stanley Kubrick Podcast(2018)as Self
