FILM DIRECTOR

Michael Winterbottom

1961 - Today

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Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—Welcome to Sarajevo, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People—have competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He and co-director Mat Whitecross won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival for their work on The Road to Guantanamo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Michael Winterbottom is the 1,398th most popular film director (up from 1,419th in 2024), the 4,982nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,851st in 2019) and the 105th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Winterbottom ranks 1,398 out of 2,041. Before him are Janusz Majewski, Jerzy Antczak, Flora Gomes, Chris Menges, Bennett Miller, and Lev Arnshtam. After him are Noémie Lvovsky, Naomi Kawase, Takashi Shimizu, Goutam Ghose, Alexander Hall, and Gavin Hood.

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Among people born in 1961, Michael Winterbottom ranks 432. Before him are Ray Mercer, Corrado Fabi, Violeta Urmana, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Douglas Coupland, and Iñigo Urkullu. After him are Katrin Cartlidge, Malu Dreyer, Abigail Johnson, Rob Stewart, Vik Muniz, and Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Winterbottom ranks 4,983 out of 8,785. Before him are Calum Scott (1988), Mark Ronson (1975), John Gardner (1926), Meave Leakey (1942), Darren Shahlavi (1972), and Benjamin Wilson (1721). After him are Anthony Shaffer (1926), Joe Hart (1987), Clive Swift (1936), Katrin Cartlidge (1961), Colin Hay (1953), and Dennis Wise (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Michael Winterbottom ranks 105. Before him are Paul McGuigan (1963), Simon West (1961), Irving Rapper (1898), Douglas Slocombe (1913), Peter Hall (1930), and Chris Menges (1940). After him are Jonathan Lynn (1943), Bryan Forbes (1926), Mike Hodges (1932), Terence Davies (1945), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), and Richard Eyre (1943).

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