Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His films MASH , McCabe and Mrs. Miller , and Nashville have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Altman was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Helen , a Mayflower descendant from Nebraska, and Bernard Clement Altman, a wealthy insurance salesman and amateur gambler, who came...
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Birthdate:February 20, 1925
Birthplace:Kansas City, Missouri
Date of death:November 20, 2006
Height:6' 0"
Also known as:Robert Altman, Robert Bernard Altman, Robert B. Altman

Honors and Awards

YearAwardWork
1992 BAFTA Award for Best Direction The Player
2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film Gosford Park
2001 BAFTA Award for Best British Film Gosford Park
1994 Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Short Cuts
1994 Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Short Cuts
1975 National Board of Review Award for Best Director Nashville
1975 National Board of Review Award for Best Film Nashville
1992 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture The Player
1975 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture Nashville
2001 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Gosford Park
1992 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director The Player
1975 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Nashville
1992 London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director The Player
1976 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Nashville
1993 Golden Lion Short Cuts
2001 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Gosford Park
1975 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Nashville
2007 Hochi Film Award for Best Foreign Film A Prairie Home Companion
1992 Cannes Best Director Award The Player
1999 Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas Cookie's Fortune
1975 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director Nashville
1992 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director The Player
1993 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director Short Cuts
2001 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director Gosford Park
1970 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director MASH
2001 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Gosford Park
1975 Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nashville
2001 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Direction Gosford Park
1992 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Direction The Player
1978 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Direction A Wedding
1970 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Direction MASH
1970 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film MASH
1992 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film The Player
2001 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best British Film Gosford Park
1971 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film MASH
1976 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film Nashville
1993 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film The Player
2002 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film Gosford Park
1976 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film Nashville
2002 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy Gosford Park
1995 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy Prêt-à-Porter
2004 Nominated - DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Film/Miniseries Tanner on Tanner
2007 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Director A Prairie Home Companion
2000 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Cookie's Fortune
1992 Nominated - DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film The Player
1975 Nominated - DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Nashville
1970 Nominated - DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film MASH
1994 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Short Cuts
1995 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Short Cuts
1994 Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Short Cuts
1978 Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay A Wedding
1995 Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Short Cuts
1993 Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film The Player
1979 Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film A Wedding
1976 Nominated - César Award for Best Foreign Film Nashville
1976 Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Nashville
2003 Nominated - Goya Award for Best European Film Gosford Park
2006 Nominated - Golden Bear A Prairie Home Companion
2007 Nominated - Bodil Award for Best American Film A Prairie Home Companion
2007 Nominated - Hochi Film Award for Best Foreign Film A Prairie Home Companion
1999 Nominated - Golden Berlin Bear Cookie's Fortune
1999 Nominated - Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas Cookie's Fortune
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Written works by Robert Altman

  • Altman on Altman
    Altman on Altman
  • Nashville
    Nashville
  • Short cuts
    Short cuts
  • The Sixties
    The Sixties
  • Through the Counselling Maze
    Through the Counselling Maze
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Altman on Altman
Nashville
Short cuts
The Sixties
Through the Counselling Maze
Robert Altman
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Movies with appearances by Robert Altman

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Release date:2004
Directed by:Alexandra Cassavetes
Genre:Indie
Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Release date:2000
Directed by:Kevin Burns, Shelley Lyons
Genre:Documentary
The Room
The Room
Release date:1987
Genre:Drama
Events
Events
Release date:1970
Genre:Romantic drama

Films produced or directed by Robert Altman

TitleReleasedRoleRatedGenre
Nashville 1975 Produced & Directed R (USA) Musical
Gosford Park 2001 Produced & Directed R (USA) LGBT
Quintet 1979 Produced & Directed R (USA) Science Fiction
The Company 2003 Produced & Directed PG-13 (USA) Dance film
Dr. T & the Women 2000 Produced & Directed R (USA) Romantic comedy
A Wedding 1978 Produced & Directed PG (USA) Comedy
Kansas City 1996 Produced & Directed R (USA) Crime Fiction
A Prairie Home Companion 2006 Produced & Directed PG-13 (USA) Comedy
Secret Honor 1984 Produced & Directed Satire
3 Women 1977 Produced & Directed PG (USA) New Hollywood
Cookie's Fortune 1999 Produced & Directed PG-13 (USA) Comedy
California Split 1974 Produced & Directed R (USA) Indie
Thieves Like Us 1974 Produced & Directed R (USA) Crime Fiction
Buffalo Bill and the Indians 1976 Produced & Directed PG (USA) Western
A Perfect Couple 1979 Produced & Directed PG (USA) Romance Film
Health 1980 Produced & Directed Comedy
Prêt-à-Porter 1994 Produced & Directed R (USA) Black comedy
Vincent & Theo 1990 Produced & Directed PG-13 (USA) Biography
Streamers 1983 Produced & Directed R (USA) LGBT
Afterglow 1997 Produced R (USA) Comedy
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994 Produced R (USA) Biographical film
Trixie 2000 Produced R (USA) Comedy
Welcome to L.A. 1976 Produced Romantic drama
Remember My Name 1978 Produced Thriller
The Late Show 1977 Produced PG (USA) Mystery
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 Directed R (USA) Western
The Player 1992 Directed R (USA) Comedy
The Delinquents 1957 Directed Drama
Short Cuts 1993 Directed R (USA) Film adaptation
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 1981 Directed LGBT
MASH 1970 Directed R (USA) Black comedy
Tanner '88 1988 Directed Comedy
Popeye 1980 Directed PG (USA) Musical
Brewster McCloud 1970 Directed New Hollywood
Tanner on Tanner 2004 Directed Comedy
O.C. and Stiggs 1987 Directed R (USA) Comedy
The Crimson Code 1999 Directed
The Long Goodbye 1973 Directed R (USA) Thriller
Countdown 1968 Directed Thriller
Images 1972 Directed R (USA) Psychological thriller
Fool for Love 1985 Directed R (USA) Romantic drama
The Gingerbread Man 1998 Directed R (USA) Thriller
That Cold Day in the Park 1969 Directed Indie
Beyond Therapy 1987 Directed R (USA) Indie
The James Dean Story 1957 Directed Black-and-white
Jazz '34: Remembrances of Kansas City Swing 1996 Directed
Aria 1987 Directed R (USA) Comedy
The Laundromat 1985 Directed Drama
Better Football 1954 Directed
The Dirty Look 1954 Directed
How to Run a Filling Station 1953 Directed
The Last Mile 1953 Directed
King Basketball 1952 Directed
The Sound of Bells 1952 Directed
Modern Football 1951 Directed
The Magic Bond 1956 Directed
The Perfect Crime 1955 Directed
Robert Altmans Jazz 34: Remembrances of Kansas City Swing 1996 Directed
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Personal relationships of Robert Altman

  • Kathryn Reed
    Kathryn Reed
    Married 47 years
  • Lotus Corelli
    Lotus Corelli
    Married 2 years
  • LaVonne Elmer
    LaVonne Elmer
    Married 4 years
Significant OtherRelationshipDate StartedDate EndedDuration
Kathryn Reed Marriage Apr. 1, 1959 Nov. 20, 2006 47 years
Lotus Corelli Marriage 1954 1957 2 years
LaVonne Elmer Marriage June 8, 1946 1951 4 years
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