Bruce Beresford

About

Bruce Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations. Beresford's films include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (1986), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – which won four Oscars including Best Picture, Black Robe (1991), Silent Fall (1994), Double Jeopardy (1999), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Ladies in Black (2018). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for Breaker Morant and Best Director for Tender Mercies. He won AACTA/AFI Awards – Best Direction (2) for Don's Party (1976) and Breaker...

Known for

Double JeopardyMovie • 1999RootsSeries • 2016Driving Miss DaisyMovie • 1989Mr. ChurchMovie • 2016Bonnie & ClydeSeries • 2013The ContractMovie • 2006Ladies in BlackMovie • 2018Last DanceMovie • 1996The TravellersMovie • 2025Tender MerciesMovie • 1983Her AlibiMovie • 1989King DavidMovie • 1985EvelynMovie • 2002Mao’s Last DancerMovie • 2009Crimes of the HeartMovie • 1986Silent FallMovie • 1994Paradise RoadMovie • 1997Breaker MorantMovie • 1980Peace, Love & MisunderstandingMovie • 2011A Good Man in AfricaMovie • 1994And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfMovie • 2003Mister JohnsonMovie • 1991Black RobeMovie • 1991AriaMovie • 1987