Biography
Arguably one of the greatest directors of all time, Martin Scorsese made some of the most daring films in cinema history. His impressive body of work was a meditation on the visceral nature of violence and male relationships that often reflected his own personal angst growing up in the violent streets of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Starting with "Mean Streets" (1973), a gritty look at life in Little Italy, Scorsese made his mark on Hollywood …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Produced and directed the adventure drama "Hugo"; ensemble cast included Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Ben Kingsley | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series ("Boardwalk Empire") | |
2010 | Produced the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire"; also directed the pilot episode | |
2010 | Re-teamed with Leonardo DiCaprio on the drama thriller "Shutter Island"; Scorsese directed and produced | |
2008 | Directed a documentary of Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang tour titled "Shine a Light" | |
2007 | Formed the World Cinema Foundation to preserve neglected films for posterity and restore others that have been damaged | |
2006 | Received first Academy Award for directing "The Departed" | |
2004 | Lent his voice to the animated character Sykes in "Shark Tale" | |
2004 | Directed (also produced) the Howard Hughes biopic "The Aviator" about the early life of Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio); received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Director; also nominated by the Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement | |
2003 | Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (February 28) | |
2003 | Executive produced the six-part series "The Blues" (PBS); episodes directed by Spike Lee and Wim Wenders | |
2002 | Directed Leonardo DiCaprio in the period drama "Gangs of New York"; received nominations for a BAFTA and an Oscar for his achievement in directing | |
2002 | Executive produced "Deuces Wild" starring Matt Dillon and Deborah Harry | |
2002 | Executive produced the Katherine Lindberg directed "Rain"; screened at the Sundance Film Festival | |
2001 | Helmed the four-hour-plus history of Italian cinema, "My Voyage to Italy/Il Mio Viaggio in Italia"; screened at the New York Film Festival (released for one-week Oscar qualifying run, aired on TCM in 2002) | |
2000 | Directed "Il Dolce Cinema," a documentary about the Italian cinema through the 1970s; shown at the Venice Film Festival | |
2000 | Co-produced the film "Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire" | |
2000 | Created the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) three-part documentary "A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies" | |
1999 | Helmed "Bringing Out the Dead" | |
1998 | Served as president of the Cannes Film Festival Jury | |
1997 | Directed the Dalai Lama biopic "Kundun" | |
1995 | Directed De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone in "Casino" | |
1993 | Co-scripted (with Jay Cocks) and directed the elegant adaptation of Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence"; nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award | |
1992 | Formed film preservation and distribution company Martin Scorsese Presents | |
1990 | Signed a six-picture film production deal with Universal; first film completed under deal, "Cape Fear" (1991) starring De Niro | |
1990 | Helmed and co-wrote "GoodFellas," based on Nicholas Pillegi's non-fiction Wiseguy; film earned six Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay | |
1988 | Directed the controversial "The Last Temptation of Christ"; nominated for a Best Director Academy Award | |
1987 | Directed first music video, "Bad" starring Michael Jackson and scripted by Richard Price | |
1986 | Helmed "The Color of Money," a sequel to "The Hustler" with Paul Newman reprising his role as 'Fast Eddie' Felsen | |
1985 | Directed the comedy "After Hours" | |
1983 | Helmed "The King of Comedy" starring De Niro | |
1980 | Directed what many critics proclaimed the best film of the 1980s, "Raging Bull"; earned first Best Director Oscar nomination | |
1977 | Stage directing debut, "The Act" starring Minnelli | |
1977 | Helmed the nostalgic movie musical "New York, New York" starring Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli | |
1976 | Played an important one-scene supporting role in "Taxi Driver"'; also directed | |
1974 | Helmed "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" starring Ellen Burstyn | |
1973 | First cameo appearance, "Mean Streets"; also breakthrough as director | |
| Fired from NYU for missing classes while filming "Mean Streets" | ||
| Commercial feature directing debut (for producer Roger Corman), "Boxcar Bertha" | ||
1971 | First feature as co-producer, Francois Reichenbach's "Medicine Ball Caravan" | |
1970 | First documentary as director, "Street Scenes" | |
1968 | Hired as director of "The Honeymoon Killers" but replaced after one week | |
1967 | Made six-minute film, "The Big Shave" with the support of the Belgian Cinematheque | |
1966 | First feature-length film, "Who's That Knocking at My Door?" with fellow student, actor Harvey Keitel and editor Thelma Schoonmaker, both of whom were to become long-term collaborators | |
1963 | Made first short film while at NYU, "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" | |
Awards
2012 | Producers Guild of America Award for Television Series - Drama in Boardwalk Empire |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming in George Harrison: Living in the Material World |
2012 | Producers Guild of America Award for Theatrical Motion Pictures in Hugo |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in Boardwalk Empire |
2011 | BAFTA Award for Documentary in George Harrison: Living in the Material World |
2011 | National Board of Review Award for Best Director in Hugo |
2011 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director in Hugo |
2011 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director in Hugo |
2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in Hugo |
2011 | Academy Award for Best Picture in Hugo |
2011 | Academy Award for Directing in Hugo |
2011 | BAFTA Award for Director in Hugo |
2011 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in Hugo |
2010 | Directors Guild of America Award for Dramatic Series Night in Boardwalk Empire |
2009 | Golden Globe Award for Cecil B. DeMille Award |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Series in John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming in No Direction Home: Bob Dylan |
2006 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director in The Departed |
2006 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Director in The Departed |
2006 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director in The Departed |
2006 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in The Departed |
2006 | BAFTA Award for David Lean Award For Achievement In Direction, The in The Departed |
2006 | Academy Award for Directing in The Departed |
2006 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in The Departed |
2004 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director in The Aviator |
2004 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Director in The Aviator |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in The Aviator |
2004 | BAFTA Award for David Lean Award For Achievement In Direction, The in The Aviator |
2004 | Academy Award for Directing in The Aviator |
2004 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in The Aviator |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Series in The Blues |
2003 | Montreal World Film Festival for A Special Grand Prix of the Americas for their exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art |
2003 | Directors Guild of America Award for DGA Lifetime Achievement |
2002 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Director in Gangs of New York |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in Gangs of New York |
2002 | BAFTA Award for David Lean Award For Achievement In Direction, The in Gangs of New York |
2002 | Academy Award for Directing in Gangs of New York |
2002 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in Gangs of New York |
2001 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Film Heritage Awards in My Voyage to Italy |
2001 | National Board of Review Award for William K. Everson Award for Film History in My Voyage to Italy |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in Casino |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural Program in Eric Clapton: Nothing But the Blues |
1993 | National Board of Review Award for Best Director in The Age of Innocence |
1993 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in The Age of Innocence |
1993 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in The Age of Innocence |
1993 | Academy Award for Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced or Published) in The Age of Innocence |
1991 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in The Grifters |
1990 | BAFTA Award for Achievement In Direction in Goodfellas |
1990 | BAFTA Award for Adapted Screenplay in Goodfellas |
1990 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director in Goodfellas |
1990 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director in Goodfellas |
1990 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director in Goodfellas |
1990 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director in Goodfellas |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in Goodfellas |
1990 | BAFTA Award for Best Film in Goodfellas |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture in Goodfellas |
1990 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in Goodfellas |
1990 | Venice International Film Festival for Silver Lion for Best Director in Goodfellas |
1988 | Academy Award for Directing in The Last Temptation of Christ |
1986 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Director in After Hours |
1986 | Cannes Film Festival for Best Director in After Hours |
1983 | BAFTA Award for Direction in The King of Comedy |
1980 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director in Raging Bull |
1980 | Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture in Raging Bull |
1980 | Academy Award for Directing in Raging Bull |
1980 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in Raging Bull |
1976 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director in Taxi Driver |
1976 | BAFTA Award for Direction in Taxi Driver |
1976 | Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film in Taxi Driver |
1976 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for New Generation Award in Taxi Driver |
1976 | Cannes Film Festival for Palme d'Or in Taxi Driver |
1975 | BAFTA Award for Direction in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
1967 | Chicago International Film Festival for Gold Hugo in Who's That Knocking at My Door? |