Robert Altman Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

2006 – Academy Honorary Award 1993 – Golden Lion – Short Cuts 1994 – Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay – Short Cuts

1994 – Independent Spirit Award for Best Director – Short Cuts 2002 – Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture – Gosford Park 1992 – Cannes Best Director Award – The Player 1993 – BAFTA Award for Best Direction – The Player 1996 – Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2002; 1975 – National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director – Gosford Park; Nashville 1993; 1977 – Bodil Award for Best American Film – The Player; Nashville 2002 – BAFTA Award for Best British Film – Gosford Park 1989 – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – Tanner ’88 1975 – National Board of Review Award for Best Director – Nashville 1975 – National Board of Review Award for Best Film – Nashville 1976 – David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film – Nashville 1995 – Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film – Short Cuts 2000 – Gotham Independent Film Tribute Award 1992; 1975 – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film – The Player; Nashville 1999 – American Society of Cinematographers Board of the Governors Award 2001; 1992; 1975 – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director – Gosford Park; The Player; Nashville 1992 – London Film Critics’ Circle Award for Director of the Year – The Player 1994 – DGA Lifetime Achievement Award 2003 – Robert Award for Best American Film – Gosford Park 1989 – British Academy Television Award for Best Foreign Television Programme – Tanner ’88 2006 – Satellite Auteur Award 2007 – Hochi Film Award for Best Foreign Film -A Prairie Home Companion 1976 – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film – Nashville 1999 – Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas – Cookie’s Fortune

Robert Altman was one of the greatest and most influential American film directors in history. A movie maverick, he possessed an independent style of direction that set him apart from the usual pre-set types. He never conformed to the conventional rules, never compromised on his artistic vision and never gave in to the social pressures of the industry. Probably, this is why his style of moviemaking became popular as Altmanesque.

Altman’s films were usually related to political, ideological, and personal subjects and typically used satire or comedy as a way of expression. Almost all his films had the traditional Altmanesque trademark  a large ensemble cast, overlapping dialogues, loose action and some real characters who rarely had a fairy tale story. He was inspired by people with imperfections, people as they really were and not that the camera often forced one to believe.

It was due to these characteristic features that Altman became one of the most enduring figures of the New Hollywood era. Though he was not bestowed with many awards, his films were nevertheless widely appreciated by the critics and the audience alike for their novelty and for portraying the real side of life. Altman was felicitated with the Academy Honorary Award days before his death in 2006.