Simon Beaufoy
British screenwriter and producer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1966 · age 59
Simon Beaufoy is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Malsis School in Glusburn, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth.
Simon Beaufoy is read about 91 times a day, in 19 languages.
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Danny Boyle Directed Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours
Christian Colson Produced Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours
Paul Webster Produced Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
Donald Sutherland Simon wrote Trust
Tom Wilkinson Simon produced The Full Monty
Francis Lawrence Directed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Toby Jones Simon wrote The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Baltasar Kormákur Directed Everest (2015)
Morten Tyldum Directed Le petit prince
Eric Fellner Produced Everest (2015)
Lesley Sharp Simon produced The Full Monty
Peter Cattaneo Directed The Full Monty (1997)
Uberto Pasolini Produced The Full Monty (1997)
Hugo Speer Simon produced The Full Monty
Iain Canning Produced A Special Relationship
Rajendranath Zutshi Directed Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Emile Sherman Produced A Special RelationshipLoveleen Tandan Directed Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Paddy Breathnach Directed Blow Dry (2001)
Randall Emmett Produced Everest (2015)
Allison Shearmur Produced The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Debra Hayward Produced A Matter of Time
Bharat Nalluri Directed Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)- Nellie Bellflower Produced Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
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In 1997, he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for The Full Monty. He went on to win the 2009 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire as well as winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award. Beaufoy also earned further Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for his co-written adaptation of Aron Ralston's autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place titled 127 Hours.
