Danny Boyle

English filmmaker

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Danny Boyle is an English filmmaker known for directing films and other visual media projects. His work matters because he has made significant contributions to cinema and has become an influential figure in the entertainment industry.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1948-12-02

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A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,411x
Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae
· 1999 · cited 15,398x
Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
· 2020 · cited 6,640x
Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes
· 2015 · cited 6,209x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,092x

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Commons category: Danny Boyle
start of work period: 1980-00-00
date of birth: 1956-10-20
name in native language: Danny Boyle
birth name: Daniel Francis Boyle

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Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He has been described by the British Film Institute as "one of the liveliest and most unpredictable of British directors, adept at shifting genres and bringing a personal quality to whatever he tackles".

His debut film Shallow Grave (1994) won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute ranked Trainspotting (1996) the 10th greatest British film of the 20th century. Boyle's 2008 crime drama film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), the most successful British film of the decade, was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight, including the Academy Award for Best Director. He won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director. Boyle received two more Academy Award nominations for writing and producing the survival drama 127 Hours (2010).