Gavin Hood (born 12 May 1963) is a South African filmmaker,
screenwriter, producer, and actor, best known for writing and
directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film. He also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine,
Ender's Game, Eye in the Sky and most recently, Official Secrets.Hood
got his start in directing when he was commissioned to make several
short educational dramas for the South African Department of Health.
His first commercial short film was The Storekeeper (1998).Hood
co-produced and wrote the script for his debut feature film, A
Reasonable Man (1999), which portrays the accidental killing of a
young child mistaken for a tokoloshe. He then directed the Polish
language 2001 feature film In Desert and Wilderness (W pustyni i w
puszczy) when its original director fell ill. This was then followed
by the critically acclaimed crime drama film Tsotsi (2005). Tsotsi
went on to win the 2005 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,
granting him his first Academy Award, and was nominated for the Golden
Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006. Hood was also nominated
for the 2005 Non-European Filmâ€"Prix Screen International at the
European Film Awards for his work on the film.
screenwriter, producer, and actor, best known for writing and
directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film. He also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine,
Ender's Game, Eye in the Sky and most recently, Official Secrets.Hood
got his start in directing when he was commissioned to make several
short educational dramas for the South African Department of Health.
His first commercial short film was The Storekeeper (1998).Hood
co-produced and wrote the script for his debut feature film, A
Reasonable Man (1999), which portrays the accidental killing of a
young child mistaken for a tokoloshe. He then directed the Polish
language 2001 feature film In Desert and Wilderness (W pustyni i w
puszczy) when its original director fell ill. This was then followed
by the critically acclaimed crime drama film Tsotsi (2005). Tsotsi
went on to win the 2005 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,
granting him his first Academy Award, and was nominated for the Golden
Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006. Hood was also nominated
for the 2005 Non-European Filmâ€"Prix Screen International at the
European Film Awards for his work on the film.
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