Simon Beaufoy

Writing

Born 1966-12-26 Keighley, England, UK 23 credits Academy Awards 1 Writers Guild of America 1 European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 1

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won · 2 nominated

2011 Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Nominated 127 Hours
2009 Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Won Slumdog Millionaire
1998 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated The Full Monty

Writers Guild of America 1 won

— Award Won

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 1 won · 1 nominated

2012 Best European Film Nominated Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2009 Best European Film Won Slumdog Millionaire

European Film Award for Best Film 1 nominated

2009 Best Film Nominated Slumdog Millionaire

European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 1 nominated

2009 Best Screenwriter Nominated Slumdog Millionaire

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Simon Beaufoy (born 26 December 1966) is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth. 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.

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Filmography

Writing 18 credits