Kenneth Branagh Breaks Oscar Record With Seven Nominations In Seven Different Categories
deadline.comBelfast writer-director Kenneth Branagh broke an Oscar record today for receiving seven nominations in seven different categories throughout his career.
Branagh’s roles as writer, director, and producer of Belfast has netted him nominations today for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
Branagh also received a nomination today for Best Director.In his deeply personal story Belfast, writer-director Kenneth Branagh shows a child’s view of conflict.
When he was nine years old, the Troubles in Northern Ireland began and Branagh had to leave his hometown. Belfast follows Buddy, a fictionalized version of Branagh’s childhood self, played by Jude Hill, as he deals with the loss of the peaceful city he has known.Branagh is best known for his film adaptations of Shakespeare plays, the first of which, Henry V in 1989, got him his first two Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Actor.
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