John Roger Spottiswoode (born 5 January 1945) is a Canadian-British director, editor and writer of

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Early life

He was born in

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, Canada, and was raised in Britain. His father Raymond Spottiswoode was a British film theoretician who worked at the

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during the 1940s, directing short films such as '' Wings of a Continent''.

Career

In the 1960s, Spottiswoode entered the British film industry as a trainee editor where he apprenticed under editor John Bloom. In the early 1970s Spottiswoode edited several films for

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. He wanted to direct and

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advised him the best way in was to write a script. Hill and Spottiswoode collaborated on the scripts for ''48 Hours'' and the never-made ''The Last Gun''. Spottiswoode turned to directing in the early 1980s and has since directed a number of notable films and

productions, including '' Under Fire'' (1983) and the 1997

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. Spottiswoode was a member of the writing team responsible for '' 48 Hrs.'' starring

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Won * 1982: Festival du Film Policier de Cognac Special Jury Prize: '' The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper'' * 1993: Montreal World Film Festival Special Grand Jury Prize: '' And the Band Played On'' * 1995: Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: ''

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'' * 2003: Hamptons International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: '' Spinning Boris'' * 2007: Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Audience Award: '' Shake Hands with the Devil'' * 2007: Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film: '' Shake Hands with the Devil'' * 2008: Beverly Hills Film Festival Jury Award: '' Shake Hands with the Devil'' Nominated * 1983: Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture: '' 48 Hrs.'' - with

, Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza * 1988: CableACE Award for Directing a Movie or Miniseries: '' The Last Innocent Man'' * 1988: NAACP Image Award for Best Motion Picture: '' Shoot to Kill'' * 1994: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film: '' And the Band Played On'' * 1994: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special: '' And the Band Played On'' * 1995: CableACE Award for Directing a Movie or Miniseries: '' And the Band Played On'' * 2008:

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2008 Genie Nominees
at www.thestar.com

References

External links

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Roger Spottiswoode
at Northernstars.ca via

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