John Madden

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia John Philip Madden born 8 April 1949 is an English director of theatre film television and radio He was educated at Clifton College He was in the same house as friend and fellow director Roger Michell He began his career in British independent films He graduated from the University of Cambridge Sidney Sussex in 1970 with a BA in English Literature He started work in television including directing Prime Suspect 4 and episodes of Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse Perhaps his most notable achievement to date was directing Shakespeare in Love which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1998 and for which Madden was also nominated as Best Director he lost to Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan Madden is also a Jury Member for the digital studio Filmaka a platform for undiscovered filmmakers to show their work to industry professionals Description above from the Wikipedia article John Madden director licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia