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Peter Weir


Birth name: Peter Lindsay Weir
Birth: 21 August 1944
Died:
Nationality: Australia

Career / Biography

Peter Weir is an Austrlian director who has made a number of commercially siccessful and critically acclaimed films, all of which are thought provoking, exploring social themes as well as entertaining.

Oscars

Nomination - Best Director - Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
Nomination - Best Director - Truman Show (1998)
Nomination - Best Screenplay - Green Card (1990)
Nomination - Best Director - Dead Poets Society (1989)
Nomination - Best Director - Witness (1985)