Sydney Pollack
Directing
Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. During his forty-year career, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards.
Pollack won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for Out of Africa (1985). He was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). Pollack's other notable films include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), The Yakuza (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), The Firm (1993), and Sabrina (1995).
Known For
Frasier
The Sopranos
King of the Hill
Entourage
The Twilight Zone
Will & Grace
Mad About You
Just Shoot Me!
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Eyes Wide Shut
Death Becomes Her
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
The Interpreter
The Player
Made of Honor
Tootsie
Michael Clayton
John Candy: I Like Me
The Majestic
Changing Lanes
A Civil Action
Husbands and Wives
Inside the Actors Studio
Random Hearts
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
The Electric Horseman
Avenue Montaigne
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