Mike Leigh Profile

Partial Filmography

• Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) 15 (Contains strong language)Director, Writer
• Vera Drake (2005) 12A (Contains abortion theme)Director, Screenplay
• All Or Nothing (2002) 18 (Contains very strong language)Director, Screenplay
• Topsy-Turvy (2000) 12A (for a scene of risque nudity)Director, screenplay
• Career Girls (1997) Director, screenplay
• Secrets & Lies (1997) Director, Screenplay
• Life is Sweet (1991) Director, screenplay
• Meantime (1983) Director, screenplay, from idea
• Bleak Moments (1971) Director, Writer
• Nuts in May Director

Full Mike Leigh Filmography…

Recent Awards

1. BAFTA David Lean Award (2004) Achievement in Direction - Vera Drake
2. Evening Standard British Film Award (2000) Best Film - Topsy-Turvy
3. London Film Critics Circle Award (2000) Special Achievement
4. New York Film Critics Circle Award (1999) Best Director - Topsy-Turvy
5. National Society of Film Critics Award (1999) Best Director - Topsy-Turvy

Full Mike Leigh Awards List…

Top matching news stories

• Mike Leigh makes genuinely happy movie?

  10:20 am, 2008-04-15 — MRIB

  Mike Leigh's new film Happy-Go-Lucky is not an ironically titled bleak movie according to the director. No, really!

• Mike Leigh: age will not wither him

  10:50 am, 2008-02-18 — MRIB

  Mike Leigh, who turns 65 this week, says it's "ridiculous" to stop working when you're having fun

• You must be joking! Mike Leigh comedy set to break festival record

  08:57 am, 2008-02-13 — MRIB

  Tipped for Berlin win, Mike Leigh's set to be the only living director to bag all 3 of Europe's main festival prizes

• Director draws good analogy

  09:20 am, 2007-08-23 — MRIB

  Mike Leigh says you can't really learn how to be a good film maker, like in art "you can either draw or you can't"