Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an American director. He was born in Queens and raised in Manhattan. Many of Scorsese's movies have Italian American, Roman Catholic and violent themes or ideas. Scorsese is probably best known for his movies about the mafia. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for his movie The Departed at the 79th Academy Awards in 2007; the movie also won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay. This was Scorsese's first Academy Award for Best Director.

Martin Scorsese
Scorsese at the Berlinale in 2024
Born	Martin Charles Scorsese (1942-11-17) November 17, 1942 (age 82) Queens, New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American Italian
Education	Cardinal Hayes High School
Alma mater	New York University (B.A.) NYU Tisch School of the Arts (M.F.A.)
Occupations	Director producer screenwriter actor
Years active	1962–present
Spouse(s)	Laraine Marie Brennan (1965–ca 71; divorced) Julia Cameron (1976–77; divorced) Isabella Rossellini (1979–82; divorced) Barbara De Fina (1985–91; divorced) Helen Morris (1999–present)
Children	3
Parent(s)	Charles Scorsese, Catherine Scorsese

Martin Scorsese's filmmaking style is marked by key elements, including violent themes, the use of music, intricate cinematography, exceptional performances, psychological depth, exploration of religious themes, collaboration with top talents, a strong connection to New York City, frequent use of voiceovers, and cinematic references.^[1]

Awards and recognitions

From left: Salvo Cuccia, Martin Scorsese and Vittorio De Seta at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival.

• Scorsese received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1997.
• In 1998, the American Film Institute placed three Scorsese movies on their list of the greatest movies in America: Raging Bull at #24, Taxi Driver at #47 and Goodfellas at #94.
• Scorsese received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on January 18, 2001.
• In 2001, AFI put two Scorsese movies on their list of the most "heart-pounding movies" in American cinema: Taxi Driver at #22 and Raging Bull at #51.
• At a ceremony in Paris, France, on January 5, 2005, Martin Scorsese was awarded the French Legion of Honor in recognition of his contribution to cinema.
• In 2007, Scorsese won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Departed, which also won Best Picture.
• On September 11, 2007, the Kennedy Center Honors committee, which recognizes career excellence and cultural influence, named Scorsese as one of the honorees for the year.
• On June 17, 2008, AFI put two of Scorsese's films on the AFI's 10 Top 10 list: Raging Bull at #1 for the Sports genre and Goodfellas at #2 for the Gangster genre.
• Scorsese received the 2010 Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 67th Golden Globe Awards.
• On September 18, 2011 Scorsese won in the category Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, for his work on the series premiere of Boardwalk Empire.
• On January 15, 2012, at the 69th Golden Globe Awards, Scorsese won an award for Best Director on the 2011 movie Hugo.
• On February 12, 2012 at the 65th British Academy Film Awards, Scorsese received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award.

Scorsese has earned praise from many film legends including Ingmar Bergman,^[2] Frank Capra,^[3] Jean-Luc Godard,^[4] Werner Herzog,^[5] Elia Kazan,^[6] Akira Kurosawa,^[7] David Lean,^[8] Michael Powell,^[9] Satyajit Ray,^[10] and François Truffaut.^[11]

Year	Film	Academy Award Nominations	Academy Award Wins	Golden Globe Nominations	Golden Globe Wins	BAFTA Nominations	BAFTA Wins
1974	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore	3	1	2		7	4
1976	Taxi Driver	4		2		7	3
1977	New York, New York			4		2
1980	Raging Bull	8	2	7	1	4	2
1983	The King of Comedy					5	1
1985	After Hours			1		1
1986	The Color of Money	4	1	2
1988	The Last Temptation of Christ	1		2
1990	Goodfellas	6	1	5		7	5
1991	Cape Fear	2		2		2
1993	The Age of Innocence	5	1	4	1	4	1
1995	Casino	1		2	1
1997	Kundun	4		1
2002	Gangs of New York	10		5	2	12	1
2004	The Aviator	11	5	6	3	14	4
2006	The Departed	5	4	6	1	6
2011	Hugo	11	5	3	1	9	2
Total		75	20	54	10	80	23

Filmography

Features

Year	Title	Contribution	Notes
1968	Who's That Knocking at My Door	Director/Writer
1972	Boxcar Bertha	Director
1973	Mean Streets	Director/Writer/Producer	Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
1974	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore	Director	Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Direction Nominated – Golden Palm
1976	Taxi Driver	Director	Blue Ribbon Awards Best Foreign Film Golden Palm Hochi Film Award Best Foreign Film Kinema Junpo Awards Best Foreign Language Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Direction Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
1977	New York, New York	Director
1980	Raging Bull	Director/Writer	Guild of German Art House Cinemas Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film) National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Nominated – Academy Award for Best Director Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Director
1983	The King of Comedy	Director	Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Direction Nominated – Golden Palm
1985	After Hours	Director	Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival) Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Nominated – Golden Palm Nominated – César Award for Best Foreign Film
1986	The Color of Money	Director
1988	The Last Temptation of Christ	Director/Writer	Venice Film Festival  Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award Nominated – Academy Award for Best Director Nominated – Golden Lion – Venice Film Festival
1990	Goodfellas	Director/Producer/Writer	BAFTA Award for Best Film BAFTA Award for Best Direction BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Silver Lion Venice Film Festival Audience Award Venice Film Festival  Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award Nominated – Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated – Academy Award for Best Director Nominated – Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Nominated – César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
1991	Cape Fear	Director	Nominated – Golden Bear at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.[12] Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
1991	The Grifters	Producer	Independent Spirit Award for Best Film
1993	The Age of Innocence	Director/Writer	Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film National Board of Review Award for Best Director Venice Film Festival Audience Award Nominated – Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated – USC Scripter Award Best Screenplay
1995	Casino	Director/Writer	Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Director
1997	Kundun	Director	Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1999	Bringing Out the Dead	Director	Courmayeur Noir Film Festival Jury Prize
2002	Gangs of New York	Director	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Golden Globe Award for Best Director Italian Online Movie Award for Best Director Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – Academy Award for Best Director Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Direction Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Nominated – Nastro d’Argento Best Foreign Director
2004	The Aviator	Director	BAFTA Award for Best Film Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – Academy Award for Best Director Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated – Directors Guild of Great Britain Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Direction Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – Nastro d’Argento Best Foreign Director Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Director
2006	The Departed	Director	Academy Award for Best Director Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Golden Globe Award for Best Director Italian Online Movie Award for Best Director Gransito Movie Award Best Director Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Director London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director National Board of Review Award for Best Director New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Director St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Direction Nominated – David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Nominated – Empire Award for Best Director Nominated – Gotham Award Best Film Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Director
2010	Shutter Island	Director/Producer	Nominated – National Board of Review NBR Award for Top Ten Films Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Director Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Horror Film Nominated – Italian Online Movie Award for Best Director Nominated – Italian Online Movie Award for Best Film Nominated – Scream Awards for Best Director Nominated – Scream Awards for Best Horror Movie
2011	Hugo	Director/Producer	National Board of Review Award for Best Director National Board of Review Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Director Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director North Texas Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nevada Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nevada Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Family Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director Nominated – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Film Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Director Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Film Nominated –(2rd place)National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Nominated –(2nd place) New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Nominated –(3rd place) New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Nominated –(2nd place) Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated –(2nd place)|Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Nominated – Southeastern Film Critics Association: Top 10 Films Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Film Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Nominated – IndieWire Critics Survey Award for Best Film Nominated – (2nd place)IndieWire Critics Survey Award for Best Director Nominated – Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated – Producers Guild of America Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated—AACTA International Award for Best Film Nominated—AACTA International Award for Best Direction Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director- Pending Nominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Film- Pending Nominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Director- Pending Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Film Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Film- Pending Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Pending - Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film Pending - Saturn Award for Best Director
2013	The Wolf of Wall Street	Director

Documentary movies

Year	Title	Notes
1970	Street Scenes
1974	Italianamerican
1978	The Last Waltz
1978	American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince
1995	A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
1999	My Voyage to Italy	Melbourne International Film Festival Best Documentary National Board of Review William K. Everson Film History Award National Society of Film Critics Award Special Award Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film
2003	The Blues (series)
2005	No Direction Home: Bob Dylan	Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Direction for Nonfiction Programming
2008	Shine a Light (film)
2010	Public Speaking	Nominated-Gotham Independent Film Awards 2010
2011	George Harrison: Living in the Material World	Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Documentary Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Documentary

Short movies

Year	Title	Notes
1959	"Vesuvius VI"
1963	"What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?"
1964	"It's Not Just You, Murray!"
1967	"The Big Shave"	L'Âge d'or – Knokke-le-Zoute Film Festival
1987	"Bad"	(music video with Michael Jackson)
1989	"New York Stories"	(segment "Life's Lessons")
1990	"Made in Milan"
2007	"The Key to Reserva"

Television work

Year	Title	Notes
2010–present	Boardwalk Empire	Executive producer, director (series premiere) Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Appearances on camera

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	Who's That Knocking at My Door	Thug #2	cameo
1973	Mean Streets	Jimmy Shorts and Charlie Cappa's narration	cameo
1974	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore	Man in cafeteria	cameo
1976	Taxi Driver	Passenger in Travis's cab	cameo
1978	The Last Waltz	Himself
1980	Raging Bull	The Man who speaks with La Motta in the end
1983	The King of Comedy	TV director	cameo
1985	After Hours	Man with searchlight	cameo
1986	The Color of Money	opening narrator	uncredited
1986	Round Midnight	R.W. Goodley
1990	Dreams	Vincent van Gogh
1991	Guilty by Suspicion	Joe Lesser
1992	The Player	Himself
1993	The Age of Innocence	Photographer	uncredited cameo
1994	Quiz Show	Martin Rittenhome
1999	The Muse	Himself
1999	Bringing Out the Dead	Dispatcher
2002	Gangs of New York	Wealthy homeowner
2004	The Aviator	Hell's Angel's projectionist	voice (uncredited)
2004	Shark Tale	Sykes	voice
2005	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Himself
2008	Shine a Light	Himself
2008	Entourage	Himself
2011	Hugo	Camera man