Known for movies
Shine (1996)
as Director
The Lucky One (2012)
as Director
No Reservations (2007)
as Director
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
as Director
Short Info
| Spouse | Kerry Heysen |
| Fact | Hicks' latest film, The Boys Are Back (2009), starring Clive Owen, is the first film directed in South Australia by Hicks since his Academy Award® winning feature Shine (1996). |
Scott Hicks is an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films Shine and Snow Falling on Cedars.
Hicks was born in 1952 in Adelaide, South Australia. His parents were both teachers. He has two older sisters. Hicks was educated at Adelaide Boys High School and the University of Adelaide, where he studied economics and law.
After working as a journalist and a lawyer, Hicks began his career in film as a director of photography on the Australian TV series Prisoner in 1979. He later directed episodes of the series Bodyline and Bangkok Hilton.
Hicks’s first feature film as a director was the 1986 drama The Year My Voice Broke. He followed this with the 1988 comedy-drama The Great Outdoors.
In 1996, Hicks directed Shine, a biographical film about pianist David Helfgott. The film was a critical and commercial success, and won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for Geoffrey Rush.
Hicks’s next film was the 1999 mystery drama Snow Falling on Cedars. The film was adapted from the novel of the same name by David Guterson. It received mixed reviews but was a box office success.
In 2003, Hicks directed the war drama Hearts in Atlantis, based on the novel by Stephen King. The film was a commercial disappointment.
Hicks’s most recent film is the 2011 biographical drama The Eye of the Storm, about author Patrick White. The film received mixed reviews but was a box office bomb.
Hicks has been married three times. His first wife was Australian actress Jane Scott, with whom he has two children. His second wife was American actress Marcia Gay Harden, with whom he has one child. His third wife is Australian producer Lisa Hensley.
Hicks has a net worth of $5 million.
General Info
| Full Name | Scott Hicks |
| Profession | Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Television Director |
| Education | Flinders University |
| Nationality | Australian |
Family
| Spouse | Kerry Heysen |
| Children | Jethro Heysen-Hicks, Scott Heysen |
Accomplishments
| Awards | AACTA Award for Best Direction, AACTA Award for Best Feature Length Documentary, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Direction |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Satellite Award for Best Director, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Fil... |
| Movies | The Lucky One, The Fallen, Shine, No Reservations, Hearts in Atlantis, Snow Falling on Cedars, The Boys Are Back, Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, Highly Strung, Sebastian and the Sparrow, Freedom, Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary, Call Me Mr. Brown, Down the Wind, One Last Chan... |
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Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I've completed a documentary about the composer Philip Glass. It's taken me back to my documentary roots. I decided the only way to get going on this was simply to buy a camera and start shooting with Philip at home with his family and children, making pizza and talking about writing symphonies. OK, so it's another obsessive pianist. It's been a nice 10-year cycle from Shine (1996) to Glass, if you like. |
| 2 | The interesting thing is I've done all of my post-production back in Australia for all of the American movies, which I really enjoy for personal reasons. But also because it means I can put money into the local industry which has been great... It's part of a little underlying philosophy I have, which is that going to Hollywood is not a one-way ticket, it's a two-way street. |
| 3 | Nothing is ever going to be the same again. Shine (1996) was a unique experience and very few people are ever lucky to feel that degree of universal acceptance. Very seldom can you say that films change people's lives. As far as the world was concerned, this film came out of nowhere, it really sort of barnstormed across the world. It projected me into a new arena and in the process made a star out of Geoffrey Rush, completely changed David Helfgott's life and Lynn Redgrave's career was kick-started again. There were a number of us involved in this film whose lives were never going to be the same again. It was unique, not in the sense of some sort of fluke, just that it was a dark horse. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Has directed two actors in Oscar nominated performances: Geoffrey Rush and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Rush won for Shine (1996). |
| 2 | When Scott Hicks' Shine (1996) debuted at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, it spawned an all-out bidding war. |
| 3 | Hicks' latest film, The Boys Are Back (2009), starring Clive Owen, is the first film directed in South Australia by Hicks since his Academy Award® winning feature Shine (1996). |
| 4 | Father of Jethro Heysen-Hicks and Scott Heysen. |
| 5 | Though Hicks continues to work in Hollywood, after earning 7 Oscar nominations for Shine (1996), Adelaide, South Australia remains Hicks' home. "I love being here (Los Angeles) for a purpose and while Adelaide is about as far away from the business as you can get, I can still make calls", he says. |
Pictures
Movies
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallen | 2016/II | ||
| Highly Strung | 2015 | Documentary | |
| The Lucky One | 2012 | ||
| The Boys Are Back | 2009 | ||
| Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts | 2007 | Documentary | |
| No Reservations | 2007 | ||
| I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS | 2004 | Video documentary video "Don't Change" | |
| Hearts in Atlantis | 2001 | ||
| Snow Falling on Cedars | 1999 | ||
| Shine | 1996 | ||
| The Ultimate Athlete: Pushing the Limit | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Space Shuttle | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Submarines: Sharks of Steel | 1993 | ||
| Finders Keepers | 1991 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| Call Me Mr. Brown | 1990 | ||
| The Great Wall of Iron | 1989 | TV Series documentary 1989 | |
| Sebastian and the Sparrow | 1988 | ||
| The INXS: Swing and Other Stories | 1985 | Video documentary | |
| Family Tree | 1985 | Documentary | |
| One Last Chance | 1983 | Documentary short | |
| Freedom | 1982 | ||
| The Hall of Mirrors: A Festival | 1982 | Documentary | |
| No Going Back | 1981 | TV Short documentary | |
| Women Artists of Australia | 1981 | TV Series documentary 1981 | |
| Assertive Skills Training | 1980 | Video | |
| Bert Flugelman: Public Sculptor | 1980 | Documentary short | |
| You Can't Always Tell | 1979 | Documentary short | |
| Down the Wind | 1975 | ||
| The Wanderer | 1974 |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Strung | 2015 | Documentary | |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | 1999 | screenplay | |
| Shine | 1996 | story | |
| The Space Shuttle | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Submarines: Sharks of Steel | 1993 | writer | |
| Finders Keepers | 1991 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Call Me Mr. Brown | 1990 | ||
| Sebastian and the Sparrow | 1988 | writer |
Assistant Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death Games | 1980 | first assistant director | |
| The Club | 1980 | first assistant director | |
| Harvest of Hate | 1979 | TV Movie second assistant director | |
| The Plumber | 1979 | TV Movie second assistant director | |
| Dawn! | 1979 | third assistant director | |
| Blue Fin | 1978 | second assistant director | |
| Money Movers | 1978 | third assistant director |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts | 2007 | Documentary producer | |
| The Ultimate Athlete: Pushing the Limit | 1996 | TV Movie documentary producer | |
| Sebastian and the Sparrow | 1988 | producer | |
| You Can't Always Tell | 1979 | Documentary short producer | |
| Down the Wind | 1975 | producer |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Strung | 2015 | Documentary | |
| Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts | 2007 | Documentary |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Irishman | 1978 | production assistant | |
| Storm Boy | 1976 | runner |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | 1982 | Man walking through the employment office (uncredited) |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Australian Film | 2014 | Documentary | Himself - Red Carpet Interview |
| Made in Hollywood | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Into the Shadows | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Xposé | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Capturing Reality | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts | 2007 | Documentary | Himself (voice) |
| The Bazura Project | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Spotlight on Location: Snow Falling on Cedars | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Interviewee |
| The Directors | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay |
| The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Don Dunstan Award | Adelaide Film Festival | ||
| 1997 | Golden Key | Art Film Festival | Art Fiction: Best Direction | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Directors' Week Award | Fantasporto | Best Director | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Audience Award | Rotterdam International Film Festival | Shine (1996) | |
| 1996 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Director | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | Jury Award | Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival | Best Film | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | Audience Award | Hawaii International Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | Audience Choice Award | St. Louis International Film Festival | Shine (1996) | |
| 1996 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | Shine (1996) | |
| 1996 | Metro Media Award | Toronto International Film Festival | Shine (1996) | |
| 1994 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Directors | Submarines: Sharks of Steel (1993) |
| 1990 | Lucas | Lucas - International Festival of Films for Children and Young People | Children's Section | Sebastian and the Sparrow (1988) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | Shine (1996) | |
| 1997 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Feature Film Category | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Shine (1996) |
| 1981 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Short Film | No Going Back (1981) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
