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Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944) is an American film director and former president of the Directors Guild of America. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Teenage Father (1979).
Taylor Hackford. Jump to. 13 wins & 14 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 2005 Nominee Oscar. Best Motion Picture of the Year. Ray. Shared with: Stuart Benjamin · Howard Baldwin. 2005 Nominee Oscar. Best Achievement in Directing. Ray. 1979 Winner Oscar. Best Short Film, Live Action. Teenage Father. Critics Choice Awards.
- December 31, 1944
Won 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 14 nominations total. Photos 96. Known for. Ray. 7.7. Producer. 2004. Blood In, Blood Out. 7.9. Producer. 1993.
- January 1, 1
- 1.88 m
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
Mini Bio. In addition to helming the iconic feature hits An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Against All Odds (1984), Ray (2004), and the cult thriller The Devil's Advocate (1997), Taylor Hackford has directed the films Dolores Claiborne (1995), Everybody's All-American (1988), and Proof of Life (2000). Taylor developed and produced La Bamba ...
- December 31, 1944
Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944) is an American film director and former president of the Directors Guild of America. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Teenage Father (1979).
Award Winners. Taylor Hackford. Check all the awards won and nominated for by Taylor Hackford - Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (2005) , Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (2005) , Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award (1997) and more awards.
He is best known for his work on films such as "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), "The Devil's Advocate" (1997) and "Proof of Life" (2000), and for directing Jamie Foxx to an Academy Award for Best Actor in "Ray" (2004). Hackford served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 2009 to 2013.
