Phil Alden Robinson | |
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| Born | (1950-03-01)March 1, 1950 (age 75) Long Beach, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
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Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) is an American film director and screenwriter whose films includeField of Dreams,Sneakers, andThe Sum of All Fears.
Robinson was born inLong Beach, New York, the son of Jessie Frances and S. Jesse Robinson, who was a drama critic for theNew York Journal American and a media coordinator for the liquor division of the National Distillers & Chemical Corp. in New York.[1][2][3] Robinson graduated fromUnion College inSchenectady, New York, with aBachelor of Arts degree inpolitical science and received anHonoraryDoctorate of Letters from Union College in 1996.
Robinson directed the baseball filmField of Dreams (1989). It earned Robinson nominations for theDirectors Guild of America Award, theWriters Guild of America Award, and for an Oscar forBest Screenplay Adaptation (the film was also nominated forBest Picture andBest Original Score Oscars). Other accolades for the film include theChristopher Award, andPremiere Magazine's Readers Poll for Best Picture of 1989.
His next feature,Sneakers (1992), was nominated for anEdgar Award by theMystery Writers of America.
Robinson's 2000 TV dramaFreedom Song won theWriters Guild of America Award for Best Original Longform Screenplay, was nominated for twoEmmy Awards, threeNAACP Image Awards (includingBest TV Movie), aScreen Actors Guild Award, a Sound EditorsGolden Reel Award, and theHumanitas Prize. It also received theChristopher Award, the San Francisco Film Society's "Golden Gate Award", and a National Association of Minorities in Communications Image Award.
ForBand of Brothers (2001), he (along with all the directors on the series) was nominated for aDirectors Guild of America Award and won anEmmy Award for Best Directing of a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special.
In 1990, Robinson was named "Screenwriter of the Year" by theNational Association of Theatre Owners, and in 1994 received theWriters Guild of America's Valentine Davies Award for contributions to the entertainment industry and the community-at-large.
In 1992, he accompanied theUnited Nations High Commission for Refugees as an observer on relief missions toSomalia andBosnia, for which he wrote and directed his first of five documentaries for ABC NewsNightline. The last one,Sarajevo Spring, was nominated for a national News & DocumentaryEmmy Award in 1997.
Robinson is currently Vice President of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is a past member of the board of directors of theWriters Guild of America, and serves on the Board of Overseers of theUCLA Hammer Museum.
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1987 | In the Mood | also screenwriter, and co-storywriter Bob Kosberg andDavid Simon |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams | also screenwriter, adaptingShoeless Joe byW.P. Kinsella |
| 1992 | Sneakers | also co-screenwriter withLawrence Lasker andWalter F. Parkes |
| 2000 | Freedom Song | also co-writer withStanley Weiser |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears | based on the novel byTom Clancy |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | based onThe 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum byAssi Dayan |
Robinson also worked as a script doctor on the 1985 filmFletch, uncredited.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 1989 | Academy Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Field of Dreams | Nominated |
| 2001 | Writers Guild Award | Best Original Longform | "Freedom Song" | Won |
| 2002 | Emmy Awards | Directing for a Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie | Band of Brothers | Won |
| 2009 | Emmy Awards | Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special | 81st Academy Awards | Nominated |
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