Director Spotlight: Woody Allen

        Continuing the Director Spotlight segment we'll spotlight the legendary Woody Allen. Now like Stephen Spielberg, Woody Allen's career has been magnificent as he has brought us some of the greatest films of all-time over a career that has lasted 50+ years, but not just as a director as Woody Allen has written every single one of his films that he has directed, so he his not only one of the greatest directors of all-time, but one of the best screenwriters of all-time. I'm going to give you his filmography, my top 3 favorite films of his, notable awards and nominations he has received and his future projects. So without further ado...

Woody Allen's Filmography

Year	Film	Rottentomatoes.com Score
1966	What’s Up, Tiger Lily?	93%
1969	Take The Money and Run	90%
1971	Bananas	88%
1972	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)	89%
1973	Sleeper	100%
1975	Love and Death	100%
1977	Annie Hall	98%
1978	Interiors	77%
1979	Manhattan	985
1980	Stardust Memories	71%
1982	A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy	76%
1983	Zelig	100%
1984	Broadway Danny Rose	100%
1985	The Purple Rose of Cairo	90%
1986	Hannah and Her Sisters	91%
1987	Radio Days	88%
1987	September	58%
1988	Another Woman	65%
1989	New York Stories	73%
1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors	92%
1990	Alice	77%
1991	Shadows and Fog	52%
1992	Husbands and Wives	100%
1993	Manhattan Murder Mystery	93%
1994	Bullets Over Broadway	96%
1994	Don’t Drink the Water	44%
1995	Mighty Aphrodite	77%
1996	Everyone Says I Love You	79%
1997	Deconstructing Harry	71%
1998	Celebrity	41%
1999	Sweet and Lowdown	78%
2000	Small Town Crooks	67%
2001	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion	45%
2002	Hollywood Ending	47%
2003	Anything Else	40%
2004	Melinda and Melinda	535
2005	Match Point	77%
2006	Scoop	40%
2007	Cassandra’s Dream	46%
2008	Vicky Christina Barcelona	82%
2009	Whatever works	50%
2010	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger	46%
2011	Midnight in Paris	93%
2012	To Rome with love	43%
2013	Blue Jasmine	91%

My Top 3 Favorite Films

1. Hannah and Her Sisters

2. Annie Hall

3. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

Woody Allen's Notable awards and Nominations

Year	Film	Award	Win/Nominated
1997	Annie Hall	Academy Award for Best Director	Won
		Academy Award for Best original Screenplay	Won
		Academy Awards for Best Actor	Nominated
1978	Interiors	Academy Award for Best Director	Nominated
		Academy award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
1979	Manhattan	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
1984	Broadway Danny Rose	Academy Award for Best Director	Nominated
		Academy Award for Best original Screenplay	Nominated
1985	The Purple Rose of Cairo	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
1986	Hannah and Her Sisters	Academy Award for Best Director	Nominated
		Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Won
1987	Radio Days	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Academy Award for Best Director	Nominated
		Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
1990	Alice	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
1992	Husbands and Wives	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
1994	Bullets Over Broadway	Academy Award for Best Director	Nominated
		Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
1995	Mighty Aphrodite	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
1997	Deconstructing Harry	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
2005	Match Point	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
2011	Midnight in Paris	Academy Award for Best Director	Won
		Academy Award for Best Original screenplay	Nominated
2013	Blue Jasmine	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Nominated

Future Projects for Woody Allen

He currently has one film that he is directing coming out later this year entitled Magic in the Moonlight, but it does not currently have a confirmed release date.

        So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of Woody Allen's career and who you would like to see spotlighted next? Let me know in the comments section and let your voice be heard.

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