The Big Picture: Woody Allen Career & Biographical Notes: Hired to write first movie script after producer saw him doing his stand-up act Won the 1978 O Henry award for his short story, The Kugelmass Jazz enthusiast; plays clarinet Soon Yi discourages him from adopting any more children

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Woody Allen Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• That's Not My Movie (Directors Edition)
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Whatever Works	6/19/09	N/A
Vicky Cristina Barcelona	8/15/08				4.70	Info
Cassandra's Dream	12/28/07	N/A
Scoop	7/28/06	PG-13	538	3.05	9.18	Info
Match Point	12/28/05	R	8	0.53	20.36	Info
Melinda and Melinda	3/18/05	PG-13	1	0.07	3.83	Info
Anything Else	9/19/03	R	1033	1.67	3.20	Info
Hollywood Ending	5/3/02	PG-13	765	2.02	4.84	Info
Curse of the Jade Scorpion	8/24/01	PG-13	903	2.46	7.39	Info

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Awards:

2008
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

• Win: Best Screenplay, Spirit Awards

2005
Match Point

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes

1997
Deconstructing Harry

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards

1995
Mighty Aphrodite

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Writers' Guild

1994
Bullets Over Broadway

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Writers' Guild

1992
Husbands and Wives

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Writers' Guild

1990
Alice

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards

1989
Crimes & Misdemeanors

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Academy Awards

1987
Radio Days

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards

1986
Hannah and Her Sisters

• Win: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Screenplay, Boston Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Golden Globes

1985
Purple Rose of Cairo

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Screenplay, Boston Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes

1984
Broadway Danny Rose

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Academy Awards

1983
Zelig

• Runner-Up: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, Golden Globes

1979
Manhattan

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards

1978
Interiors

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Golden Globes

1977
Annie Hall

• Win: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Director, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, Golden Globes

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