Martin Scorsese first won critical and popular acclaim for his independent gangster film Mean Streets (1973). This film began his six-decade career at the top of Hollywood, directing some of the most well-known films of all time. His follow-up to Mean Streets, Taxi Driver (1976), was his second film with actor Robert De Niro and went on to receive the Palme d'Or award at Cannes Film Festival that year.
Scorsese went on to direct Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), GoodFellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993) and Casino (1995).
In the new millennium, Scorsese made the first of many collaborations with Leonardo DiCaprio in Gangs of New York (2002). The pair would go on to work together in The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), Shutter Island (2010) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
Scorsese cast Robert De Niro alongside Al Pacino and Joe Pesci in his most recent success, The Irishman (2019). The film won the praise of the critics and picked up 10 nominations at the Academy Awards.
Notable Awards
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(Nom) - Best Achievement in Directing - The Irishman - Academy Awards (2020)
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(Nom) - Best Motion Picture of the Year - The Irishman - Academy Awards (2020)
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(Nom) - Best Motion Picture of the Year (Shared) - The Wolf of Wall Street - Academy Awards (2014)
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(Won) - Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - Boardwalk Empire - Prime Time Emmy Awards (2011)
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(Won) - Best Achievement in Directing - Hugo - Golden Globe Awards (2011)
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(Won) - Best Achievement in Directing - The Departed - Academy Awards (2007)
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(Nom) - Best Achievement in Directing - The Aviator - Academy Awards (2005)
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(Won) - Best Director - Motion Picture - Gangs of New York - Golden Globe Awards (2003)
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(Nom) - Best Director - Gangs of New York - Academy Awards (2003)
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(Nom) - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Shared) - GoodFellas - Academy Awards (1991)
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(Won) - Best Direction - GoodFellas - BAFTA Awards (1991)
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(Nom) - Best Director - The Last Temptation of Christ - Academy Awards (1989)
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(Nom) - Best Director - Raging Bull - Academy Awards (1981)
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(Nom) - Best Direction - Taxi Driver - BAFTA Awards (1977)
