1993Winner
Best Director
Bound by Honor
Taylor Hackford
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
December 31, 1944
Biography
Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944 in Santa Barbara, CA) is an American film director and producer. 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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1997Nominee
Best Director
The Devil's Advocate
1982Nominee
Best Director
An Officer and a Gentleman
Career Highlights
2004Highlight
Best Director
Ray
2013Highlight
Best Director
Parker
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Bound by Honor
The Devil's Advocate
An Officer and a Gentleman