Steven Soderbergh

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January 14, 1963

Steven Andrew Soderbergh

Betsy Brantley (divorced 1989 - 1994) (1 child)

Jules Asner (2003–present)

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Producer

2012 Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (documentary) (executive producer)

2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin (executive producer)

2011 His Way (TV documentary) (executive producer)

2010 Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) (executive producer)

2009 Solitary Man (producer)

2009 Playground (documentary) (executive producer)

2008 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (documentary) (executive producer)

2007 I'm Not There. (executive producer)

2007 Michael Clayton (executive producer)

2007 Wind Chill (executive producer)

2006 Pu-239 (executive producer)

2006 A Scanner Darkly (executive producer)

2005 Rumour Has It... (executive producer)

2005 Syriana (executive producer)

2005 The Big Empty (short) (executive producer)

2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. (executive producer)

2005 Unscripted (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)

2005 The Jacket (producer)

2005 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 (documentary) (executive producer)

2004 Keane (executive producer)

2004 Criminal (producer)

2004 Able Edwards (executive producer)

2003 K Street (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)

2002 Naqoyqatsi (documentary) (executive producer)

2002 Far from Heaven (executive producer)

2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (executive producer)

2002 Welcome to Collinwood (producer)

2002 Insomnia (executive producer)

2001 Tribute (documentary) (executive producer)

2001 Who Is Bernard Tapie? (documentary) (executive producer)

1998 Pleasantville (producer)

1996 The Daytrippers (producer)

1993 Suture (executive producer)

Director

2012 Magic Mike

2011 Haywire

2011 Contagion

2011 The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg

2010 And Everything Is Going Fine (documentary)

2009 The Informant!

2009 The Girlfriend Experience

2008 Che: Part Two

2008 Che: Part One

2007 Ocean's Thirteen

2006 The Good German

2005 Bubble

2004 Ocean's Twelve

2004 Eros (segment "Equilibrium")

2003 K Street (TV series)

2002 Solaris

2002 Full Frontal

2001 Ocean's Eleven

2000 Traffic

2000 Erin Brockovich

1999 The Limey

1998 Out of Sight

1996 Schizopolis (uncredited)

1996 Gray's Anatomy

1993-1995 Fallen Angels (TV series)

1995 Underneath

1993 King of the Hill

1991 Kafka

1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape

1987 Winston (short)

1985 Access All Areas (video short)

1985 Yes: 9012 Live (video documentary)

Writer

2006 Building No. 7 (short)

2004 Eros (writer / segment "Equilibrium")

2004 Criminal (screenplay / as Sam Lowry)

2002 Solaris (screenplay)

1997 Nightwatch (screenplay)

1996 Schizopolis (writer - uncredited)

1995 Underneath (screenplay / as Sam Lowry)

1993 King of the Hill (screenplay)

1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape (writer)

1987 Winston (short)

Actor

2011 Contagion (voice) (uncredited)

2011 The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg

2001 Ocean's Eleven (uncredited)

2001 Waking Life

1996 Schizopolis (uncredited)

Appearances

2012 Días de cine (TV series)

2009-2012 Cinema 3 (TV series)

2012 Side by Side (documentary)

2011 The Dr. Oz Show (TV series)

2011 I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (documentary)

2011 The Dr. Oz Show (TV series)

2000-2011 The Charlie Rose Show (TV series)

2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)

2008 Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (documentary)

2001-2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)

2007 20 heures le journal (TV series)

2006 The 16th Annual Gotham Awards (TV special)

2004 Five Directors on 'The Battle of Algiers' (video documentary short)

2003 'Solaris': Behind the Planet (video documentary short)

2003 Sen kväll med Luuk (TV series)

2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)

2002 Naqoyqatsi (documentary) (3rd segment)

2002 Full Frontal (uncredited)

2002 'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con (video short)

2002 + de cinéma (TV series documentary short)

2001-2002 Nyhetsmorgon (TV series)

2002 Day for Night: The Making of 'Insomnia' (video documentary short)

2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2000 Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' (TV documentary short)

2000 Spotlight on Location: Erin Brockovich (TV documentary short)

2000 Lesley Ann Warren: A Cinderella Story (TV documentary)

1998 Independent's Day (TV documentary)

1998 Inside 'Out of Sight' (video documentary short)

1993 Cinefile: Made in the USA (TV documentary)

Academy Awards

2001 Won Oscar Best Director for: Traffic (2000).

2001 Nominated Oscar Best Director for: Erin Brockovich (2000)

1990 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Amanda Awards, Norway

2001 Nominated Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) for: Traffic (2000)

2000 Nominated Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm) for: Erin Brockovich (2000)

BAFTA Awards

2001 Nominated David Lean Award for Direction for: Erin Brockovich (2000)

2001 Nominated David Lean Award for: Traffic (2000)

1990 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay - Original for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Berlin International Film Festival

2007 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for: The Good German (2006)

2003 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for: Solaris (2002)

2001 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for: Traffic (2000)

Bodil Awards

2002 Nominated Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) for: Traffic (2000)

British Society of Cinematographers

2001 Nominated Best Cinematography Award for: Traffic (2000)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2001 Won Critics Choice Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000) and Erin Brockovich (2000)

Cannes Film Festival

2008 Nominated Palme d'Or for: Che: Part One (2008) and Che: Part Two (2008)

1993 Nominated Palme d'Or for: King of the Hill (1993)

1989 Won FIPRESCI Prize for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). Tied with Yaaba (1989).

1989 Won Palme d'Or for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2001 Won CFCA Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

2001 Nominated CFCA Award Best Cinematography for: Traffic (2000)

Chlotrudis Awards

2001 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Director
for: Traffic (2000)

César Awards, France

2003 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Ocean's Eleven (2001)

2002 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Traffic (2000)

1990 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2001 Won DFWFCA Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

Directors Guild of America, USA

2001 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Erin Brockovich (2000)

2001 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Traffic (2000)

Emmy Awards

2011 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Special for: His Way (2011) (TV)

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Special for: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

Empire Awards, UK

2003 Nominated Empire Award Best Director for: Ocean's Eleven (2001)

2002 Nominated Empire Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

European Film Awards

2000 Nominated Screen International Award for: Erin Brockovich (2000)

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2001 Won FFCC Award Best Director for: Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000)

Golden Globes

2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: Erin Brockovich (2000)

2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: Traffic (2000)

1990 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Grammy Awards

1987 Nominated Grammy Best Music Video, Long Form for: Yes: 9012 Live (1985)

Independent Spirit Awards

2007 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Director for: Bubble (2005)

2000 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Director for: The Limey (1999)

1990 Won Independent Spirit Award Best Director for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

2001 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Traffic (2000)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2001 Won KCFCC Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

Kinema Junpo Awards

2002 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film for: Traffic (2000)

2002 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film Director for: Traffic (2000).

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2000 Won Sierra Award Best Director for: Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000)

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2001 Nominated ALFS Award Director of the Year for: Erin Brockovich (2000)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2000 Won LAFCA Award Best Director for: Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000)

National Board of Review, USA

2000 Won NBR Award Best Director for: Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000)

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

2001 Won NSFC Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000) and Erin Brockovich (2000)

1999 Won NSFC Award Best Director for: Out of Sight (1998)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2000 Won NYFCC Award Best Director for: Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2009 Nominated OFCS Award Best Cinematography for: Che: Part One (2008) and Che: Part Two (2008)

2001 Nominated OFCS Award Best Cinematography for: Traffic (2000)

2001 Nominated OFCS Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2001 Won PFCS Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

2001 Nominated PFCS Award Best Cinematography for: Traffic (2000)

Satellite Awards

2001 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

2001 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Cinematography for: Traffic (2000)

2001 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Director for: Erin Brockovich (2000)

1999 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for: Pleasantville (1998)

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2001 Won SEFCA Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

Sundance Film Festival

1989 Won Audience Award Dramatic for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

1989 Nominated Grand Jury Prize Dramatic for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

2000 Won TFCA Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2001 Won VFCC Award Best Director for: Traffic (2000)

Writers Guild of America

1990 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

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A part of you has to be scared, it keeps you alert; otherwise you become complacent.

If you're sitting around thinking what other people think about your work, you'll just become paralysed.

I'm process-driven, I'm not result-driven.

Even with a trained actor it's dangerous to get them thinking too much. You don't want them thinking, you want them doing.

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Director Steven Soderbergh was the son of Mary Ann (née Bernard) and Peter Andrew Soderbergh.

His family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana when he was a child, where his father, Peter Soderbergh, was a professor and the dean of the College of Education at Louisiana State University.

While the family resided in Baton Rouge, his mother appeared regularly on a local ABC-affiliate's (WBRZ-TV/broadcast channel 2) early-morning show ("2une In") as a "call-in" psychic, and taught adult-education and "alternative education" classes in "parapsychology" at LSU.

While still in high school, around the age of 15, Soderbergh enrolled in the university's film animation class and began making short 16-millimeter films with second-hand equipment.

After graduating high school, he went to Hollywood, where he worked as a freelance editor.

Shortly thereafter, he returned home and continued making short films and writing scripts.

Soderbergh claims to not be a fan of possessory credits, and prefers not to have his name front and center at the start of a film.

He often acts as his own cinematographer under the pseudonym "Peter Andrews".

He was elected first vice president of the Directors Guild of America in March 2002.

On Monday, April 5, 2009, Soderbergh appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, and "cited the French initiative in asking lawmakers to deputize the American film industry to pursue copyright pirates," indicating he supports anti-piracy laws and Internet regulation.

He has acknowledged that he fathered a baby girl born in 2010 with an Australian woman named Frances Anderson despite being married to Jules Asner.

Turned down the offer to direct Quiz Show (1994).

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