Which director has won more awards, Oliver Stone or James Cunningham
Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director of motion pictures and documentaries. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of "Midnight Express" (1978). He also wrote the acclaimed gangster movie "Scarface" (1983). As a director, Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama "Platoon" (1986), for which Stone won the Academy Award for Best Director; the film was awarded Best Picture. "Platoon" was the first in a trilogy of films based on the Vietnam War, in which Stone served as an infantry soldier. He continued the series with "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989)—for which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar—and "Heaven & Earth" (1993). Stone's other notable works include the Salvadoran Civil War-based drama "Salvador" (1986); the financial drama "Wall Street" (1987) and its 2010 sequel ""; the Jim Morrison biopic "The Doors" (1991); and a trilogy of films based on the American Presidency—"JFK" (1991), "Nixon" (1995) and "W." (2008). His latest film is "Snowden" (2016).
20th Empire Awards The 20th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine "Empire", honored the best films of 2014 and took place on 29 March 2015 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. During the ceremony, "Empire" presented Empire Awards in 12 categories as well as three honorary awards. Irish actor James Nesbitt hosted the show for the second consecutive year. The awards were sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey for the seventh consecutive year.