Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1997) Winner
Alex Garland
アレックス・ガーランド
Arekkusu Gārando
Aliases:
Alexander Medawar Garland
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-05-26 （London）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- London, England
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Screenwriter, Film director, Television director
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Influenced By
- Danny Boyle
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Ex Machina, 2015), Saturn Award for Best Writing (28 Days Later, 2002)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Manchester | Faculty of Arts | Art History Department | 美術史学位 | — | United Kingdom |
University College School
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Manchester
Faculty of Arts
/ Art History Department
Degree:
美術史学位
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with a degree in art history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | British Independent Film Awards | Ex Machina | Best Screenplay | BIFA | Won |
| 2014 | British Independent Film Awards | Ex Machina | Best Director | BIFA | Won |
| 2014 | British Independent Film Awards | Ex Machina | Best British Independent Film | BIFA | Won |
| 2015 | Academy Award | Ex Machina | Best Original Screenplay | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Nominated |
| 2004 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | 28 Days Later | Best Screenplay | Fangoria | Won |
British Independent Film Awards
2014
Work:
Ex Machina
Category:
Best Screenplay
Organization:
BIFA
Result:
Won
British Independent Film Awards
2014
Work:
Ex Machina
Category:
Best Director
Organization:
BIFA
Result:
Won
British Independent Film Awards
2014
Work:
Ex Machina
Category:
Best British Independent Film
Organization:
BIFA
Result:
Won
Academy Award
2015
Work:
Ex Machina
Category:
Best Original Screenplay
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
Nominated
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
2004
Work:
28 Days Later
Category:
Best Screenplay
Organization:
Fangoria
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2000) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Beach
1996 Adventure novelA young English backpacker discovers an unspoiled beach occupied by like-minded backpackers. Noted for drug culture, hallucinations, and depictions of excess and utopia.
Drug cultureHallucinationsUtopiaBackpacking
Adaptations
- [Film] The Beach / Danny Boyle (2000)
Translations
- Translated into 25 languages
The Tesseract
1998 Postmodern novelNon-linear narrative with interwoven characters set in Manila, exploring love and violence.
LoveViolenceTravel
Adaptations
- [Film] The Tesseract (2003)
The Coma
2004 NovelAdaptations
- [Theatre] The Coma (2006)
Bibliography
- The Beach (1996)
- The Tesseract (1998)
- The Coma (2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Non-linear narrativePostmodernist
- Recurring Motifs
- BackpackingTravelManilaUtopiaViolence
Legacy
English author who rose to prominence with The Beach (1996). Transitioned to screenwriting and directing sci-fi thrillers like Ex Machina, earning critical acclaim and awards.
Trivia
- Maternal grandfather is Nobel Prize-winning biologist Peter Medawar.
- Maternal grandmother is writer Jean Medawar.
- Father is political cartoonist Nicholas Garland.
- Married to Mexican-British actress Paloma Baeza, with two children.
- Described himself as an atheist.