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Woody Allen

ウディ・アレン

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Aliases: Allan Stewart Konigsberg / Allan Konigsberg / Allan S. Konigsberg

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1935-11-30 （Mount Eden Hospital, Bronx, New York City, U.S.）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Atheist (born into a Jewish family)
Residence History
Midwood, Brooklyn, New York City → Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side, Manhattan → London (long-term stays/filming)

Career

Occupations
filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, comedian, writer, playwright, clarinetist, musician, producer
Active Years
1956-2025
Affiliations
The Film Foundation (founding board), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow), American Philosophical Society (member)
Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Influenced By
Bob Hope, Groucho Marx, Mort Sahl, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, George S. Kaufman, Ernst Lubitsch, Ingmar Bergman
Influenced
Larry David, Louis C.K., Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, Steve Martin, John Mulaney, Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson, Greta Gerwig, Richard Linklater
Nominations
Holds the record for most nominations (16) for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Education

Midwood High School
Period: ～1953
Year of Graduation: 1953
Country: United States
Graduated 1953
New York University (attended)
Communication and Film
Period: 1953（在学・中退）
Country: United States
Attended 1953; dropped out after failing a course ('Motion Picture Production')
City College of New York (attended)
Period: 1954（短期在籍・中退）
Country: United States
Briefly attended in 1954; dropped out during first semester
The New School (taught)
Period: 後年に講師として活動
Country: United States
Later taught at The New School

Awards

Academy Award for Best Director
1978
Work: Annie Hall
Organization: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result: 受賞
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
1978
Work: Annie Hall
Organization: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result: 受賞
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
1987
Work: Hannah and Her Sisters
Organization: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result: 受賞
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
2012
Work: Midnight in Paris
Organization: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result: 受賞
BAFTA Fellowship
1997
Organization: British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
Result: 受賞
Career Golden Lion (Honorary)
1995
Organization: Venice International Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Honorary Palme d'Or
2002
Organization: Cannes Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
2014
Organization: Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Result: 受賞
Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
2002
Organization: Princess of Asturias Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Annie Hall

1977 Romantic comedy-drama

A semi-autobiographical film set in New York, following the relationship between Alvy and Annie, exploring love, insecurity and identity; widely acclaimed for its inventive structure and dialogue.

love and breakupneurotic humorurban lifeidentity

Manhattan

1979 Romantic comedy-drama

A poetic portrait of New York City, focusing on middle-aged relationships, morality and generational conflicts; notable for its black-and-white cinematography.

New Yorkage-gap relationshipsethics and guilturban poeticism

Midnight in Paris

2011 Romantic fantasy/comedy

A romantic fantasy about a contemporary writer who mysteriously travels to 1920s Paris at midnight; explores nostalgia, art and creative aspiration.

nostalgiaart and creationtime travelcultural homage

Bullets Over Broadway

1994 Comedy with musical elements

A comedy set in New York's theater world about the strange relationships between a playwright, the mafia, and actors.

show businesscreative conflictviolence and humor
Adaptations
  • [Stage (musical)] Bullets Over Broadway (musical) / Susan Stroman (2014)

Getting Even

1971 Short stories/humor

A collection of Woody Allen's humorous pieces and short stories, often satirical and absurd.

humorsatireabsurdity

Bibliography

  • Getting Even (1971)
  • Without Feathers (1975)
  • Side Effects (1980)
  • The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose (2007)
  • Mere Anarchy (2007)
  • Apropos of Nothing (2020)
  • Zero Gravity (2022)
  • What's With Baum? (2025)

Adaptations

  • Bullets Over Broadway (1994 film → adapted into a stage musical in 2014)
  • Wild Man Blues (1997 documentary about Allen's jazz band)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Urban, dialogue-driven, neurotic intellectual humorPersonal and self-referential voiceFrequent homage to literature and film
Recurring Motifs
New Yorkromance and breakupneurotic selfcultural nostalgialiterary and philosophical references

Legacy

A prolific filmmaker, writer and performer whose work has influenced generations of comedians and filmmakers; his legacy is complex due to both critical acclaim and controversies surrounding his personal life.

Museums

  • Monument to Woody Allen (Oviedo) Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Opened in 2003

Academic Societies

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • American Philosophical Society

Archives

  • Library of Congress (several films inducted into the National Film Registry)

In Popular Culture

  • Numerous parodies and references to his persona and films exist in comedy, theatre and tributes at film festivals.

Quotes

  • I don't like meeting heroes. There's nobody I want to meet and nobody I want to work with — I'd rather work with Diane Keaton than anyone — she's absolutely great.
    Source: Interview (1976) (1976)
  • Nothing makes me happier than to tear open a ream of paper. And I can't wait to fill it!
    Source: Statement (date uncertain)

Trivia

  • Plays clarinet and has performed weekly jazz sets at the Café Carlyle in Manhattan for many years.
  • Born Allan Stewart Konigsberg.
  • Holds the record for most nominations (16) for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.