Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946 in New York City) wrote the screenplays for Midnight Express (1978) directed by Alan Parker, and for Scarface (1983) by Brian De Palma. He wrote and directed three films about the Vietnam War: Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) with Tom Cruise as Ron Kovic, Heaven & Earth (1993). He wrote and directed Wall Street (1987) and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) with Michael Douglas, The Doors (1991) with Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison, Natural Born Killers (1994) with Woody Harrelson, Any Given Sunday (1999) with Al Pacino, Alexander (2004) with Colin Farrell. He directed three movies about American Presidents: JFK (1991) with Kevin Costner as Jim Garrison, Nixon (1995) with Anthony Hopkins as Richard Nixon, W. (2008) with Josh Brolin as George W. Bush. He directed Snowden (2016) with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley.
For television Oliver Stone directed and narrated The Untold History of the United States (2012).
Golden Globe Awards
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1996 WinnerBest Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television -
1995 NomineeBest Director - Motion Picture -
1992 WinnerBest Director - Motion Picture -
1992 NomineeBest Screenplay - Motion Picture
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1990 WinnerBest Director - Motion Picture -
1990 WinnerBest Screenplay - Motion Picture
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1987 NomineeBest Screenplay - Motion Picture -
1987 WinnerBest Director - Motion Picture
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1979 WinnerBest Screenplay - Motion Picture