Anthony Minghella

Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He directed ''Truly, Madly, Deeply'' (1991), ''The English Patient'' (1996), ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), and ''Cold Mountain'' (2003), and produced ''Iris'' (2001).

He received the Academy Award for Best Director for ''The English Patient'' (1996). In addition, he received three more Academy Award nominations; he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for both ''The English Patient'' and ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), and was posthumously nominated for Best Picture for ''The Reader'' (2008), as a producer. Provided by Wikipedia