Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant is an American filmmaker who currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Van Sant's breakthrough came with the Matt Damon/Ben Affleck film Good Will Hunting, though many of his other films have also received popular and critical acclaim.

In 2009, Milk was nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Sean Penn) and Best Director for Van Sant.Official Site: 2009 Oscar Nominees

• Gus Van Sant began his career directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest before finding his first major success with Drugstore Cowboy. His films often deal with young people and youth identity crisis. His films are also characterized by their unflinchingly honest portrayals of subculture groups and their refusal to provide positive role models. Van Sant was nominated for one Academy Award for his work on Good Will Hunting, and has won several other awards including the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Vision Award at the Toronto Film Festival.

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• July 24, 1952: Born

• 1982: The Discipline of D.E.

• 1989: Drugstore Cowboy

• 1991: My Own Private Idaho

• 1993: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

• 1995: To Die For

• 1997: Good Will Hunting

• 1998: Academy Award Nomination for Good Will Hunting

• 1998: Psycho

• 2000: Finding Forrester

• 2002: Gerry

• 2003: Elephant

• 2005: Last Days

• 2007: Paranoid Park

• 2009: Milk

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