Danny Boyle

Daniel “Danny” Boyle (born October 20, 1956 in Radcliffe, England) directed Ewan McGregor in movies like Shallow Grave (1994) and Trainspotting (1996), Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach (2000) from the 1996 novel by Alex Garland, Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire (2008), James Franco in 127 Hours (2010) from the 2004 memoir by Aron Ralston Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Michael Fassbdender in Steve Jobs (2015) from a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, Himesh Patel in Yesterday (2019) from a screenplay by Richard Curtis.

Golden Globe Awards

2011 Nominee

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- 127 Hours
- Danny Boyle
2009 Winner

Best Director - Motion Picture
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Danny Boyle