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'''Martin Scorsese''' (born [[November 17]], [[1942]]) is a [[United States|American]] [[film director]]. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as [[Italian-American]] identity, [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] concepts of [[guilt]] and [[Salvation|redemption]], [[machismo]], and the [[violence]] [[endemic]] in [[American society]]. '''Martin Scorsese''' (born [[November 17]], [[1942]]) is a [[United States|American]] [[film director]]. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as [[Italian-American]] identity, [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] concepts of [[guilt]] and [[Salvation|redemption]], [[machismo]], and the [[violence]] [[endemic]] in [[American society]].
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-{| class="wikitable"+Part of the [[New Hollywood]] wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history.
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-! Year !! Film !! No. of Oscar Nominations !! No. of Oscar Wins +He has directed works such as the crime film ''[[Mean Streets]]'' (1973), the vigilante-thriller ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (1976), the biographical sports drama ''[[Raging Bull]]'' (1980), the black comedy ''[[The King of Comedy (film)|The King of Comedy]]'' (1983), the religious epic drama ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1988), the crime film ''[[Goodfellas]]'' (1990), the psychological thriller ''[[Cape Fear (1991 film)|Cape Fear]]'' (1991) and the crime film ''[[Casino (film)|Casino]]'' (1995), some of which he [[Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro|collaborated on]] with actor and close friend [[Robert De Niro]]. Scorsese has also been noted for [[Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio|his successful collaborations]] with actor [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], having directed him in five films, beginning with ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002) and most recently ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013). Their third film together, ''[[The Departed]]'', won Scorsese the Academy Award for Best Director in addition to the film winning the award for Best Picture. Their collaborations have resulted in numerous Academy Award nominations for both as well as them winning several other prestigious awards.
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-| [[1963 in film|1963]] || ''[[What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?]]'' || ||+Scorsese's other film work includes the concert film ''[[The Last Waltz]]'' (1978), the black comedy ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]'' (1985), the biographical drama ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004), the psychological thriller ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010), the historical adventure drama ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011) and the religious epic ''[[Silence (2016 film)|Silence]]'' (2016). His work in television includes the [[Boardwalk Empire (episode)|pilot episode]] of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' and ''[[Vinyl (TV series)|Vinyl]]'', the latter of which he also co-created. He won the [[Academy Award for Best Director]] for the crime drama ''The Departed'' (2006). With eight Best Director nominations, he is the most nominated living director and is tied with [[Billy Wilder]] for the second most nominations overall.
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-| [[1964 in film|1964]] || ''[[It's Not Just You, Murray!]]'' || ||+
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-|rowspan="2" | [[1967 in film|1967]] || ''[[The Big Shave]]'' || ||+
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-| ''[[Who's That Knocking at My Door]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1970 in film|1970]] || ''[[Street Scenes]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1972 in film|1972]] || ''[[Boxcar Bertha]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1973 in film|1973]] || ''[[Mean Streets]]'' || ||+
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-|rowspan="2" | [[1974 in film|1974]] || ''[[Italianamerican]]'' || ||+
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-| ''[[Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'' || 3 || 1 +
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-| [[1976 in film|1976]] || ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' || 4 || 0+
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-| [[1977 in film|1977]] || ''[[New York, New York (film)|New York, New York]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1978 in film|1978]] || ''[[The Last Waltz]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1980 in film|1980]] || ''[[Raging Bull]]'' || 8 || 2 +
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-| [[1983 in film|1983]] || ''[[The King of Comedy (1983 film)|The King of Comedy]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1985 in film|1985]] || ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1986 in film|1986]] || ''[[The Color of Money]]'' || 4 || 1 +
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-| [[1988 in film|1988]] || ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' || 1 || 0+
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-| [[1989 in film|1989]] || ''[[New York Stories]]'' (segment ''Life's Lessons'') || ||+
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-| [[1990 in film|1990]] || ''[[Goodfellas]]'' || 6 || 1 +
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-| [[1991 in film|1991]] || ''[[Cape Fear (1991 film)|Cape Fear]]'' || 2 || 0+
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-| [[1993 in film|1993]] || ''[[The Age of Innocence (film)|The Age of Innocence]]'' || 5 || 1 +
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-| [[1995 in film|1995]] || ''[[Casino (film)|Casino]]'' || 1 || 0+
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-| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[Kundun]]'' || 4 || +
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-| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'' || ||+
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-| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' || 10 || 0+
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-| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[The Aviator]]'' || 11 || 5 +
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-| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[No Direction Home|No Direction Home: Bob Dylan]]'' ||4 (Emmys) || 1 (Emmys)+
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-| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[The Departed]]'' || 5 || 4 +
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-| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[The Key to Reserva]]'' (short) || || +
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-| [[2008 in film|2008]] || ''[[Shine a Light (film)|Shine a Light]]'' || ||+
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-| [[2009 in film|2009]] || ''[[Ashecliffe]]'' || ||+
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-| [[2010 in film|2010]] || Untitled [[Bob Marley]] documentary<ref>{{cite news | author=Winter Miller | url=http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=246581796&p=z4658z5xz | title=Scorsese to make Marley documentary | publisher=[[Ireland On-Line]] | date=[[2008-02-17]] | accessdate=2008-03-06}}</ref> || ||+
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Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is a American film director. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Italian-American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, and the violence endemic in American society.

Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history.

He has directed works such as the crime film Mean Streets (1973), the vigilante-thriller Taxi Driver (1976), the biographical sports drama Raging Bull (1980), the black comedy The King of Comedy (1983), the religious epic drama The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), the crime film Goodfellas (1990), the psychological thriller Cape Fear (1991) and the crime film Casino (1995), some of which he collaborated on with actor and close friend Robert De Niro. Scorsese has also been noted for his successful collaborations with actor Leonardo DiCaprio, having directed him in five films, beginning with Gangs of New York (2002) and most recently The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Their third film together, The Departed, won Scorsese the Academy Award for Best Director in addition to the film winning the award for Best Picture. Their collaborations have resulted in numerous Academy Award nominations for both as well as them winning several other prestigious awards.

Scorsese's other film work includes the concert film The Last Waltz (1978), the black comedy After Hours (1985), the biographical drama The Aviator (2004), the psychological thriller Shutter Island (2010), the historical adventure drama Hugo (2011) and the religious epic Silence (2016). His work in television includes the pilot episode of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire and Vinyl, the latter of which he also co-created. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the crime drama The Departed (2006). With eight Best Director nominations, he is the most nominated living director and is tied with Billy Wilder for the second most nominations overall.


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