Chris Noonan (born 14 November 1952) is a Sydney-based Australian filmmaker and actor best known for the pioneering live-action/CG film, Babe, for which he received Academy Award nominations as both director and writer.
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Director
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
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Has directed one Oscar nominated performance: James Cromwell in Babe (1995).
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His partner is former SBS Independent General Manager and Producer Glenys Rowe. She has moved to London to be with him during the filming of "Miss Potter", starring Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.
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Educated at Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
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Won prize for first short at Sydney Film Festival, age 16.
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Edcuated at Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ticket Out
2012
screenplay
Babe
1995
screenplay
Police State
1989
TV Movie
Vietnam
TV Mini-Series screenplay - 10 episodes, 1987 story - 10 episodes, 1987
The Cowra Breakout
1984
TV Mini-Series
Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up
1980
TV Movie documentary
Bulls
1973
writer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Time of Our Lives
2013
TV Series 1 episode
Crownies
2011
TV Series 2 episodes
Miss Potter
2006
Babe
1995
Police State
1989
TV Movie
The Riddle of the Stinson
1987
TV Movie
Vietnam
1987
TV Mini-Series 10 episodes
The Cowra Breakout
1984
TV Mini-Series
Stepping Out
1980
Documentary
Cass
1978
TV Movie
Cyclone Tracy: Darwin, Christmas 1974
1975
Short
Bulls
1973
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ticket Out
2012
executive producer
Feeling Sexy
1999
executive producer
Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up
1980
TV Movie documentary producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Somersault
2004
script advisor: Aurora
Preservation
2003
director mentor
27A
1974
title designer
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Paper Planes
2014/I
consultant director
The Cars That Eat People
1974
assistant director
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Idiot Box
1996
Scary TV Crim
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
State Fair Competitions
2012
TV Movie special thanks
State Fair Foods
2012
TV Movie special thanks
Red Dog
2011
Nelson Woss would like to thank
A Wreck, a Tangle
2000
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Bazura Project
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Making of Miss Potter
2006
Video documentary short
Himself - Director
The 100 Greatest Family Films
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The 68th Annual Academy Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay
Cyclone Tracy: Darwin, Christmas 1974
1975
Short
Himself - Narrator / Presenter
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1997
FCCA Award
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Best Director
Babe (1995)
1996
ALFS Award
London Critics Circle Film Awards
Newcomer of the Year
Babe (1995)
1995
NYFCC Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best First Film
Babe (1995)
1981
AFI Award
Australian Film Institute
Best Documentary
Stepping Out (1980)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1996
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Director
Babe (1995)
1996
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Babe (1995)
1996
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Film
Babe (1995)
1996
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Babe (1995)
1996
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Writing
Babe (1995)
1996
Humanitas Prize
Humanitas Prize
Feature Film Category
Babe (1995)
1996
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
$1.1 Million
