Gavin Hood is a South African actor, writer, producer and director, best known for winning the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards for the 2005 film Tsotsi. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A film producer oversees the making of movies. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... // As a Special Award 1947 Shoeshine (Sciuscià) (Italy) - Societa Co-operativa Alfa Cinematografica - Paolo William Tamburella producer - Vittorio De Sica director 1948 Monsieur Vincent (France) - E. D. I. C., Union Général Cinématographique - George de la Grandiere producer - Maurice Cloche director 1949 The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette... 78th Academy Awards Sunday, March 5, 2006 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California Hosts Preshow: Billy Bush, Chris Connelly, Cynthia Garrett, Vanessa Minnillo Show: Jon Stewart Crew Producer: Gilbert Cates Director: Louis J. Horvitz Duration TBA Network ABC The 78th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tsotsi is a 2005 Academy Award-winning film directed by Gavin Hood and set in South Africa. ...

Hood was born in Johannesburg and educated at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he studied law, and at the film school of the University of California, Los Angeles. City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... The University of the Witwatersrand (pronounced vit-vaters-rant, with flat vowels -- see South African English) is the leading South African university situated in Johannesburg. ... Law (from the Old Norse lagu) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments of/for those who do... A Film school is a generic term for any educational institution dedicated to teaching moviemaking, including, but not limited to, film production, theory, and writing for the screen. ... University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university located in the residential area of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ...

He got his start at directing by making several short educational dramas for the South African Department of Health. He directed his first commercial short film, The Storekeeper, in 1998, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. There are many articles named Drama: Drama, the art form. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

Hood's first feature film, A Reasonable Man, followed in 1999. He also starred in, co-produced and wrote the script for this movie. Hood then went on to direct the Polish language 2001 feature film In Desert and Wilderness (W pustyni i w puszczy), followed by the award-winning Tsotsi. A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Polish (język polski, polszczyzna) is the official language of Poland. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... In Desert and Wilderness (W pustyni i w puszczy) is a popular novel for young people by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1912. ...

In 2000 Variety magazine named him as one of its "Ten Directors to Watch". This article is about the year 2000. ... Variety is a daily magazine for the entertainment industry. ...

External links

• Gavin Hood at the Internet Movie Database