Richard Curtis

British filmmaker

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2025 Richard Curtis is set to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy Awards
2025 Richard Curtis is set to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy Awards
2024 Received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
2024 Richard Curtis is associated with the film 'That Christmas'
2024 Richard Curtis is associated with the film 'That Christmas'
2024 Received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
2023 Richard Curtis was involved with the film 'Genie'
2023 Wrote or produced the film 'Genie'
2023 Wrote or produced the film 'Genie'
2023 Richard Curtis was involved with the film 'Genie'
September 2023 Richard Curtis married broadcaster Emma Freud in September, establishing their long-term partnership and family life.
September 2023 Richard Curtis married broadcaster Emma Freud in September, establishing their long-term partnership and family life.
2022 Involved with the romantic comedy 'Ticket to Paradise'
2022 Involved with the romantic comedy 'Ticket to Paradise'
October 28 2021 Curtis joined the Rewriting Extinction campaign and wrote a comic story called 'Woke' for 'The Most Important Comic Book on Earth: Stories to Save the World'.
October 28 2021 Curtis joined the Rewriting Extinction campaign and wrote a comic story called 'Woke' for 'The Most Important Comic Book on Earth: Stories to Save the World'.
2020 Richard Curtis won the Global Citizen Prize Award for Global Citizen of the Year, recognizing his humanitarian efforts and global impact.
2020 Curtis co-founded the climate finance campaign Make My Money Matter to help people understand the impact of their money on the future world.
2020 Wrote an autobiographical radio programme 'Dinner with Dylan' in which he also acted.
2020 Richard Curtis won the Global Citizen Prize Award for Global Citizen of the Year, recognizing his humanitarian efforts and global impact.
2020 Wrote an autobiographical radio programme 'Dinner with Dylan' in which he also acted.
2020 Curtis co-founded the climate finance campaign Make My Money Matter to help people understand the impact of their money on the future world.
2019 Curtis produced 'One Red Nose Day and a Wedding', a short film continuing the Comic Relief fundraising series
2019 Curtis produced 'One Red Nose Day and a Wedding', a short film continuing the Comic Relief fundraising series
June 28 2019 Released 'Yesterday', a film adapted from Jack Barth's original screenplay, directed by Danny Boyle, about a world without memory of the Beatles.
June 28 2019 Released 'Yesterday', a film adapted from Jack Barth's original screenplay, directed by Danny Boyle, about a world without memory of the Beatles.
2018 Richard Curtis was connected to the musical comedy film 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'
2018 Richard Curtis was connected to the musical comedy film 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'
2017 Curtis created 'Red Nose Day Actually', a short film sequel to 'Love Actually'
2017 Curtis created 'Red Nose Day Actually', a short film sequel to 'Love Actually'
January 1 2015 Wrote 'Esio Trot', a BBC television film adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel, starring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench.
January 1 2015 Wrote 'Esio Trot', a BBC television film adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel, starring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench.
2014 Richard Curtis was involved with the film 'Trash'
2014 Curtis publicly supported the 'Hacked Off' campaign for UK press self-regulation.
2014 Richard Curtis was involved with the film 'Trash'
2014 Curtis publicly supported the 'Hacked Off' campaign for UK press self-regulation.
August 2014 Curtis was among 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence ahead of the referendum.
August 2014 Curtis was among 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence ahead of the referendum.
September 4 2013 Released 'About Time', a romantic comedy/drama about time travel and family love, which he wrote and directed.
September 4 2013 Released 'About Time', a romantic comedy/drama about time travel and family love, which he wrote and directed.
March 1 2013 Wrote 'Mary and Martha', a BBC/HBO television film about two women who lose their sons to malaria.
March 1 2013 Wrote 'Mary and Martha', a BBC/HBO television film about two women who lose their sons to malaria.
2012 Selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of the iconic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover.
2012 Selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of the iconic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover.
2011 Richard Curtis was associated with the film adaptation of 'War Horse'
2011 Richard Curtis was associated with the film adaptation of 'War Horse'
March 2011 Curtis apologized to the British Stammering Association following a complaint about Comic Relief's opening skit parodying 'The King's Speech'.
March 2011 Curtis apologized to the British Stammering Association following a complaint about Comic Relief's opening skit parodying 'The King's Speech'.
2010 Richard Curtis wrote an episode of Doctor Who in this year
2010 Curtis helped launch the Robin Hood tax campaign, advocating for a 0.05% tax on bank trades to generate funds for combating poverty and climate change.

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