Sam Raimi

Raimi was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, to a Conservative Jewish family.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/the_ticket/item/sam_raimis_latest_horror_flick_draws_on_true_tale_jewish_exorcism_20120822|title=Sam Raimi's latest horror flick draws on 'true' tale, Jewish exorcism|magazine=Jewish Journal|first=Naomi|last=Pfefferman|date=August 22, 2012|access-date=March 14, 2013|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201123023313/https://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/107462/sam-raimis-latest-horror-flick-draws-on-true-tale-jewish-exorcism/|url-status=live|quote=Raimi — who grew up in a Conservative Jewish home in Detroit....}} He is a son of merchants Celia Barbara (née Abrams) and Leonard Ronald Raimi.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/52/Sam-Raimi.html|title=Sam Raimi Biography (1959-)|publisher=Filmreference.com|access-date=March 19, 2012}} Source notes Raimi born "in Royal Oak (some sources cite Franklin), MI." His ancestors were Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=8479|date=April 25, 2002|title=Spider-Mensch: The Jewish roots of director Sam Raimi and 'Spider-Man'|first=Michael|last=Aushenker|magazine=Jewish Journal|access-date=March 19, 2012|archive-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208200305/http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/spidermensch_20020426|url-status=dead|quote=He was raised by parents of Russian and Hungarian Jewish descent in a Conservative Jewish home that included older brother Ivan, now a screenwriter and physician; younger brother Ted, an actor, and older sister, Andrea.}} His younger brother Ted is an actor,{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/23/Ted-Raimi.html|title=Ted Raimi Biography (1965-)|publisher=Filmreference.com|access-date=March 19, 2012}} and his older brother Ivan is a screenwriter and physician. His older sister, Andrea Raimi Rubin, is a court reporter.{{cite news|title=Made In Michigan|first=Jackie|last= Headapohl|url=https://thejewishnews.com/2013/03/07/made-in-michigan/|newspaper=The Jewish News|location=Detroit, Michigan|date=March 7, 2013|archive-date= November 1, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191101205732/https://thejewishnews.com/2013/03/07/made-in-michigan/|url-status=live}} Another older brother, Sander, died at 15 in an accidental drowning in Israel; Raimi has said that the trauma knitted the remaining family closer together and "colored everything he's done for the rest of his life".{{cite news|title=Sam Raimi: Man behind the mask|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/sam-raimi-man-behind-the-mask-47495.html|newspaper=The Independent|location=UK |date=July 15, 2004|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170806021536/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/sam-raimi-man-behind-the-mask-47495.html|url-status=live|quote=Led by their father, who ran a furniture store, and mother, who owned a lingerie shop, the family became very close after Raimi's elder brother Sander drowned in a swimming pool at the age of 15. Raimi has said of that trauma: 'It colours everything you do for the rest of your life.'}} Raimi also mentioned that Sander first introduced him to Spider-Man, igniting his love for comics.

Raimi graduated from Groves High School{{cite web|url=http://shelby-utica.patch.com/articles/macomb-co-native-helps-organize-charity-premiere-of-oz-the-great-and-powerful|title=Macomb Co. Native Helps Organize Charity Premiere of 'Oz: The Great and Powerful'|first=Laura|last=Houser|date=February 16, 2013|publisher=Utica.Patch.com|access-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130317013628/http://shelby-utica.patch.com/articles/macomb-co-native-helps-organize-charity-premiere-of-oz-the-great-and-powerful|archive-date=March 17, 2013}} and later went on to attend Michigan State University and later Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy,{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://filmstudies.msu.edu/about/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Film Studies Program |language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://alumni.msu.edu/stay-informed/magazine/article.cfm?id=506|title=Feature: Spartans in Hollywood|publisher=Università Bocconi|first= Robert|last=Bao|date=April 1, 1999|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201112034724/https://alumni.msu.edu/stay-informed/alumni-stories/feature-spartans-in-hollywood|url-status=live}} where he studied English but left after three semesters to film The Evil Dead.

Raimi became fascinated with making films when his father brought a movie camera home one day. He began to make Super 8 movies with his friend Bruce Campbell, whom he met in 1975. In college, he teamed up with his brother's roommate Robert Tapert and Campbell to shoot Within the Woods (1978), a 32-minute horror film which raised $375,000, as well as his debut feature film It's Murder!. During that time, he also shot the seven-minute short film Clockwork (1978), starring Scott Spiegel (who had appeared in Within the Woods) and Cheryl Guttridge.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kkuMDwAAQBAJ&q=clockwork+%22sam+raimi%22&pg=PT100|title=The Many Lives of The Evil Dead: Essays on the Cult Film Franchise|last1=Riekki|first1=Ron|last2=Sartain|first2=Jeffrey A.|date=March 4, 2019|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476636047|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/unseenforcefi00muir|url-access=registration|quote=clockwork.|title=The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi|last=Muir|first=John Kenneth|date=2004|publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books|isbn=9781557836076|language=en}} Through family, friends, and a network of investors, Raimi was able to finance production of the highly successful horror film The Evil Dead (1981), which became a cult hit and effectively launched Raimi's career.{{cite book

|year=2011 |first=Kate |last=Egan |title=The Evil Dead |publisher=Wallflower Press |pages=26–28 |isbn=978-1-906660-34-5}}

He began work on his third film Crimewave (1985), which he co-wrote with the then-unknown Coen brothers, shortly after.{{cite book |year=2002 |last=Campbell |first=Bruce |title=If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor |publisher=L.A. Weekly Books | isbn=978-0-312-29145-7 |author-link=Bruce Campbell |page=161}} Intended as a live-action comic book, the film was unsuccessful, partly due to unwanted studio intervention. Raimi then returned to the horror genre with the seminal Evil Dead II (which added slapstick humor to the over the top horror, showcasing his love of the Three Stooges). With his brother Ivan Raimi (and crediting himself as Celia Abrams), Sam Raimi also wrote Easy Wheels (1989), which parodied the Outlaw biker film genre. A long-time comic book buff, he then attempted to adapt "The Shadow" into a movie, but was unable to secure the rights, so he created his own super-hero, Darkman (1990). The film was his first major studio picture, and was commercially successful, spawning two sequels. Through it he was still able to secure funding for Evil Dead III, which was retitled Army of Darkness and largely steered away from horror towards fantasy and comedy elements. Army of Darkness, the final movie in the Evil Dead trilogy, commercially underperformed, yet on video became a cult classic.

In the 1990s, Raimi moved into other genres, directing such films as the western The Quick and the Dead (starring Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman), the critically acclaimed crime thriller A Simple Plan (1998) (starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton), and the romantic drama For Love of the Game (1999) (starring Kevin Costner).

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Raimi achieved great critical and commercial success with the blockbuster Spider-Man (2002), which was adapted from the comic book series of the same name. The movie grossed over US$800 million worldwide, spawning two sequels: Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, both directed by Raimi and each grossing approximately $800 million. After the completion of the third Spider-Man film, he planned on producing two more sequels (although Sony Pictures planned three sequels) but could not find a satisfactory script.{{cite news |last1=Finke |first1=Nikki |last2=Fleming |first2=Mike |author-link1=Nikki Finke |url=https://deadline.com/2010/01/urgent-spider-man-4-scrapped-as-is-raimi-and-cast-out-franchise-reboot-planned-21993/ |title='Spider-Man 4' Scrapped; Sam Rami & Tobey Maguire & Cast Out; Franchise Reboot for 2012 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804174841/http://www.deadline.com/2010/01/urgent-spider-man-4-scrapped-as-is-raimi-and-cast-out-franchise-reboot-planned/ |archive-date=August 4, 2011 |url-status=live}} In 2022, reflecting on Spider-Man 3, Raimi told Rolling Stone: "It was a very painful experience for me. I wanted to make a Spider-Man movie to redeem myself for that. [The aborted] Spider-Man 4 — that was really what that was about. I wanted to go out on a high note. I didn't want to just make another one that pretty much worked. I had a really high standard in my mind. And I didn't think I could get that script to the level that I was hoping for by that start date."{{cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=30 April 2022 |title=From 'Spider-Man' to 'Doctor Strange': How Sam Raimi Conquered the Superhero Multiverse (Again) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/sam-raimi-multiverse-of-madness-doctor-strange-interview-spider-man-1344342/ |access-date=1 May 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} He, along with Marc Webb, were both brought on as creative consultants for Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: No Way Home, directed by Jon Watts.{{cite web |last1=Fuge |first1=Jonathan |title=Spider-Man: No Way Home Brought in Past Directors Sam Raimi & Marc Webb as Consultants |url=https://movieweb.com/spider-man-no-way-home-sam-raimi-marc-webb/ |website=MovieWb |date=November 26, 2021 |access-date=July 11, 2022}}

Raimi frequently collaborates with Joel and Ethan Coen, beginning when Joel was one of the editors of Evil Dead.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2010/10/evil-dead-facts.php |title=Ten Things You Might Not Kw About the Evil Dead Trilogy |author=AMC staff |date=October 28, 2008 |website=Filmcritic.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227054237/http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2010/10/evil-dead-facts.php |archive-date=December 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 30, 2022}} The Coens co-wrote Crimewave and The Hudsucker Proxy with Raimi in the mid-1980s (though Hudsucker was not produced for almost a decade). Raimi made cameo appearances in Miller's Crossing, The Hudsucker Proxy, and with Joel Coen in Spies Like Us. The Coen brothers gave Raimi advice on shooting in snow for A Simple Plan, based on their experiences with Fargo.{{cite web |last=Sigur |first=Matt |title='A Simple Plan' isn't your typical Sam Raimi movie, and that's why it's his best |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/features/a-simple-plan-isnt-your-typical-sam-raimi-movie-and-thats-why-its-his-best |website=Rogerebert.com|date=January 2019 }}

He worked in front of the camera in The Stand as a dimwitted hitman, John Carpenter's Body Bags as a murdered gas station attendant, and Indian Summer in what is perhaps his biggest role as a bumbling assistant to Alan Arkin. The film was written by his childhood friend, writer-director Mike Binder, and shot at the camp that they both attended when they were younger. Raimi also produced the entire English-language The Grudge franchise, based on the original Japanese films.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Raimi had expressed an interest in directing a film version of The Hobbit, the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035161,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419132133/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035161,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2007|title='Hobbit' Forming?|first=Adam |last=Markovitz | magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 18, 2007}} In 2008, Guillermo del Toro was selected as the director, with Peter Jackson as the executive producer. Raimi may direct By Any Means Necessary, the next film based on the "Jack Ryan" CIA character created by Tom Clancy for Paramount Pictures. Disney also approached him to direct W.I.T.C.H.: The Movie, based on the popular comic.

Blizzard Entertainment announced on July 22, 2009, that Raimi would be directing a film adaptation of the Warcraft video game series,{{cite web|url=http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/090721.html|title=Blizzard Press Release 7-22-2009|publisher=Blizzard|date=July 21, 2009|access-date=July 22, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723005425/http://www.blizzard.com//us//press//090721.html|archive-date=July 23, 2009}} but at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, it was revealed that he would not be the director.{{cite web|last=Topel|first=Fred|title=Comic Con 2012 Exclusive: Sam Raimi Won't Direct the World of Warcraft Movie|url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/articles/192085-comic-con-2012-exclusive-sam-raimi-wont-direct-the-world-of-warcraft-movie|publisher=Crave Online|access-date=July 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403214229/http://www.craveonline.com/film/articles/192085-comic-con-2012-exclusive-sam-raimi-wont-direct-the-world-of-warcraft-movie|archive-date=April 3, 2015|url-status=dead}}

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On September 23, 2009, he became the producer for the British supernatural thriller Refuge, which is directed by Corin Hardy and published by Mandate Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33704/mandata-signs-sam-raimi-oversee-refuge|title=Mandate Signs Sam Raimi to Oversee Refuge|date=May 13, 2012 }} He will produce the remake of the Danish thriller The Substitute, which will be directed by Scott Derrickson under his new label Spooky Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17566|title=Raimi Launches Spooky Pictures with 'The Substitute'|date=October 2, 2009 }} Raimi produced with his company Ghost House Pictures the British thriller flick Burst 3D, directed by Neil Marshall.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20735|title=Neil Marshall Throwing the Gore Onscreen With 'Burst 3D'|date=June 29, 2010 }}

Raimi directed Oz the Great and Powerful, which was released on March 8, 2013, by Walt Disney Pictures and grossed $493 million worldwide.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/movies/oz-the-great-and-powerful-starring-james-franco.html|title='Oz the Great and Powerful,' Starring James Franco|first=Manohla|last=Dargis|newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 7, 2013}}{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/sam-raimi-circles-wizard-of-oz-prequel-1118020637/|title=Sam Raimi circles 'Wizard of Oz' prequel: helmer in talks for Disney's 'Powerful' pic|work=Variety|first=Stuart|last=Oldham |date=June 14, 2010}} He said he would not be directing the planned sequel.{{cite web|url=http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/chatter-who-should-replace-sam-raimi-as-director-of-oz-sequel-736024.html|title=Chatter: Who Should Replace Sam Raimi as Director of the Oz Sequel?|publisher=Fandango.com|date=March 11, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/cast-signed-for-oz-the-great-powerful-sequel-but-not-sam-raimi|title=Cast Signed for 'Oz: The Great & Powerful' Sequel But Not Sam Raimi|publisher=firstshowing.net|date=March 11, 2013}}

On December 11, 2006, the website SuperHero Hype reported that director Sam Raimi and Michael Uslan would co-produce a new film version of The Shadow for Columbia Pictures.{{cite web |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/12/06/exclusive-sam-raimis-pulp-fiction |title=Exclusive: Sam Raimi's Pulp Fiction |work=IGN |date=June 14, 2012 |access-date=July 28, 2021 }} On October 16, 2007, Raimi stated that: "I don't have any news on The Shadow at this time, except that the company that I have with Josh Donen, my producing partner, we've got the rights to The Shadow. I love the character very much and we're trying to work on a story that'll do justice to the character."{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=4988|title=Columbia & Raimi Team on The Shadow|work=SuperHeroHype|date=December 11, 2006 }}{{Cite web|last=Rotten |first=Ryan |title= Sam Raimi on Spider-Man 4 and The Shadow |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6410 |work=Superherohype.com |publisher=Coming Soon Media, ltd. |date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=July 28, 2019}}

Raimi, along with Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert, produced the remake of Raimi's The Evil Dead. First-time feature filmmaker Fede Álvarez wrote and directed, and Diablo Cody was also brought in to revise/rewrite the script.{{cite web|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=19951|title=Official Press Release: The Evil Dead Remake|publisher=Shock Till You Drop|date=July 13, 2011|access-date=March 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123170942/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=19951|archive-date=November 23, 2011|url-status=dead}} Raimi confirmed plans to write Evil Dead 4 with his brother; it was later specified that this film would be Army of Darkness 2.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/army-of-darkness-2-evil-dead-4-sam-raimi|title=Sam Raimi's Next Project is Army of Darkness 2′' Not Evil Dead 4|date=March 11, 2013 |publisher=Screenrant.com|access-date=March 17, 2013}} Álvarez revealed that Raimi would direct the sequel to Army of Darkness.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/fedalvar/statuses/394170890709000192?screen_name=fedalvar|title="@thielebenjamin: Hey @fedalvar will you be directing the Army Of Darkness 2 movie?" Sam Raimi will!|first=Fede|last=Alvarez|date=October 26, 2013|publisher=Twitter.com}} However, in a 2014 interview, Bruce Campbell announced that Army of Darkness 2'' is not happening, saying "It's all internet b.s. There's no reality whatsoever. These random comments slip out of either my mouth, or Sam Raimi's mouth, next thing you know, we're making a sequel."{{cite web|title=Bruce Campbell Wants to Set the Record Straight About Army of Darkness 2, And He Feels Bad for You |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/177109-bruce-campbell-wants-to-set-the-record-straight-about-army-of-darkness-2-and-he-feels-bad-for-you|publisher=Shock Till You Drop|date=November 5, 2014}}

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On February 26, 2016, it was confirmed that Raimi is attached to direct the upcoming film World War 3 for Warner Bros. The film will be based on a possible future inspired by the book The Next 100 Years by George Friedman.{{cite news|url=https://collider.com/sam-raimi-world-war-3-movie-warner-bros/|title=Sam Raimi to Predict a Terrible Future in 'World War 3' for Warner Bros|access-date=November 19, 2017}}

On February 16, 2017, it was reported that Raimi will be directing a thriller about the Bermuda Triangle for Skydance Media, with the script being written by Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/815295-sam-raimi-ventures-into-the-bermuda-triangle|title=Sam Raimi Ventures Into the Bermuda Triangle|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=November 19, 2017}}

By January 29, 2018, Raimi was set to direct the first in the movie adaptations of Patrick Rothfuss's Kingkiller Chronicle series, The Name of the Wind, with Rothfuss and Lin-Manuel Miranda serving as executive producers.{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/sam-raimi-kingkiller-chronicles-lionsgate-and-lin-manuel-miranda-1202678969/|title=Sam Raimi to Direct 'Kingkiller Chronicle' for Lionsgate and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Exclusive)|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=January 29, 2018|magazine=Variety|language=en|access-date=December 7, 2018}}

On February 5, 2020, it was announced that Raimi was in talks with Marvel Studios to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/doctor-strange-2-sam-raimi-1203475309/ |title=Sam Raimi in Talks to Direct 'Doctor Strange 2' (EXCLUSIVE) |last1=B. Vary |first1=Adam |last2=Kroll |first2=Justin |work=Variety |date=February 5, 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2020}} and Raimi confirmed his involvement in April 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/sam-raimi-doctor-strange/|title=Sam Raimi Confirms He's Directing 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'|last=Evangelista|first=Chris|work=/Film|date=April 15, 2020|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415211918/https://www.slashfilm.com/sam-raimi-doctor-strange/|archive-date=April 15, 2020|url-status=live}} This marked Raimi's return to the superhero film genre after more than 15 years following Spider-Man 3 in 2007 and his first feature film directorial effort since 2013's Oz the Great and Powerful.{{cite web |last=Lawrence |first=Gregory |date=September 30, 2021 |title=Sam Raimi Gets Candid on Why He'd Make 'Doctor Strange 2' After "Awful" Reaction to 'Spider-Man 3' |url=https://collider.com/doctor-strange-2-director-sam-raimi-comments-spider-man-3/ |website=Collider |access-date=November 3, 2021}}

In addition to film, Raimi has worked in television, producing such series as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, both featuring his younger brother Ted Raimi and long-time friend Bruce Campbell, American Gothic, Cleopatra 2525, M.A.N.T.I.S., 13: Fear Is Real, Young Hercules, and Jack of All Trades. In 2008, Raimi executive produced a syndicated TV series called Legend of the Seeker, based on Terry Goodkind's best-selling The Sword of Truth fantasy series. He also executive produced the Starz original television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena,{{cite web |title = "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" cast and crew |url = http://www.starz.com/originals/spartacus/cast | access-date = January 30, 2010}} Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned. He directed the pilot episode of Ash vs Evil Dead for Starz.{{cite web |title = Sam Raimi Directing "Ash vs Evil Dead" Pilot|url = https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3332996/sam-raimi-directing-ash-vs-evil-dead-pilot/| access-date = January 30, 2010}}

Since 1993, Raimi has been married to Gillian Greene, daughter of Canadian actor Lorne Greene. They have five children; their three eldest, daughter Emma Rose and sons Lorne and Henry, appeared as extras in Drag Me to Hell and during the final battle in Spider-Man 3.{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Movies/story?id=7696412&page=1|title=Sam Raimi Returns to Horror Film Roots With 'Drag Me to Hell'|publisher=ABC News|language=en|access-date=February 6, 2020}}

In 1995, Raimi donated $450 to the campaign of then-Republican Senator Arlen Specter. In 2002, he donated $1,000 to Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer. During the 2004 election cycle, Raimi donated $900 to Republican President George W. Bush.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Sam_Raimi.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118002403/http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Sam_Raimi.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-18|title=Sam Raimi - Newsmeat|work=Newsmeat|access-date=5 January 2024}}

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• Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival Prize of the International Critics' Jury 1981
• Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival Best Director Award 1990
• Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival Time-Machine Honorary Award 1992
• Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film Golden Raven Award 1993
• Fantasporto Critics' Award 1993
• Cognac Festival du Film Policier Special Jury Prize 1999
• Saturn Award Best Director Award 2004
• Empire Award Best Director Award 2004
• Inkpot Award 2014{{cite web| url = https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot| title = Inkpot Award| date = December 6, 2012}}

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