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Photo of Anthony McCarten, © Privat
Anthony McCarten

Anthony McCarten, born in New Zealand in 1961, is an award- winning novelist, playwright and screen-writer. He has adapted several of his novels, acclaimed by critics and readers alike, for the big screen. In 2015 he was nominated for two ›Oscars‹ and won two ›BAFTAS‹ for his screenplay The Theory Of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking. His play Ladies Night continues to be an international hit. Anthony McCarten divides his time between London and Munich.

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Bio-Bibliographie

Books

Quotes

International Herald Tribune, Paris
»One of New Zealand’s most exciting literary exports.«
Timothy Mo
»Here's a writer with heart and an amazing boldness of invention … There is not a false sentiment or conventional genuflection in this book.«
Günter Keil
Münchner Feuilleton

»Anthony McCarten is surely the most creative author of his generation in New Zealand.«

Antje Deistler
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne

»Anthony McCarten has a knack for great stories, a talent for treating serious subjects with a great deal of wit.«

Movie adaptations

2019
The Two Popes , Fernando Meirelles
2011
Superhero, Ian FitzGibbon
2008
Show of Hands, Anthony McCarten
2005
The English Harem, Robin Sheppard

Awards

2023

Going Zero auf der Shortlist für den ›Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize‹

2020

Oscar-Nominierung ›Bestes Drehbuch‹ für Die zwei Päpste

2018

Oscar-Nominierung ›Bester Film‹ für Darkest Hour

2015

Oscar-Nominierung ›Bester Film‹ für The Theory of Everything

2015

›Bestes adaptiertes Drehbuch‹ für The Theory of Everything bei der Verleihung der 68. BAFTA Awards

2012

›Young Generation Award‹ des 6. FSFF (Fünf-Seen-Filmfestival) für die Verfilmung Am Ende eines viel zu kurzen Tages

2008

›Jugendbuchpreis‹ der Jury der Jungen Leser (Altersgruppe 15/16) für Superhero

2007

›hörBücher Grandios‹-Auszeichnung des Magazins Hörbücher für das Hörbuch Superhero, gelesen von Rufus Beck

2001

›Molière-Preis‹ für das beste ausländische Stück für Ladies Night