Writer

Christopher Hampton

1946

Active years (films on this site)

1988–2011

Genres

DramaRomanceBiography

Schools and movements

British CinemaCanadian CinemaHorror and the UncannyPolish Cinema

Directors worked with

Stephen Frears1 filmAgnieszka Holland1 filmDavid Cronenberg1 film

Biography

Sir Christopher James Hampton is a British playwright, screenwriter, and translator. He is best known for his play Les Liaisons Dangereuses based on the novel of the same name, and for the film adaptation. He has thrice received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: for Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Atonement (2007) and The Father (2020); winning for the former and latter.

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1989
• Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 1995
• Tony Award for Best Original Score 1995
• Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 2021
• European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2021
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Writers Guild of America Award

National / local

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 1976
• Scott Moncrieff Prize 1997
• Knight Bachelor 2020

3 films on this site

1. Dangerous Liaisons 1988 · Stephen Frears · IMDb 7.5 · Writer
2. Total Eclipse 1995 · Agnieszka Holland · IMDb 6.4 · Writer
3. A Dangerous Method 2011 · David Cronenberg · IMDb 6.4 · Writer