Tony McNamara (born 1967) is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and television producer. He is also an occasional film director and producer.
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Born | 1967 (age 54–55) Kilmore, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, television producer, film director, film producer |
Years active | 1993–present |
Known for | The Favourite The Great Cruella |
Spouse(s) | Belinda Bromilow |
Children | 3 |
McNamara was born in Kilmore, Australia, and was educated at Assumption College, Kilmore. Following careers in catering and finance, McNamara settled on a career as a writer following a visit to Rome.[1] His education consisted of studying writing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and screenwriting at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.[2]
After writing various television episodes and stage plays,[3] McNamara made his film debut in 2003 directing The Rage in Placid Lake, adapted from his stage play The Café Latte Kid.[4]
Following this, McNamara wrote for various television programmes in Australia, most notably The Secret Life of Us, Love My Way, Tangle and Puberty Blues.[2] In 2015, McNamara directed his second feature film, comedy-drama Ashby starring Mickey Rourke, Sarah Silverman and Emma Roberts.[5]
A year later, McNamara returned to television as creator of medical drama Doctor Doctor.[6]
In 2018, McNamara received critical acclaim for his work in co-writing the historical comedy-drama film The Favourite.[7]
McNamara created The Great, a series revolving around the life of Catherine the Great, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult which premiered on Hulu on May 15, 2020.[8] It is based upon his play about Catherine the Great, which premiered at the Sydney Theater Company in 2008.[9] McNamara also wrote a film adaptation of the play, "It had been a play and a film, and I was always struggling [with] the fact it was such a massive story for a film. I wanted to tell it as a story that goes for years and years."[10][11]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
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1995 | The Beat Manifesto | Short film | [12] |
2003 | The Rage in Placid Lake | also director | |
2015 | Ashby | ||
2018 | The Favourite | with Debora Davis | |
2021 | Cruella | with Dana Fox | |
TBA | Poor Things |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
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1993 | All Together Now | 1 episode; 'Your Cheatin' Heart | [12] |
1997 | Big Sky | 3 episodes | |
2001-2005 | The Secret Life of Us | 12 episodes | |
2004-2007 | Love My Way | 7 episodes | |
2008 | Echo Beach | 2 episodes | |
Moving Wallpaper | 1 episode | ||
Rush | |||
2009-2012 | Tangle | 7 episodes | |
2010-2011 | Spirited | 3 episodes | |
2011 | Offspring | 1 episode; 'Complications' | |
2012-2014 | Puberty Blues | 7 episodes | |
2016-2018 | Doctor Doctor | Creator, 15 episodes | |
2020-2021 | The Great | Creator, 17 episodes |
McNamara is married to Australian actress Belinda Bromilow,[13] who appears as Aunt Elizabeth in The Great.
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1995 | Australian Film Institute | Best Screenplay in a Short Film | The Beat Manifesto | Won |
2003 | Australian Comedy Awards | Outstanding Comic Screenplay | The Rage in Placid Lake | Nominated |
Australian Film Institute | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
AWGIE Awards | Major AWGIE Award | Won | ||
Best Screenplay Adaptation | Won | |||
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Melbourne International Film Festival | Most Popular Feature Film | Won | ||
2007 | AWGIE Awards | Best Writing for a Television Series | Love My Way | Won |
Australian Film Institute | Best Screenplay in Television | Nominated | ||
2013 | AACTA Awards | Best Screenplay in Television | Puberty Blues | Nominated |
2014 | AWGIE Awards | Best Writing for a Television Series | Nominated | |
2015 | AWGIE Awards | Best Screenplay Original | Ashby | Nominated |
2018 | Academy Award | Best Original Screenplay | The Favourite | Nominated |
Atlanta Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
BAFTA Award | Best Original Screenplay | Won | ||
British Independent Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won | ||
Golden Globe Award | Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society | Best Original Screenplay | Runner-Up | ||
Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Gotham Independent Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
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