Sir Steven Rodney McQueen CBE (born 9 October 1969) is a British filmmaker and video artist. He is known for his film 12 Years a Slave (2013), a historical adaptation of an 1853 slave narrative memoir, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, as well as the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director. McQueen is the first black filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Full name at birth | Steven Rodney McQueen
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Claim to fame | Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave, Widows
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Date of birth | 9 October 1969
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Place of birth | London, England, UK
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Residence | London, England Amsterdam, Netherlands
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High school | Drayton Manor High School
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Steve McQueen is known for his role in the film Widows (2018) as producer.
He is also known for his role in the TV special 71st Golden Globe Awards (2014) as Self - Nominee & Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama (uncredited).
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