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Scott Hicks

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Robert Scott Hicks (born 4 March 1953) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of Shine, the biopic of pianist David Helfgott, for which he was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Director and Best Original Screenplay). Other films he has directed include the film adaptations of Stephen King's Hearts in Atlantis and Nicholas Sparks' The Lucky One. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Scott Hicks is the 803rd most popular film director (up from 1,500th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Uganda (up from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Scott Hicks ranks 803 out of 2,041. Before him are Tsai Ming-liang, Richard C. Sarafian, Emile Ardolino, Isabel Coixet, Yuri Ilyenko, and Urban Gad. After him are Krsto Papić, Ted Post, Ferenc Kósa, Roman Karmen, Jonathan Glazer, and Ruy Guerra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Scott Hicks ranks 250. Before him are Romas Kalanta, Francis Cabrel, Boris Grebenshchikov, Aleksandr Abdulov, Dževad Karahasan, and Władysław Kozakiewicz. After him are Grete Waitz, Charles Martin Smith, Hiroyuki Usui, Kim Gordon, Ken Davitian, and Andrey Makarevich.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Scott Hicks ranks 11 out of 55. Before him are Charles Lwanga (1860), Tito Okello (1914), Mutesa II of Buganda (1924), Emmanuel Wamala (1926), John Akii-Bua (1949), and Yusuf Lule (1912). After him are Apolo Nsibambi (1940), Godfrey Binaisa (1920), Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929), Ruhakana Rugunda (1947), Danny Faure (1962), and Geoffrey Oryema (1953).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Uganda

Among film directors born in Uganda, Scott Hicks ranks 1. 

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