James Ivory is an American film director, producer, and writer known for his films under Merchant Ivory Productions. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards.
During his career he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for A Room with a View (1985), Howards End (1992), and The Remains of the Day (1993). At the age of 89, Ivory made history when he went on to win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name (2017). He received the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
Directed Academy Award performances by actors