Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen is one of those rare artists who crossed over from the gallery world into cinema and made both camps sit up and pay attention — and honestly, he didn't soften his approach for either. Starting out as a Turner Prize-winning video artist, he brought that unblinking visual intelligence straight into features, and the results have been devastating in the best way. Hunger, 12 Years a Slave, Shame — these aren't easy watches, but they're the kind of films that stick in your chest long after the credits roll. Winning the Best Picture Oscar for 12 Years a Slave in 2014 felt genuinely earned, not a consolation prize. The Small Axe anthology showed he's just as comfortable telling intimate, community-rooted stories as he is making gut-punch prestige drama. Sir Steve McQueen is the real deal.

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Name (English)

Steve McQueen

Name (Japanese)

スティーヴ・マックイーン

Reading

すてぃーゔ・まっくいーん

Born

October 9, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

film director / sculptor / screenwriter / photographer / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

High school

Drayton Manor High School

University

West London College

Awards & achievements

• 1999 Turner Prize
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture
• 2008 European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
• 2014 European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
• 2020 Knight Bachelor
• 2021 European Film Award for Innovative Storytelling
• 2024 Rolf Schock Prizes

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20McQueen%20(director)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%20(%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%E7%9B%A3%E7%9D%A3)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706475

Tags

• film director
• sculptor
• screenwriter

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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