2007Nominee
Best Performance
Rough Crossings
Simon Schama
Actor · Producer · Writer
London, England, UK
February 13, 1945
Biography
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a professor of history and art history at Columbia University. Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000–2002), as well as other documentary series such as The American Future: A History (2008) and The Story of the Jews (2013).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2013Nominee
Best Performance
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
2025Nominee
Best Performance
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
Career Highlights
2006Highlight
Best Performance
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
2009Highlight
Best Performance
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution