2021Nominee
Best Picture
Why Did You Kill Me?
Lucy Walker
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
London, England, UK
January 1, 1970
Biography
Lucy Walker (born 1970; London) is an British documentary film director. She has directed the feature documentaries Devil's Playground (2002), Blindsight (2006), Waste Land (2010), Countdown to Zero (2010), The Crash Reel (2013), Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017), Bring Your Own Brigade (2021), and Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (2023). She has also directed the short films The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011) and The Lion's Mouth Opens (2014). Waste Land was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2006Nominee
Best Director
Blindsight
2010Winner
Best Director
Waste Land
Career Highlights
2024Highlight
Best Picture
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2017Highlight
Best Director
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
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Why Did You Kill Me?
Waste Land
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa