Martin McDonagh

Martin Faranan McDonagh məkˈdɒnə born 26 March 1970 is a BritishIrish playwright and filmmaker He is known for his absurdist dark humour which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic He has won numerous accolades including an Academy Award six BAFTA Awards two Golden Globe Awards and three Olivier Awards in addition to nominations for five Tony Awards His plays many of which have been produced on the West End and Broadway include The Beauty Queen of Leenane The Cripple of Inishmaan both 1996 The Lonesome West 1997 The Lieutenant of Inishmore 2001 The Pillowman 2003 A Behanding in Spokane 2010 and Hangmen 2015 McDonagh won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Six Shooter and has received nominations for six other Academy Awards for his work on In Bruges 2008 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri 2017 and The Banshees of Inisherin 2022 He directed the black comedy film Seven Psychopaths 2012 and was executive producer on The Second Death 2000 and The Guard 2011 Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin McDonagh licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia