Atom Egoyan

Atom Egoyan CC ɛˈɡɔɪən Armenian Ատոմ Եղոյեան romanized Atom Yeghoyan born July 19 1960 is an ArmenianCanadian filmmaker One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica 1994 a hyperlink film set in a strip club He followed this with his most critically acclaimed film The Sweet Hereafter 1997 an adaptation of the Russell Banks novel of the same name for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay Egoyans other significant films include The Adjuster 1991 Ararat 2002 Where the Truth Lies 2005 Adoration 2008 Chloe 2009 Devils Knot 2013 and Remember 2015 His works often explore themes of alienation and isolation featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology bureaucracy or other power structures His films often follow nonlinear plot structures in which events are placed out of sequence in order to elicit specific emotional reactions from the audience by withholding key information Many of his films also draw on his experiences as a firstgeneration immigrant and as a member of the Armenian diaspora In addition to his Oscar nods Egoyan has won eight GenieCanadian Screen Awards out of 25 total nominations He received the 2008 Dan David Prize for Creative Rendering of the Past and the 2015 Governor Generals Performing Arts Award He has been a member of the Order of Canada since 1999 and was ascended to Companion in 2015 Egoyan is married to actress Arsinée Khanjian whom he has often cast in his films Description above from the Wikipedia article Atom Egoyan licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia