Hugh Hudson was an English film director best known for his feature film Chariots Of Fire which was nominated for seven Oscars and won four including for best picture. Hudson was educated at Eton College and right after he joined the Dragoon Guards from January 1956 up to January 1960 where he was discharged as lieutenant in the Army. Subsequently he pursued a career in film eventually leading a documentary film company with partners Robert Brownjohn and David Cammell. The company produced numer... moreHugh Hudson was an English film director best known for his feature film Chariots Of Fire which was nominated for seven Oscars and won four including for best picture. Hudson was educated at Eton College and right after he joined the Dragoon Guards from January 1956 up to January 1960 where he was discharged as lieutenant in the Army. Subsequently he pursued a career in film eventually leading a documentary film company with partners Robert Brownjohn and David Cammell. The company produced numerous award winning documentaries like A for Apple, which won a Screenwriters' Guild Award and pioneered new graphic style for documentary and advertising films. Hudson then moved to advertising, producing and directing many television commercials, which was something he did for several years before directing his first feature film in 1979. The film ranked 19th in the British Film Institute's list of Top 100 British films. Hudson continued directing films even venturing into theater productions up to 2016. He won numerous awards during his career including the 2014 Bulgaria Sofia Film Festival Award for contribution to cinema and 2017 Serbia Film Festival - Victor award for cinematic art.
