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Atom Egoyan

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (July 19, 1960- )
    Birth name is Atom Yeghoyan
    Raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Directed 'Aratat,' 'Felicia's Journey,' 'The Sweet Hereafter,' 'Exotica' and 'Calendar'

Why he might be annoying:

    It took him over ten years to truly establish himself.
    He casts his wife, Arsinée Khanjian, in all his movies.
    His most recent work, 'Aratat,' about the Armenian genocide of 1915, has been met with controversy.
    He keeps his life very private.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated the University of Toronto (1982).
    Created an Officer of the Order of Canada (September 23, 1999).
    His film 'Exotica' is seen as one of the best movies ever made about strippers (make of it what you will).
    He was nominated for an Academy Award for directing 'The Sweet Hereafter' and it was later voted the best Canadian film ever.
    He wrote and produced all his own films.
    He is seen as one of the greatest Canadian directors.

Credit: Jet


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 71 Votes: 45.07% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 39.47% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 76 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 145 Votes: 74.48% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 217 Votes: 65.90% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 234 Votes: 62.82% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 556 Votes: 60.07% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 452 Votes: 64.60% Annoying