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James Francis Ivory is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. For many years he worked extensively with Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. All three were principals in Merchant Ivory Productions, whose films have won six Academy Awards; Ivory himself has been nominated for four Oscars, winning one.
Birth Name
James Francis Ivory
Born
Thursday, 07 June 1928
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Cooler Climate | Self | 2023 |
| Only in Theaters | Self | 2022 |
| Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony | Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey | Self | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project | Self | 2011 |
| Piers Morgan's Life Stories | Self | 2009 |
| Zefirino: The Voice of a Castrato | 2006 | |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Cooler Climate | Self | 2023 |
| Only in Theaters | Self | 2022 |
| Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony | Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey | Self | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project | Self | 2011 |
| Piers Morgan's Life Stories | Self | 2009 |
| Zefirino: The Voice of a Castrato | 2006 | |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Lumière and Company | Self | 1995 |
| The 65th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1993 |
| The 59th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee & Accepting Screenplay Award for Ruth Prawer Jhablava | 1987 |
| The Wandering Company | Self - Director / Self | 1984 |
| The South Bank Show | Self | 1978 |
| This Is Your Life | Filmed Tribute | 1955 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| A Cooler Climate | 2023 |
| The City of Your Final Destination | 2009 |
| The White Countess | 2005 |
| The Divorce | 2003 |
| The Golden Bowl | 2000 |
| A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | 1998 |
| Surviving Picasso | 1996 |
| Lumière and Company | 1995 |
| Jefferson in Paris | 1995 |
| The Remains of the Day | 1993 |
| Howards End | 1992 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | 1990 |
| Slaves of New York | 1989 |
| Maurice | 1987 |
| A Room with a View | 1985 |
| The Bostonians | 1984 |
| Heat and Dust | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | 1982 |
| Quartet | 1981 |
| Jane Austen in Manhattan | 1980 |
| 3 by Cheever | 1979 |
| The Europeans | 1979 |
| Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures | 1978 |
| Roseland | 1977 |
| Autobiography of a Princess | 1975 |
| The Wild Party | 1975 |
| Savages | 1972 |
| Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization | 1972 |
| Bombay Talkie | 1970 |
| The Guru | 1969 |
| Shakespeare-Wallah | 1965 |
| The Delhi Way | 1964 |
| The Householder | 1963 |
| The Sword and the Flute | 1959 |
| Venice: Theme and Variations | 1957 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Aspern Papers | 2019 |
| Call Me by Your Name | 2017 |
| Arcadia Lost | 2010 |
| Heights | 2005 |
| American Playhouse | 1982 |
| The Delhi Way | 1964 |
| The Sword and the Flute | 1959 |
| Venice: Theme and Variations | 1957 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2018 | Oscar | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| 1994 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1993 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1987 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
