Barbara Kopple

Director. Born 30 July 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m3 directing · 1 crew

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Oscars2 won

Born

30 July 1946, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1974–1997

Frequently works with

Adam Bernstein, Alan Taylor, Darnell Martin, Jean de Segonzac, Kathy Bates, Keith Samples, Kenneth Fink, Larry Williams

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

86Fi1m

83Critics

We rate Barbara’s work 3 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 1 film, 2 series
Screen time: 2 hours of reviewed films
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won
Active: 1974–1997

Genres

Crime2
Drama2
Documentary1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestHomicide: Life on the Street1993

80WorstOz1997

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

61970s

31980s

91990s

122000s

142010s

42020s

Directors most worked with

Adam Bernstein2 titles

Alan Taylor2 titles

Darnell Martin2 titles

Jean de Segonzac2 titles

Kathy Bates2 titles

Keith Samples2 titles

Producers most worked with

Tom Fontana2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 won

Won1991Best Documentary Feature Film · American Dream
Won1976Best Documentary Feature Film · Harlan County, USA

Other awards4 won

Won1994Maya Deren Award: Maya Deren Award
Won1993Dorothy Arzner Directors Award: Dorothy Arzner Directors Award
Won1991Directors Guild of America Award: Directors Guild of America Award · American Dream
Won1979Guggenheim Fellowship: Guggenheim Fellowship

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.