---
name: "J.G. Ballard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-g-ballard"
fi1m_id: "j-g-ballard"
imdb_id: "nm0050618"
tmdb_id: 13547
wikidata_id: "Q140201"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "15 November 1930"
died: "19 April 2009"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-26T17:11:08.001023+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# J.G. Ballard

## Identity

J.G. Ballard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-g-ballard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-g-ballard
- **IMDb ID:** nm0050618
- **TMDB ID:** 13547
- **Wikidata ID:** Q140201
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._G._Ballard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140201, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0050618/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13547

Writer. Born 15 November 1930 in Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]. Died 19 April 2009.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 15 November 1930, Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]
- **Died:** 19 April 2009
- **Active:** 1970–1996
- **Also known as:** Shanghai Jim, James Graham Ballard
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 63 (1), 1980s 81 (1), 1990s 78 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1, History 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $69m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._G._Ballard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140201, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0050618/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13547

## Biography

James Graham Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer and essayist. Born in the Shanghai International Settlement to British parents, he moved to England after the Second World War and began publishing fiction in the 1950s.

Ballard became associated with the New Wave of science fiction through post-apocalyptic novels such as *The Wind from Nowhere* (1961) and *The Drowned World* (1962). He is best known for the semi-autobiographical *Empire of the Sun* (1984), adapted into a 1987 film, and the controversial *Crash* (1973), filmed in 1996. He also supplied the original treatment for the 1970 Hammer film *When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Crash* (1996), Fi1m 78, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/crash.md)
- *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Fi1m 81, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md)
- *When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth* (1970), Fi1m 63, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/when-dinosaurs-ruled-the-earth.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Love, Death & Robots* (2019), series, Short Story
- *High-Rise* (2015), Novel
- *Home* (2003), Author
- *Low-Flying Aircraft* (2002), Novel
- *The Atrocity Exhibition* (1998), Novel
- *J.G. Ballard: The Future Is Now* (1998), Actor
- *Crash* (1996), Novel — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/crash.md)
- *Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers* (1994), Writer
- *Minus One* (1991), Story
- *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Novel — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md)
- *Nightmare Angel* (1987), Novel
- *The Trip to Orion* (1986), Story
- *Billenium* (1974), Novel
- *Crash!* (1971), Writer
- *When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth* (1970), Writer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/when-dinosaurs-ruled-the-earth.md)
- *Science Fiction Is Us* (1970), Writer
- *Thirteen to Centaurus* (1965), Short Story
- *Out of the Unknown* (1965), series, Story
- *Super-Cannes*, series, Novel
- *Running Wild*, Novel

## Gallery

- ![Grave of J. G. Ballard in Kensal Green Cemetery (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/87050/gallery-7a414758f750.jpg) Grave of J. G. Ballard in Kensal Green Cemetery (2021) — Simon Edwards Esq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Grave_of_J._G._Ballard_in_Kensal_Green_Cemetery.jpg/1280px-Grave_of_J._G._Ballard_in_Kensal_Green_Cemetery.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![J.G. Ballard](https://film.one/media/person/87050/gallery-f4c8ad545a37.jpg) J.G. Ballard — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 5 won, 19 nominated

- Jean Monnet Prize 2005: Jean Monnet Prize (won)
- Tähtivaeltaja Award 2004: Tähtivaeltaja Award (won)
- Locus Award for Best Collection 2002: Locus Award for Best Collection (nominated), for *The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard*
- BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction 1996: BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominated), for *The Dying Fall*
- Locus Award for Best Short Story 1993: Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominated), for *The Message from Mars*
- Locus Award for Best Short Story 1992: Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominated), for *Dream Cargoes*
- Locus Award for Best Collection 1991: Locus Award for Best Collection (nominated), for *War Fever*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 1990: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *War Fever*
- Locus Award for Best Short Story 1990: Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominated), for *The Enormous Space*
- Locus Award for Best Collection 1989: Locus Award for Best Collection (nominated), for *Memories of the Space Age*
- Booker Prize 1984: Booker Prize (nominated), for *Empire of the Sun*
- BSFA Award for Best Novel 1984: BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominated), for *Empire of the Sun*
- BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction 1984: BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominated), for *The Object of the Attack*
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1984: James Tait Black Memorial Prize (won)
- Locus Award for Best Collection 1983: Locus Award for Best Collection (nominated), for *Myths of the Near Future*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 1983: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Myths of the Near Future*
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette 1983: Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Myths of the Near Future*
- BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction 1982: BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominated), for *Myths of the Near Future*
- Golden Graoully for Best Foreign Novel 1982: Golden Graoully for Best Foreign Novel (won)
- BSFA Award for Best Novel 1981: BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominated), for *Hello America*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1980: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *The Unlimited Dream Company*
- BSFA Award for Best Novel 1979: BSFA Award for Best Novel (won), for *The Unlimited Dream Company*
- Locus Award for Best Collection 1979: Locus Award for Best Collection (nominated), for *The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard*
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story 1966: Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominated), for *The Drowned Giant*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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