George Miller

'George Miller' (qv) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and former medical doctor. He is best known for his Mad Max franchise, with _Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)_ (qv) and _Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)_ (qv) being hailed as amongst the greatest action films of all time. Aside from the Mad Max films, Miller has been involved in a wide range of projects. These include the Academy Award-winning _Babe (1995)_ (qv) and _Happy Feet (2006)_ (qv) film series.Miller is co-founder of the production houses Kennedy Miller Mitchell, formerly known as Kennedy Miller, and Dr. D Studios. His younger brother 'Bill Miller' (qv) and Doug Mitchell have been producers on almost all the films in Miller's later career, since the death of his original producing partner 'Byron Kennedy' (qv).In 2006, Miller won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for _Happy Feet (2006)_ (qv). He has been nominated for five other Academy 'Awards' (qv): Best Original Screenplay in 1992 for _Lorenzo's Oil (1992)_ (qv), Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay in 1995 for _Babe (1995)_ (qv), and Best Picture and Best Director for _Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)_ (qv).::Pedro Borges