theOscar Site Facts:
Birth Name:
  • Curtis Lee Hanson
Birthplace:
  • Reno, Nevada
Quote:
  • (after receiving his Best Screenplay Oscar® from Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon) "Being given this Award by two actors I will always associate with Billy Wilder makes it all the sweeter." -- 1998
Education:
  • Dropped out of high school.
Factoid:
  • First chairman of the UCLA Film and Television Archive (1999).
Significant Other(s):
  • Rebecca Yeldham. Producer; b. 1976
Family:
  • Father: William Hanson. Los Angeles elementary school teacher; d. 1994.
  • Mother: Beverly June Hanson. Realtor.
  • Son (b. 2004)
Feature Film
Credits:
  • Lucky You (2007)
    In Her Shoes (2005)
    8 Mile (2002)
    Wonder Boys (2000)
    L.A. Confidential (1997)
    The River Wild (1994)
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
  • Bad Influence (1990)
    The Bedroom Window (1987)
    The Children of Times Square (1986)
    Losin' It (1982)
    The Little Dragons (1980)
    The Arousers (1973)
Academy Awards®: