William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker. [1][2][3] Stone is an acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War, and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas.

Oliver Stone is a three-time Oscar winner, and although he has mostly been stung by critics of his films, he remains a well-known name today in the film industry. The films he directed have been nominated for 31 Academy Awards, including eight for …

Sep 6, 2024 · Three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone has courted controversy with a series of technically ambitious, rabble rousing political dramas, chronicling the highs and lows of American history. But...

Dec 21, 2024 · Oliver Stone is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his ambitious and often controversial movies. His best-known films include Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991), The Doors (1991), Natural Born Killers (1994), and Nixon (1995).

Apr 2, 2014 · Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director Oliver Stone is best known for the hit films 'Platoon,' 'Scarface,' 'Born on the Fourth of July' and 'Natural Born Killers.'

Oliver Stone has become known as a master of controversial subjects and a legendary film maker. His films are filled with a variety of film angles and styles, he pushes his actors to give Oscar-worthy performances, and despite his failures, has always returned to success.

William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American movie director, producer, writer and actor. He was born in New York City and raised in Manhattan and Stamford, Connecticut. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and early 1990s, for directing a series of movies about the Vietnam War. He was in the war as an infantry soldier ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Oliver Stone, an acclaimed filmmaker born in 1946, is known for his powerful films on war, politics, and history. He has won multiple Academy Awards and directed iconic movies like Platoon and JFK, reflecting his complex perspective on …

Oliver Stone is a writer-director of films with a flashy style that often deal with issues of the 1960s, such as America's involvement with the Vietnam War (1955–75; a war in which the United States aided South Vietnam in its fight against a takeover by Communist North Vietnam).

May 17, 2018 · Oliver Stone's harrowing movies about life in an era bereft of morals have earned both lofty praise and stern condemnation. Stone (born 1946) is a pioneer writer-director of films that show the direct human consequences of national policy, whether it is set in the halls of government or in the board rooms of corporate financiers.