Steve McQueen (British director)

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British artist film director film producer human screenwriter video artist

Steve McQueen is an acclaimed British filmmaker and video artist best known for directing the Academy Award–winning film "12 Years a Slave" and for his innovative, socially engaged visual style.

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Label	Occurrences
Steve McQueen (director)	5
Steve McQueen (British director) canonical	1

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Target entity: Steve McQueen (British director)
Context triple: [Alfre Woodard, hasWorkedWith, Steve McQueen (British director)]

A. John Boorman
John Boorman is a British film director best known for acclaimed and visually striking works such as "Deliverance," "Point Blank," and "Excalibur."
B. Donald Cammell
Donald Cammell was a British film director and screenwriter best known for co-directing the cult classic "Performance" and for his visually experimental, psychologically intense style.
C. Bruce Gilliat
Bruce Gilliat is an internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Alexa Internet, a pioneering web traffic analysis and ranking service.
D. Andrew Dominik
Andrew Dominik is a New Zealand-born Australian film director and screenwriter known for his visually striking, character-driven dramas such as "Chopper," "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," and "Blonde."
E. Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie is a British film director and screenwriter best known for his fast-paced, stylized crime comedies such as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," "Snatch," and "The Gentlemen."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Steve McQueen (British director)
Target entity description: Steve McQueen is an acclaimed British filmmaker and video artist best known for directing the Academy Award–winning film "12 Years a Slave" and for his innovative, socially engaged visual style.

A. John Boorman
John Boorman is a British film director best known for acclaimed and visually striking works such as "Deliverance," "Point Blank," and "Excalibur."
B. Donald Cammell
Donald Cammell was a British film director and screenwriter best known for co-directing the cult classic "Performance" and for his visually experimental, psychologically intense style.
C. Bruce Gilliat
Bruce Gilliat is an internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Alexa Internet, a pioneering web traffic analysis and ranking service.
D. Andrew Dominik
Andrew Dominik is a New Zealand-born Australian film director and screenwriter known for his visually striking, character-driven dramas such as "Chopper," "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," and "Blonde."
E. Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie is a British film director and screenwriter best known for his fast-paced, stylized crime comedies such as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," "Snatch," and "The Gentlemen."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British artist ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ video artist ⓘ
almaMater	Chelsea College of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ Goldsmiths, University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Tisch School of the Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ Turner Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName	Steven Rodney McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ
citizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfBirth	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1969-10-09 ⓘ
directed	12 Years a Slave NERFINISHED ⓘ Alex Wheatle NERFINISHED ⓘ Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribs’ Leap NERFINISHED ⓘ Deadpan NERFINISHED ⓘ Education ⓘ Grenfell NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunger NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovers Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Mangrove NERFINISHED ⓘ Red, White and Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Shame NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Axe NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ Widows NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity	Black British ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasChild	daughter ⓘ son ⓘ
knownFor	12 Years a Slave NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunger NERFINISHED ⓘ Shame NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Axe NERFINISHED ⓘ Widows NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement	contemporary art ⓘ
name	Steve McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
notableAchievement	first Black producer to win the Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
notableWork	12 Years a Slave NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunger NERFINISHED ⓘ Shame NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Axe NERFINISHED ⓘ Widows NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ video artist ⓘ visual artist ⓘ
participatedIn	Documenta NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice Biennale NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
produced	12 Years a Slave NERFINISHED ⓘ Widows NERFINISHED ⓘ
representedBy	Marian Goodman Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Amsterdam ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
spouse	Bianca Stigter NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	minimalist visual style ⓘ socially engaged cinema ⓘ
subjectOf	critical studies in contemporary film ⓘ
wrote	12 Years a Slave NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunger NERFINISHED ⓘ Shame NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Axe NERFINISHED ⓘ

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