Lenny Abrahamson

Leonard Ian Lenny Abrahamson born 30 November 1966 is an Irish film director He is known for directing such acclaimed independent films as Adam Paul 2004 Garage 2007 What Richard Did 2012 and Frank 2014 all of which contributed to his six Irish Film and Television Awards In 2015 he received widespread recognition for directing Room based on the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue The film received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Abrahamson In 2020 he directed 6 episodes of the TV series Normal People