Editing Jonathan Demme

{{short description|American filmmaker (1944–2017)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jonathan Demme
| image              = Jonathan Demme (May 2015 small).JPG
| caption            = Demme in 2015
| birth_name         = Robert Jonathan Demme
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1944|02|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Baldwin (hamlet), New York|Baldwin, New York]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2017|04|26|1944|02|22|mf=y}}
| death_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| education          = [[University of Florida]]
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Evelyn Purcell|1970|1980|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Joanne Howard|1987}}
}}
| children           = 3
| occupation         = {{hlist|Director|producer|screenwriter}}
| relatives          = {{plainlist|
* [[Robert W. Castle]] (cousin)
* [[Ted Demme]] (nephew)
}}
| works              = [[Jonathan Demme filmography|Full list]]
}}

'''Robert Jonathan Demme''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɛ|m|i}} {{respell|DEM|ee}};<ref name="Demme"/> February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, whose career directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. He was an [[Academy Award]] and a [[Directors Guild of America Award]] winner, and received nominations for a [[BAFTA Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], and three [[Independent Spirit Award]]s.

Beginning his career under [[B-movie]] producer [[Roger Corman]], Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 [[women in prison film|women-in-prison]] film ''[[Caged Heat]]'', before becoming known for his casually humanist films<ref>{{cite web|last1=Seitz|first1=Matt Zoller|author-link1=Matt Zoller Seitz|title=A musical soul: Jonathan Demme, 1944-2017|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/a-musical-soul-jonathan-demme-1944-2017|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|publisher=Ebert Digital LLC|access-date=February 14, 2020|date=April 26, 2017|quote=Demme's laid back brand of optimistic humanism wasn't always a great fit for Hollywood projects, though he applied his talents to them so conscientiously and inventively that he briefly became an A-list director anyhow.|archive-date=April 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404090001/https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/a-musical-soul-jonathan-demme-1944-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> such as ''[[Melvin and Howard]]'' (1980), ''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]'' (1984), ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'' (1986), and ''[[Married to the Mob]]'' (1988). His 1991 psychological horror film ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'', based on the [[The Silence of the Lambs (novel)|novel of the same title]], won five [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].

His subsequent films earned similar acclaim, notably the [[HIV/AIDS]]-themed drama ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' (1993), the supernatural [[Gothic film|Gothic horror]] ''[[Beloved (1998 film)|Beloved]]'' (1998), the conspiracy thriller ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (2004), and the independent drama ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' (2008). Demme also directed numerous concert films such as ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'' (1984), ''[[Neil Young: Heart of Gold]]'' (2006), and ''[[Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids]]'' (2016), and worked on several television series as both a producer and director.

==Early life==
Demme was born on February 22, 1944, in [[Baldwin (hamlet), New York|Baldwin]], New York, the son of Dorothy Louise ({{née}} Rogers)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-09-mn-12147-story.html|title=Dorothy Demme; Character Actress in Son's Movies|date=December 9, 1995|access-date=April 26, 2017|newspaper=LA Times|archive-date=April 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427102429/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-12-09/news/mn-12147_1_dorothy-demme|url-status=live}}</ref> and Robert Eugene Demme, a public relations executive.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/l/l/Bonnie-B-Allen/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0067.html | title= Bonnie-B-Allen - User Trees - Genealogy.com | website= Familytreemaker.genealogy.com | access-date= April 1, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141222222839/http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/l/l/Bonnie-B-Allen/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0067.html | archive-date= December 22, 2014 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Jonathan-Demme.html |title=Jonathan Demme Biography (1944–) |access-date=March 19, 2009 |work=Film Reference |archive-date=March 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323023108/http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Jonathan-Demme.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was raised in [[Rockville Centre, New York]] and [[Miami]],<ref name="Demme"/> where he graduated from [[Southwest Miami High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti-archive-new/msg14850.html |title=14902: The silenced voice of Radio Haiti speaks again on film (fwd) |access-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301191312/http://www2.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti-archive-new/msg14850.html |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> before attending the [[University of Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/26/jonathan-demme-obituary|title=Jonathan Demme obituary|first=Ryan|last=Gilbey|date=April 26, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724100612/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/26/jonathan-demme-obituary|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early films===
Demme broke into feature film working for [[exploitation film]] producer [[Roger Corman]] early in his career, co-writing and producing ''[[Angels Hard as They Come]]'' (1971), a motorcycle movie very loosely based on ''[[Rashomon]]'',<ref name="Rolling Stone interview 1994-03-24" /> and ''[[The Hot Box]]'' (1972). He then moved on to directing three films for Corman's studio [[New World Pictures]]: ''[[Caged Heat]]'' (1974), ''[[Crazy Mama]]'' (1975), and ''[[Fighting Mad (1976 film)|Fighting Mad]]'' (1976). After ''Fighting Mad'', Demme directed the comedy film ''[[Handle with Care (1977 film)|Handle with Care]]'' (originally titled ''Citizens Band'', 1977) for [[Paramount Pictures]]. The film was well received by critics,<ref>{{citation |last=Sragow |first=Michael |year=1984 |title=Jonathan Demme on the Line |periodical=American Film |issue=January/February |url=http://www.storefrontdemme.com/ontheline.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040707204643/http://www.storefrontdemme.com/ontheline.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2004 |access-date=March 18, 2009 |quote=Although his best two movies to date, ''Citizens Band'' (AKA ''Handle With Care'', 1977) and ''Melvin and Howard'' (1980), were hailed for bringing the heartiness and sensitivity of a homegrown Jean Renoir into latter-day American film comedy, they failed to score at the box office. |df=mdy-all }}</ref> but received little promotion,<ref name="CB NYT">{{citation |last=Kaplan |first=James |date=March 27, 1988 |title=Jonathan Demme's Offbeat America |work=[[The New York Times]] |pages=6.48 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/27/magazine/jonathan-demme-s-offbeat-america.html |access-date=March 18, 2009 |quote=Paramount figured it might just have a sleeper hit in the small movie, but it took a wait-and-see attitude, spending little on advertising and promotion, and hoping the movie would hook onto the C.B. craze and catch. |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110133450/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/27/magazine/jonathan-demme-s-offbeat-america.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and performed poorly at the box office.<ref>{{citation |last=Williams |first=Phillip |date=October 11, 2002 |title=The Truth About Jonathan Demme |work=[[MovieMaker]] |url=http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/the_truth_about_jonathan_demme_3301 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301235525/http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/the_truth_about_jonathan_demme_3301/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 1, 2009 |quote=We had a great time doing it and we were invited to the New York Film Festival, despite the fact that the film tanked horrendously—and famously—at the box office. |df=mdy-all |access-date=March 18, 2009 }}</ref> He also directed a 1978 episode of ''Columbo''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Piepenbring |first1=Dan |title=Watch Jonathan Demme's Pitch Black Eighties Sitcom Episode |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/watch-jonathan-demmes-pitch-black-eighties-sitcom-episode |magazine=The New Yorker |date=May 2017 |access-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724100610/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/watch-jonathan-demmes-pitch-black-eighties-sitcom-episode |url-status=live }}</ref>

Demme's next film, ''[[Melvin and Howard]]'' (1980), did not get a [[wide release]], but received a groundswell of critical acclaim and film award recognition, including Academy Award nominations, winning two of its three nominations ([[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Mary Steenburgen]], and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] – [[Bo Goldman]]). This acclaim led to the signing of Demme to direct the [[Goldie Hawn]] and [[Kurt Russell]] [[star vehicle]] ''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]'' (1984). Intended as a prestige picture for [[Warner Bros.]]<ref name="Vineberg">{{citation |last=Vineberg |first=Steve |title=Swing Shift: A Tale of Hollywood |work=[[Sight & Sound]] |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |url=http://www.storefrontdemme.com/sightandsound.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030518044408/http://www.storefrontdemme.com/sightandsound.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 18, 2003 |access-date=March 19, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> as well as a major commercial vehicle for Demme,<ref name="Uhlich">{{citation |last=Uhlich |first=Keith |date=August 2004 |title=Jonathan Demme |work=Sense of Cinema |url=http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2004/great-directors/demme/ |issn=1443-4059 |access-date=March 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225033058/http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2004/great-directors/demme/ |archive-date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref> it instead became a troubled production due to the conflicting visions of Demme and star Hawn. Demme ended up renouncing the finished product, and when the film was released in May 1984, it was generally panned by critics and neglected by moviegoers.<ref name="Vineberg" /> After ''Swing Shift'', Demme stepped back from Hollywood to make the [[Talking Heads]] [[concert film]] ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'' (also 1984) which won the [[National Society of Film Critics]] Award for best documentary;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-04-ca-6700-story.html|title=1984 Film Critics Awards: 'Everybody' Proves A Winner|first=Sheila|last=Benson|date=January 4, 1985|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 27, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429000248/http://articles.latimes.com/1985-01-04/entertainment/ca-6700_1_top-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> the eclectic screwball action-romantic comedy ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'' (1986); a film-version of the stage production ''[[Swimming to Cambodia]]'' (1987), by monologist [[Spalding Gray]]; and the New York Mafia-by-way-of Downtown comedy ''[[Married to the Mob]]'' (1988).{{cref|a}}

Demme formed his production company, Clinica Estetico, with producers [[Edward Saxon]] and [[Peter Saraf]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b962c58f2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427103827/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b962c58f2|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2017|title=Clinica Estetico|publisher=bfi.org.uk|access-date=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theflyroom.com/production/|title=Production|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427192613/http://www.theflyroom.com/production/|archive-date=April 27, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were based out of New York City for fifteen years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89-104470/ |title=Clinica Estetico, Ltd |publisher=worldcat.org/ |date=2010 |access-date=April 27, 2017 |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427102120/http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89-104470/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/demme-saxon-to-say-adios-1117784149/|title=Demme, Saxon to say adios|first=Michael|last=Fleming|date=July 25, 2000|publisher=variety.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411060241/https://variety.com/2000/film/news/demme-saxon-to-say-adios-1117784149/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Later films===
Demme won the Academy Award for ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' (1991)—one of only three films to win all the major categories (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress).<ref name=pristin>{{cite web|last=Pristin|first=Terry|title='Silence of the Lambs' Sweeps 5 Major Oscars|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-31-mn-104-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 15, 2014|date=March 31, 1992|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135420/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-03-31/news/mn-104_1_jack-palance|url-status=live}}</ref> Inspired by his friend [[Juan Suárez Botas]]'s illness with [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]]<ref name="Rolling Stone obit Fear & Reed">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/jonathan-demme-philadelphia-director-dead-at-73-w478940 |title=Jonathan Demme, ''Silence of the Lambs'' and ''Philadelphia'' director, dead at 73 |first1=David |last1=Fear |first2=Ryan |last2=Reed |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426201338/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/jonathan-demme-philadelphia-director-dead-at-73-w478940 |url-status=live |date=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=April 26, 2017 }}</ref> and fueled by his own moral convictions,<ref name="Rolling Stone interview 1994-03-24">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/the-rolling-stone-interview-jonathan-demme-19940324 |title=The ''Rolling Stone'' Interview: Jonathan Demme on ''Philadelphia'', Tom Hanks, homophobia |first=Anthony |last=DeCurtis |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426203524/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/the-rolling-stone-interview-jonathan-demme-19940324 |url-status=live |date=March 24, 1994 |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=April 26, 2017 |quote=''Philadelphia'' was fueled by three of the director's staunchest convictions: that helping out people who are having a hard time is less a duty than a pleasure; that bigotry is more the result of ignorance than evil; and that for all the country's political outrages, goodness is deep in the American grain. }}</ref> Demme then used his influence to make ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' (1993),<ref name="Variety obit">{{cite news |first1=Brent |last1=Lang |first2=Carmel |last2=Dagan |title=Jonathan Demme, ''Silence of the Lambs'' director, dies at 73 |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jonathan-demme-dead-silence-of-the-lambs-1202399122/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426185021/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jonathan-demme-dead-silence-of-the-lambs-1202399122/ |url-status=live |date=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=April 26, 2017 }}</ref> one of the first major films to address the [[HIV/AIDS in the United States|AIDS crisis]]<ref name="Variety obit" /> and which garnered star [[Tom Hanks]] his first [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor Oscar]].<ref name="Variety obit" /> He also co-directed (with his nephew [[Ted Demme|Ted]]) the music video for [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Song Oscar]]-winning "[[Streets of Philadelphia]]" from the film's soundtrack.<ref name="Rolling Stone obit Grierson">{{cite magazine |first=Tim |last=Grierson |title=Why Jonathan Demme was one of the greatest concert movie directors ever |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/why-jonathan-demme-was-a-great-concert-movie-director-w478955 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426191844/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/why-jonathan-demme-was-a-great-concert-movie-director-w478955 |url-status=live |date=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=April 26, 2017 }}</ref> Jonathan used several of the same actors for both movies.

Subsequently, his films included an adaptation of [[Toni Morrison]]'s ''[[Beloved (1998 film)|Beloved]]'' (1998), and remakes of two films from the 1960s: ''[[The Truth About Charlie]]'' (2002), based on ''[[Charade (1963 film)|Charade]]'', that starred [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the [[Cary Grant]] role; and ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (2004), with [[Denzel Washington]] and [[Meryl Streep]]. Demme's documentary film ''[[Man from Plains]]'' (2007), a documentary about former U.S. President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s promotional tour publicizing his book ''[[Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid]]'', had its premiere at the [[Venice Film Festival]] and [[Toronto International Film Festival]].

His art-house hit ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' (2008) was compared by many critics to Demme's films of the late 1970s and 1980s.<ref>{{citation |last=Burr |first=Ty |date=October 12, 2008 |title=He's back |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2008/10/12/hes_back/ |access-date=March 19, 2009 |quote=Warm rather than cold, forgiving rather than damning, ''Rachel'' is a throwback to the fluky, generous vibe that sustained the director's films in the late 1970s and 1980s – ''Handle With Care'' (1977), ''Melvin and Howard'' (1980), ''Stop Making Sense'' (1984), ''Something Wild'' (1986) and ''Married to the Mob'' (1988). |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425232018/http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2008/10/12/hes_back/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Rachel LA Times">{{citation |last=Olsen |first=Mark |date=September 28, 2008 |title=Jonathan Demme's ''Rachel Getting Married'' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-sep-28-ca-demme28-story.html |access-date=March 19, 2009 |quote=With ''Rachel Getting Married'', Demme, 64, has returned to the playful, deeply humanist storytelling of such early work as 1980's ''[[Melvin and Howard]]'' and 1986's ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'', both of which are widely acknowledged as having influenced a younger generation of filmmakers. |archive-date=January 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102100253/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/28/entertainment/ca-demme28 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Schickel |first=Richard |date=October 2, 2008 |title=''Rachel Getting Married'', Demme Getting Messy |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1846818,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004072116/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1846818,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2008 |access-date=March 19, 2009|quote=Back in the '70s and '80s he was the best – or at any rate the most promising – young American director. ...&nbsp;Demme's new film, ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'', is arguably an attempt on the part of the director to wend his way back to his roots. }}</ref> It was included in many 2008 "best of" lists, and received numerous awards and nominations, including an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] by lead [[Anne Hathaway]]. In 2010, Demme made his first foray into theater, directing ''Family Week'', a play by [[Beth Henley]]. The play was produced by [[MCC Theater]] and co-starred [[Rosemarie DeWitt]] and [[Kathleen Chalfant]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Charles Isherwood |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/theater/reviews/05family.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/theater/reviews/05family.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Beth Henley Revival Opens at Lucille Lortel |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 23, 2010 |access-date=July 6, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

At one time, Demme was signed on to direct, produce, and write an adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s sci-fi novel ''[[11/22/63]]'', but later left the project due to disagreements with King on what should be included in the script.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Brian |title=Stephen King's ''11/22/63'' loses Jonathan Demme |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/stephen-kings-11-22-63-loses-jonathan-demme |access-date=October 27, 2013 |date=December 6, 2012 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200455/http://www.movieweb.com/news/stephen-kings-11-22-63-loses-jonathan-demme |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He returned to the concert documentary format with ''[[Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids]]'' (2016), which he described as a "performance film, but also a portrait of an artist at a certain moment in the arc of his career",<ref name="Rolling Stone obit Fear & Reed" /> and his last project was a history of rock & roll for the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] compiled from footage from Hall of Fame induction ceremonies set to debut in summer 2017.<ref name="Rolling Stone obit Fear & Reed" />

Demme directed music videos for artists such as [[Suburban Lawns]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[KRS-One]]'s H.E.A.L. project and [[Bruce Springsteen]]. He also produced a compilation of [[Music of Haiti|Haitian music]] called ''Konbit: Burning Rhythms of Haiti'' that was released in 1989. ([[Lou Reed]] selected ''Konbit...'' as one of his 'picks of 1989').<ref>''[[Rolling Stone]]'', March 8, 1990</ref>

Demme was on the board of directors at [[Jacob Burns Film Center]] in [[Pleasantville, New York]]. In addition to his role on the board, he curated and hosted a monthly series called ''Rarely Seen Cinema''.<ref name="rarelyseen">{{cite news|last1=Michelin|first1=Robert|title=Demme Digs Up Rarely Seen Movies at Burns Center in Pleasantville|url=http://mountpleasant.dailyvoice.com/news/demme-digs-up-rarely-seen-movies-at-burns-center-in-pleasantville/464024/|access-date=April 26, 2017|work=Mount Pleasant Daily Voice|issue=January 30, 2012|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427102146/http://mountpleasant.dailyvoice.com/news/demme-digs-up-rarely-seen-movies-at-burns-center-in-pleasantville/464024/|archive-date=April 27, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Style==
Throughout 1986–2004, Demme was known for his dramatic close-ups in films. This style of close-ups involves the character looking directly into the camera during crucial moments. According to Demme, this was done to put the viewer into the character's shoes. Beginning with ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' (2008), Demme adopted a documentary style of filmmaking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2017/04/26/525716786/jonathan-demme-and-the-simple-power-of-the-close-up|title=Jonathan Demme And The Simple Power Of The Close-Up|website=NPR|date=April 26, 2017|publisher=npr.org|access-date=April 26, 2017|last1=Weldon|first1=Glen|archive-date=April 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427020350/http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2017/04/26/525716786/jonathan-demme-and-the-simple-power-of-the-close-up|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nofilmschool.com/2015/08/do-jonathan-demme-style-close-up-make-you-feel-uncomfortable|title=Does Jonathan Demme's Style of Close-Up Shots Make You Feel Uncomfortable, Too?|publisher=nofilmschool.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426073517/http://nofilmschool.com/2015/08/do-jonathan-demme-style-close-up-make-you-feel-uncomfortable|archive-date=April 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was known for his use of recurring supporting players, including [[Charles Napier (actor)|Charles Napier]], [[Harry Northup]], [[Tracey Walter]], [[Ann Dowd]], [[LisaGay Hamilton]], [[Kimberly Elise]], Paul Lazar, [[Ron Vawter]], [[Dean Stockwell]], [[Obba Babatundé]], [[Ted Levine]], [[Paul Le Mat]], [[Mary Steenburgen]], [[Jason Robards]], [[Scott Glenn]], and his former producer [[Roger Corman]], as well as casting musicians and bands in roles. These included [[Sister Carol]], [[Chris Isaak]], [[Tunde Adebimpe]], [[the Feelies]], [[Charles Aznavour]], Steve Scales, [[The Flirtations (group)|the Flirtations]], [[Manno Charlemagne]], [[Bernie Worrell]], [[David Johansen]], [[Beau Sia]], [[Q Lazzarus]], and [[Rick Springfield]].  In addition to Corman, Demme cast a number of other fellow directors in cameos, including [[John Sayles]], [[Agnès Varda]], [[George A. Romero]], [[Sidney Lumet]], and [[John Waters]]. Many of these performers received opening credits billing in films they appeared in, despite sometimes having only one or two lines.

Writer/director [[Paul Thomas Anderson]] has paid homage to Demme in his films and has cited him as a major influence in his work. In an interview, Anderson jokingly stated that the three filmmakers who inspired him the most are "Jonathan Demme, Jonathan Demme and Jonathan Demme."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/lists/150628-paul-thomas-anderson-s-favorite-films|title=Paul Thomas Anderson's Favorite Films|publisher=criterion.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505115117/https://www.criterion.com/lists/150628-paul-thomas-anderson-s-favorite-films|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/03/watch-27-minute-talk-between-paul-thomas-anderson-jonathan-demme-265543/|title=Watch: 27-Minute Talk Between Paul Thomas Anderson & Jonathan Demme|first=Zach|last=Hollwedel|date=March 31, 2015|work=IndieWire|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=April 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427102317/http://www.indiewire.com/2015/03/watch-27-minute-talk-between-paul-thomas-anderson-jonathan-demme-265543/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other directors such as [[Alexander Payne]] and [[Wes Anderson]] have been known to be inspired by his close-ups in their own work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/jonathan-demme-dead/|title=Jonathan Demme Dead At 73|date=April 26, 2017|publisher=slashfilm.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426220131/http://www.slashfilm.com/jonathan-demme-dead/|archive-date=April 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/04/14/jonathan_demme_close_up_supercut_shows_what_pt_anderson_and_wes_anderson.html |title=What Wes Anderson and P.T. Anderson Have Taken From Jonathan Demme |first=Forrest |last=Wickman |date=April 14, 2015 |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |access-date=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427104053/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/04/14/jonathan_demme_close_up_supercut_shows_what_pt_anderson_and_wes_anderson.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Political activism==
Demme was involved in various political projects. In 1981, he directed a series of commercials for the liberal advocacy group [[People for the American Way]]. The [[Television advertisement|spots]], titled "Eggs",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhZ4TKq2s_w|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818014630/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhZ4TKq2s_w|archive-date=August 18, 2017|title=Goldie Hawn et. al. on Eggs and the American Way|last=PFAWdotorg|date=July 25, 2008|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|via=YouTube|url-status=live}}</ref> "Music",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueSn-W5B1tw|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105003621/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueSn-W5B1tw|archive-date=January 5, 2017|title=Muhammad Ali, Goldie Hawn, etc. on Music and the American Way|last=PFAWdotorg|date=July 25, 2008|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|via=YouTube|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3ESiNTHGuU|title=Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty, etc. on Music and the American Wa|last=PFAWdotorg|date=July 25, 2008|via=YouTube|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817212043/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3ESiNTHGuU|url-status=live}}</ref> and "Sports",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34tNYqe-RY|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105003626/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34tNYqe-RY|archive-date=January 5, 2017|title=Muhammad Ali et. al. on Sports and the American Way|last=PFAWdotorg|date=July 25, 2008|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|via=YouTube|url-status=live}}</ref> were produced by [[Norman Lear]] and featured [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Carol Burnett]], and [[Goldie Hawn]] celebrating [[Freedom of speech in the United States|Freedom of Expression]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3ESiNTHGuU|title=Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty, etc. on Music and the American Wa|last=PFAWdotorg|date=July 25, 2008|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|via=YouTube|archive-date=August 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817212043/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3ESiNTHGuU|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1985, he directed a video for [[Artists United Against Apartheid]]. The short, featured various international musicians including [[Afrika Bambaataa]], [[Rubén Blades]], [[Jimmy Cliff]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Steven Van Zandt|Little Steven]], [[Run–D.M.C.]], and [[Bruce Springsteen]], calling for a boycott of the South African luxury resort [[Sun City, North West|Sun City]] during [[Apartheid]]. His documentary ''Haiti Dreams of Democracy'' (1988) captured Haiti's era of democratic rebuilding after dictatorship, while his documentary ''[[The Agronomist]]'' (2008) profiled Haitian journalist and human rights activist [[Jean Dominique]]. Demme spent six years on the documentary ''I'm Carolyn Parker'' (2011), which highlighted rebuilding efforts in [[New Orleans]] [[Lower Ninth Ward]] after [[Hurricane Katrina]].

==Personal life==
Demme was married twice. His first marriage to Evelyn Purcell ended in divorce.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Schruers |first=Fred |date=May 19, 1988 |title=Jonathan Demme: Making Movies for Love, Not Money |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/jonathan-demme-making-movies-for-love-not-money-192367/ |access-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729163022/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/jonathan-demme-making-movies-for-love-not-money-192367/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1987, he married artist Joanne Howard, with whom he had three children.<ref name="Demme" /> He was the uncle of film director [[Ted Demme]], who died in 2002.<ref name="teddemme">{{cite news|last1=Baxter|first1=Brian|title=Ted Demme obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jan/18/guardianobituaries.filmnews|access-date=April 26, 2017|work=The Guardian|date=January 17, 2002|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724100610/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jan/18/guardianobituaries.filmnews|url-status=live}}</ref> Demme's cousin was the [[Robert W. Castle|Rev. Robert Wilkinson Castle Jr.]], an Episcopal priest who appeared in some of Demme's films.

Demme was a member of the steering committee of the Friends of the [[Apollo Theatre (Oberlin, Ohio)|Apollo Theater, Oberlin, Ohio]], along with [[Danny DeVito]] and [[Rhea Perlman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.oberlin.edu/apollo/friends.dot|title=Friends of the Apollo|publisher=Oberlin College|access-date=July 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414075647/http://new.oberlin.edu/apollo/friends.dot|archive-date=April 14, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, he returned to Oberlin as part of an alumni reunion during the class of 2013 graduation ceremony and received the award for Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oberlin.edu/news/jonathan-demme-passes-away|title=Jonathan Demme Passes Away|date=2017-06-06|website=Oberlin College and Conservatory|language=en|access-date=2019-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221225333/https://www.oberlin.edu/news/jonathan-demme-passes-away|archive-date=February 21, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2009, Demme signed a petition in support of director [[Roman Polanski]], who had been detained while traveling to a film festival in relation to his 1977 [[Roman Polanski sexual abuse case|sexual abuse charges]], which the petition argued would undermine the tradition of film festivals as a place for works to be shown "freely and safely", and that arresting filmmakers traveling to neutral countries could open the door "for actions of which no-one can know the effects."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-04 |title=Le cinéma soutient Roman Polanski / Petition for Roman Polanski - SACD |url=http://www.sacd.fr/Le-cinema-soutient-Roman-Polanski-Petition-for-Roman-Polanski.1340.0.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322120027/http://www.sacd.fr/Le-cinema-soutient-Roman-Polanski-Petition-for-Roman-Polanski.1340.0.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2017 |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=archive.ph }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shoard |first1=Catherine |author2=Agencies |date=September 29, 2009 |title=Release Polanski, demands petition by film industry luminaries |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/29/roman-polanski-petition |url-status=live |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628013652/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/29/roman-polanski-petition |archive-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>

Demme was an avid collector and devotee of [[Haitian art]], in particular of [[Hector Hyppolite]] - so much so that he called it "an addiction". In 2014, he held an auction in Philadelphia selling thousands from his collection, much of which was donated to a cultural center in [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artnews.com/2017/04/26/a-look-into-jonathan-demmes-history-of-collecting-outsider-art/ |title=A Look into Jonathan Demme's History of Collecting Outsider Art |editor=Freeman, Nate |date=April 26, 2017 |publisher=Art. News |access-date=July 17, 2017 |archive-date=May 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506153008/http://www.artnews.com/2017/04/26/a-look-into-jonathan-demmes-history-of-collecting-outsider-art/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Death==
Demme died at his home in [[Manhattan]] on April 26, 2017, from complications from [[esophageal cancer]] and [[Cardiovascular disease|heart disease]]; he was 73.<ref name = "IndieWire">{{cite news|first1= Eric|last1= Kohn|first2= Zack|last2= Sharf|title= Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director of 'Silence of the Lambs,' Dies At 73|url= https://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/jonathan-demme-dead-73-silence-of-the-lambs-1201809289/|work= [[IndieWire]]|access-date= April 26, 2017|date= April 26, 2017|archive-date= December 16, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221216081104/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/jonathan-demme-dead-73-silence-of-the-lambs-1201809289/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Demme">{{cite web|last1=Weber|first1=Bruce|title=Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director, Is Dead at 73|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/movies/jonathan-demme-dead-movie-director-oscar-winner.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 26, 2017|date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170426194101/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/movies/jonathan-demme-dead-movie-director-oscar-winner.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{blockquote|"I am heart-broken to lose a friend, a mentor, a guy so singular and dynamic you'd have to design a hurricane to contain him. Jonathan was as quirky as his comedies and as deep as his dramas. He was pure energy, the unstoppable cheerleader for anyone creative. Just as passionate about music as he was about art, he was and will always be a champion of the soul. JD, most beloved, something wild, brother of love, director of the lambs. Love that guy. Love him so much." | [[Jodie Foster]]'s statement following Demme's death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jonathan-demme-jodie-foster-tribute-silence-of-the-lambs-1202399502/#respond|title=Jodie Foster Pays Tribute to Jonathan Demme, 'A Champion of the Soul'|date=26 April 2017|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164752/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jonathan-demme-jodie-foster-tribute-silence-of-the-lambs-1202399502/#respond|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Director [[Brady Corbet]] dedicated his 2018 film ''[[Vox Lux]]'' to Demme's memory,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/vox-lux-director-wants-to-tell-the-story-of-our-generation|title=Vox Lux|last=Cea|first=Max|date=December 8, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> as did [[Luca Guadagnino]] with his 2018 film ''[[Suspiria (2018 film)|Suspiria]]'' and Paul Thomas Anderson with his 2017 film ''[[Phantom Thread]]'' starring [[Daniel Day-Lewis]]. Demme is thanked in the credits of [[Spike Lee]]'s 2020 concert film  ''[[American Utopia (film)|American Utopia]]'' starring [[David Byrne]]. The album ''[[A Beginner's Mind]]'' by musicians [[Sufjan Stevens]] and [[Angelo De Augustine]] is dedicated to Demme, with one of its songs, "Cimmerian Shade", mentioning him and referencing ''The Silence of the Lambs'' within its lyrics.

== Filmography ==
{{main|Jonathan Demme filmography}}
{{see also|Jonathan Demme's unrealized projects}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" 
|+Narrative features
!Year 
!Title
!Distribution 
|-
|1974
|''[[Caged Heat]]''
| rowspan=2|[[New World Pictures]]
|-
|1975
|''[[Crazy Mama]]''
|-
|1976
|''[[Fighting Mad (1976 film)|Fighting Mad]]''
|[[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]
|-
|1977
|''[[Handle with Care (1977 film)|Handle with Care]]''
|[[Paramount Pictures]]
|-
|1979
|''[[Last Embrace]]''
|[[United Artists]]
|-
|1980
|''[[Melvin and Howard]]''
|[[Universal Pictures]]
|-
|1984
|''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]''
|[[Warner Bros.]]
|-
|1986
|''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]''
|rowspan=3|[[Orion Pictures]]
|-
|1988
|''[[Married to the Mob]]''
|-
|1991
|''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]''
|-
|1993
|''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''
|[[TriStar Pictures]]
|-
|1998
|''[[Beloved (1998 film)|Beloved]]''
|[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures]]
|-
|2002
|''[[The Truth About Charlie]]''
|Universal Pictures
|-
|2004
|''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]''
|Paramount Pictures
|-
|2008
|''[[Rachel Getting Married]]''
|[[Sony Pictures Classics]]
|-
|2013
|''[[A Master Builder]]''
|Abramorama
|-
|2015
|''[[Ricki and the Flash]]''
|[[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
! Colspan=2 | Result
|-
|1992|| [[Academy Award]] || [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || rowspan=4|''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' || {{won}} ||<ref name="Oscars1992">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992 |title=The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 22, 2011 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095833/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/64th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|1992|| rowspan="2"|[[BAFTA Award]] || [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Film]] || {{nom}} ||<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1992/film|title=Film in 1992|publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|access-date=4 July 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505015836/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1992/film|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Film Direction]] || {{nom}} ||
|-
|1992 || [[Golden Globe Award]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]] || {{nom}} ||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fox|first1=David|title='Bugsy' Hits the Jackpot : Film Leads Golden Globe Field With 8 Nominations|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-28-ca-971-story.html|access-date=14 January 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=28 December 1991|archive-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213132754/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-12-28/entertainment/ca-971_1_golden-globe-awards-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|1987 || [[Grammy Award]] || [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Long Form Music Video]] || ''[[Sun City (album)|Sun City]]: [[Artists United Against Apartheid]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
|1988|| rowspan=3|[[Independent Spirit Award]] || [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Director|Best Directing of a Feature Film]] || ''[[Swimming to Cambodia]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2009 || [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Film|Best Feature Film]] || rowspan=2|''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
| Best Directing of a Feature Film|| {{nom}} ||
|-
|1992 || [[Directors Guild of America Award|Directors Guild Award]] || [[DGA Award|Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Feature Film]] || rowspan=2|''The Silence of the Lambs'' || {{won}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=44th Annual DGA Awards |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1990s/1991.aspx?value=1991 |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America]] |access-date=August 18, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006040312/https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1990s/1991.aspx?value=1991 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|1991 || [[National Board of Review|National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award]] || [[National Board of Review Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || {{won}} ||
|-
|1980 || rowspan=2|[[New York Film Critics Circle Award]] || rowspan=2|[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Directing]] || ''[[Melvin and Howard]]'' || {{Won}} ||
|-
|1991 || rowspan=3|''The Silence of the Lambs'' || {{Won}} ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1991 || rowspan=3|[[Berlin Film Festival]] || [[Silver Bear for Best Director|Silver Bear Award for Best Director]] || {{won}} ||<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/03_preistr_ger_1991/03_Preistraeger_1991.html |title=Berlinale: 1991 Prize Winners |access-date=March 26, 2011 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015120946/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1991/03_preistr_ger_1991/03_Preistraeger_1991.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Golden Bear|Golden Bear Award for Best Film]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/awards.php?award_id=berlin&year=1991|title=41st Berlin International Film Festival 1991 – FilmAffinity|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313084202/http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/awards.php?award_id=berlin&year=1991|archive-date=March 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|1994 || ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/awards.php?award_id=berlin&year=1994|title=44th Berlin International Film Festival 1994 – FilmAffinity|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233216/http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/awards.php?award_id=berlin&year=1994|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Awards and nominations received by Demme's films
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Academy Awards
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | BAFTA Awards
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Golden Globe Awards
|-
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
|-
|1980
|''[[Melvin and Howard]]''
|align=center|3
|align=center|2
|
|
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|-
|1984
|''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]''
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
|1986
|''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]''
|
|
|
|
|align=center|3
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Married to the Mob]]''
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
|1991
|''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]''
|align=center|7
|align=center|5
|align=center|9
|align=center|2
|align=center|5
|align=center|1
|-
|1993
|''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''
|align=center|5
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|2
|-
|1998
|''[[Beloved (1998 film)|Beloved]]''
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|2004
|''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]''
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Rachel Getting Married]]''
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|'''Total'''
!19
!9
!11
!2
!19
!4
|}

'''Directed Academy Award Performances'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Performer
!Film
!Result
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Academy Award for Best Actor]]'''
|-
|[[64th Academy Awards|1991]]
|[[Anthony Hopkins]]
|''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[66th Academy Awards|1993]]
|[[Tom Hanks]]
|''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''
|{{won}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]'''
|-
|[[53rd Academy Awards|1980]]
|[[Jason Robards]]
|''[[Melvin and Howard]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[61st Academy Awards|1988]]
|[[Dean Stockwell]]
|''[[Married to the Mob]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Academy Award for Best Actress]]'''
|-
|1991
|[[Jodie Foster]]
|''The Silence of the Lambs''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[81st Academy Awards|2008]]
|[[Anne Hathaway]]
|''[[Rachel Getting Married]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]'''
|-
|1980
|[[Mary Steenburgen]]
|''Melvin and Howard''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[57th Academy Awards|1984]]
|[[Christine Lahti]]
|''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]''
|{{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.media-party.com/storefrontdemme/ Storefront Demme] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211142650/http://www.media-party.com/storefrontdemme/ |date=February 11, 2010 }} media-party.com
* [https://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/collecting-areas/special-collections-and-archives/screen-arts-mavericks-and-makers/jonathan-demme/ Jonathan Demme] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302050104/https://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/collecting-areas/special-collections-and-archives/screen-arts-mavericks-and-makers/jonathan-demme/ |date=March 2, 2022 }}, Special Collections Library, [[University of Michigan]]
* {{IMDb name|1129}}
* {{tcmdb name|48486}}
* {{C-SPAN|57770}}

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