Martin McDonagh is an Irish playwright and film director born in London, who first gained recognition with his Academy Award-winning short film Six Shooter (2004). His major works include Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), which won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture and Drama and Best Screenplay, as well as the BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Outstanding British Film, and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. In addition to film, he is an accomplished playwright who has written plays such as The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Pillowman, which have been performed in over 40 countries to date.
