Hamish Hamilton

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Director

Birth Date: April 8, 1966

Age: 58 years old

Birth Place: Blackpool, England, UK

Although he's known mostly for directing concert videos, the Grammy Award-winning British director Hamish Hamilton is also an established director of awards shows. He began his career as a producer for the BBC in Scotland before being given the opportunity to direct the popular travel series "Rough Guide To The World." In 1992 he directed the British musician Mike Oldfield's music documentary, "Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells II." His success with that film allowed him to direct several more concert documentaries in the years to follow, including 2000's "Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow," "Spice Girls in Concert!," and "Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001."

Hamilton's flashy directing style eventually caught the attention of executives at MTV in London, who recruited him to direct several concerts and entertainment shows for the music network. He directed the "MTV Video Music Awards" and the "MTV Europe Music Awards," as well as concerts by the likes of Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and the Rolling Stones. In 2010, Hamilton directed "The 82nd Annual Academy Awards" and the "Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show," two of the most watched programs on television.

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The Oscars

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2025

Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...

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2024

Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll DieStream

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2024

Academy Awards 2024

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2024

Academy Awards Highlights 2024

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2024

The Oscars

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2024

Oscar Red Carpet Live 2024

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2024

Oscars 2024

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2024

Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show

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2024

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards

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2024

Hannah Waddingham: Home for ChristmasStream

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2023

Lizzo: Live in ConcertStream

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2022

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationStream

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2022

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationStream

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2022

74th Emmy Awards

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2022

Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show

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2022

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards

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2022

The Queen Family SingalongStream

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2021

73rd Emmy Awards

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2021

Coldplay: Live In Toronto

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2021

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards

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2021

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas SpecialStream

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2020

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas SpecialStream

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2020

The Disney Holiday SingalongStream

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2020

Global Goal: Unite for Our Future -- The Concert

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2020

The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II

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2020

The Disney Family Singalong

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2020

The BRIT Awards 2020

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2020

The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!Stream

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2019

The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!Stream

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2019

Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Sports 2019

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2019

Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Sports 2019

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2019

My Dad Wrote a PornoStream

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2019

My Dad Wrote a PornoStream

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2019

Andreas Gabalier: Verdammt lang her

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2019

My Dad Wrote a Porno

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2019

My Dad Wrote a Porno

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2019

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2018

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2018

Flight of the Conchords: Live in London

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2018

70th Emmy Awards

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2018

Kids' Choice Sports 2018

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2018

Kids' Choice Sports 2018

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2018

Flight of the Conchords: Live in London

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2018

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2017

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2017

EIF Presents: XQ Super School Live

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2017

Kids' Choice Sports 2017

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2017

Kids' Choice Sports 2017

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2017

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2016

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2016

Kids' Choice Sports 2016

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2016

Kids' Choice Sports 2016

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2016

The Victoria's Secret Swim Special

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2016

The Victoria's Secret Swim Special

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2016

Super Bowl's Greatest Halftime Shows

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2016

U2 - iNNOCENCE plus eXPERIENCE - Live In Paris

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2015

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2015

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2015

U2 Innocence + Experience: Live in ParisStream

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2015

U2 Innocence + Experience: Live in ParisStream

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2015

Red Nose Day

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2015

Red Nose Day

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2015

iHeartRadio Music Awards

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2015

iHeartRadio Music Awards

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2015

The Victoria's Secret Swim Special

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2015

The Victoria's Secret Swim Special

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2015

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2014

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2014

Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour

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2014

iHeartRadio Music Awards

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2014

iHeartRadio Music Awards

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2014

The Oscars

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2014

David Bowie Is

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2014

David Bowie Is

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2014

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2013

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2013

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2012

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2012

CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

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2012

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2011

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2011

Amy Winehouse: I Told You I Was Trouble, Live From London

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2010

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2010

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2010

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2009

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2008

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2008

Amy Winehouse Live at Shepherds Bush

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2008

Amy Winehouse: Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire

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2007

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007

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2007

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2007

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2007

Amy Winehouse: Live in London 2007

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2007

Rolling Stones: The Biggest Bang

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2007

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2006

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2006

Peter Gabriel: Growing Up Live

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2006

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2005

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2005

Peter Gabriel Still Growing Up Live & Unwrapped

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2005

Peter Gabriel Still Growing Up Live & Unwrapped

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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2003

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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2003

Robbie: Live at Knebworth

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2003

Rammstein: Live aus Berlin

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1999

A Scot in the Arctic

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1995