Hamish Hamilton (born Ish Hamilton; 8 April 1966) is a British director. She has directed the Super Bowl halftime show annually since 2010. She has also directed the

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and the MTV Video Music Awards, and worked with music artists such as Mariah Carey, Eminem, Madonna,

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and U2. She has directed the opening and closing ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as for

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Life and career

Hamilton was born in Blackpool, UK. Her career began at BBC Scotland, where she was trained as a producer and director. Her early work included a stint directing the acclaimed BBC travel series ''Rough Guide to the World''. Whilst at

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she began directing studio-based entertainment shows, including ''The Sunday Show''. Hamilton is also a partner in global televised live event production company, Done + Dusted. In February 2010, after 15 years directing prominent multicamera-based television and DVD projects she directed the 82nd Annual Academy Awards and the Super Bowl halftime show. She has directed live concert

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s for U2, Beyoncé,

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, Britney Spears,

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, Peter Gabriel, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez,

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, Avril Lavigne, Mötley Crüe and Phil Collins. Her award show credits include the MTV Video Music Awards,

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, and

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Fashion Shows between 2003 and 2015. In 2012, she directed the televising of the opening and closing ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hamish again directed the ceremonies for the

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and was the broadcast director for the

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opening ceremony in

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. She was awarded the BAFTA Special Award at the British Academy Television Craft Awards on 28 April 2013. Hamilton won a second BAFTA for Multi-Camera Directing the London Olympic Opening Ceremonies, and she was nominated for an Emmy. She received an Honorary Doctorate from Stirling University in June 2019.

Selected videography

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– ''X-Ray Vision'' (1996) * Beastie Boys - ''Live in Glasgow'' (1999) *

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- ''Live aus Berlin'' (1999) * Melanie C - ''Northern Star'' (1999) (documentary) * Spice Girls – ''In Concert!'' (2000) *

- ''

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'' (2001) * U2 – '' U2: Elevation Live from Boston'' (2001) * Madonna – ''

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'' (2001) * U2 – '' U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland'' (2003) * Jay-Z – ''In Concert'' (2003) *

– '' Live at Knebworth /

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'' (2003) * Peter Gabriel -- '' Growing Up Live'' (2003) * Phil Collins - ''Finally... The First Farewell Tour'' (2004) * Madonna – '' Re-Invention World Tour: Get Up Lisbon!'' (2004) (un-broadcast) * Britney Spears - Britney Spears Live from Miami (2004) * Eminem – ''

Live from New York City ''Live from New York City'' is a concert film directed by Hamish Hamilton, documenting American rapper Eminem's live concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on August 8 and 9 as part of his third Anger Management Tour. The taped ...

'' (2005) *

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- Recorded Live at El Gran Teatro, Havana (2005) * U2 – '' Vertigo 05: Live from Milan'' (2006) *

- Völkerball (2006) *

– ''

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'' (2007) *

– '' Back to Basics: Live and Down Under'' (2008) *

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– ''

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'' (2008) * Neil Diamond – '' Hot August Night/NYC: Live from Madison Square Garden'' (2009) *

– Super Bowl XLIV halftime show (2010) *

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(2010) * Madonna – Super Bowl XLVI halftime show (2012) *London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Opening and Closing Ceremonies (2012) * Beyoncé –

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(2013) *

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Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show The Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show occurred on February 2, 2014 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as part of Super Bowl XLVIII and was headlined by Bruno Mars alongside his band The Hooligans, with special guests The Red Hot Chili Peppers. At the ...

(2014) *

- 86th Academy Awards (2014) * Katy Perry – Super Bowl XLIX halftime show (2015) *

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(2015) *

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–

Super Bowl 50 halftime show The Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show took place on February 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California as part of Super Bowl 50. It was headlined by the British rock group Coldplay with special guest performers Beyoncé and Bruno Mars, who p ...

(2016) * Beyoncé -

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(2016) *

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- Here in Times Square (2016) *

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–

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(2017) * Ariana Grande -

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(2017) * Justin Timberlake - Super Bowl LII halftime show (2018) *

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(2018) *

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- OTR II (2018) * Maroon 5 – Super Bowl LIII halftime show (2019) *

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(2019) * Jennifer Lopez,

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– Super Bowl LIV halftime show (2020) *

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– ''

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'' (2020) *

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(2020) *

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– Super Bowl LV halftime show (2021) *

–

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(2021) *

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, Snoop Dogg, Eminem,

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(2022) *

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(2022)

References

External links

BAFTA tribute and Special Award to Hamilton
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