Editing Tom Ford (section)

== Film career ==
=== ''A Single Man'' ===
[[File:ASingleManCastVenice66.jpg|thumb|Ford at the 66th Venice Film Festival, with ''[[A Single Man]]'s'' [[Julianne Moore]] and [[Colin Firth]], 2009]]
In March 2005, Ford announced the launch of his film production company, Fade to Black. In 2009 he made his directorial debut with ''[[A Single Man]]'',<ref name=gale /> based on the novel of the same name by [[Christopher Isherwood]]. The drama stars [[Colin Firth]] as an LA-based college professor who is gay, alongside [[Julianne Moore]], [[Nicholas Hoult]] and [[Matthew Goode]]. The novel was adapted by [[David Scearce]] and Ford; Ford was also one of the producers.

''A Single Man'' premiered on September 11, 2009, at the [[66th Venice International Film Festival]], where it was nominated for top award the [[Golden Lion]]. Colin Firth was awarded the [[Volpi Cup]] as Best Actor for his performance. He won a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]], and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]],<ref>"Movie Guide" (February 12, 2010) ''Arlington Heights Daily Herald''</ref> [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe]],<ref>"Saucy Globes heavy on dark, sober themes" (January 17, 2010) ''Doylestown Intelligencer''</ref> [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Independent Spirit Award]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]]. The film won AFI Film of the Year and the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1315981/awards |title=A Single Man awards |website=IMDb}}</ref>

Other nominations for the film included two further Golden Globe categories: Julianne Moore for Best Supporting Actress, and [[Abel Korzeniowski]] for Best Original Score. At the [[Independent Spirit Awards]], the film was nominated for Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay.<ref>[https://www.indiewire.com/article/tom_ford_the_film_has_turned_out_to_be_the_thing_i_am_most_proud_of_in_my_l "Spirit Awards 2010 | Tom Ford: 'I have always been obsessed by film.'", ''Indiewire'', February 17, 2013.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425100631/http://www.indiewire.com/article/tom_ford_the_film_has_turned_out_to_be_the_thing_i_am_most_proud_of_in_my_l |date=April 25, 2016 }}</ref> Ford and Scearce also received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.

=== ''Nocturnal Animals'' ===
In 2015, Ford became attached to direct ''[[Nocturnal Animals]]'', an adaptation of the [[Austin Wright]] novel ''[[Tony and Susan]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-ford-teams-george-clooney-783758 |title=Tom Ford Teams with George Clooney for Thriller 'Nocturnal Animals' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=March 24, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref> The film was released in 2016. [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] and [[Amy Adams]] played the lead roles of Tony and Susan,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/tom-fords-nocturnal-animals-starring-jake-gyllenhaal-amy-adams-sells-to-focus-features/ |title=Tom Ford's 'Nocturnal Animals' Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams Sells for $20 Million to Focus Features |publisher=The Warp |date=May 17, 2015 |access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> and [[Michael Shannon]], [[Armie Hammer]], [[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]], and [[Isla Fisher]] co-starred.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/aaron-taylor-johnson-michael-shannon-nocturnal-animals-1201558117/ |title=Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon Join Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Nocturnal Animals' |magazine=Variety |date=August 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/kim-basinger-nocturnal-animals-tom-ford-1201499468/ |title=Kim Basinger Joins Tom Ford's 'Nocturnal Animals' |magazine=Deadline |date=August 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/armie-hammer-tom-ford-nocturnal-animals-1201580947/ |title=Armie Hammer Joins Tom Ford's 'Nocturnal Animals' |magazine=Variety |date=August 28, 2015}}</ref>

The film received praise from critics, as well as winning the [[Grand Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival)|Grand Jury Prize]] at the [[Venice Film Festival]]. The film has an approval rating of 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 143 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10, and the site's critical consensus reading: "Well-acted and lovely to look at, ''Nocturnal Animals'' further underscores writer-director Tom Ford's distinctive visual and narrative skill."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nocturnal_animals |title=Nocturnal Animals |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref>