Who was the director of the 2009 British-American war parody comedy film starring the actor who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for midlife crisis-themed drama "American Beauty"?
Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Fowler, KBE (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s that culminated in his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller "The Usual Suspects" (1995), and an Academy Award for Best Actor for midlife crisis-themed drama "American Beauty" (1999).
Christopher Greenbury Christopher Greenbury, ACE (September 24, 1951 – January 4, 2007) was a British film editor with more than thirty film credits dating from 1979's "The Muppet Movie". With Tariq Anwar, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for "American Beauty" (1999), which he was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing. "American Beauty" is a serious drama, but in general Greenbury edited comedy films, including six directed by the Farrelly brothers commencing with 1994's "Dumb and Dumber".