Hamish Hamilton

Hamish Hamilton (born Mark Hamilton; 8 April 1966) is a British director. He has directed the Super Bowl halftime show annually since 2010.He has also directed the Academy Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards, and worked with music artists such as Eminem, Madonna, The Who, U2, and others. He has directed the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies for the London 2012 summer games and will do so again for the Tokyo summer games in 2021.

Hamilton was born in Blackpool, UK. His career began at BBC Scotland, where he was trained as a producer and director. His early work included a stint directing the acclaimed BBC travel series Rough Guide to the World. Whilst at BBC Manchester he 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 he directed the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. and the Super Bowl halftime show. He has directed live concert DVDs for U2, Beyoncé, Robbie Williams, Britney Spears, The Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Bryan Adams, Avril Lavigne, Mötley Crüe and Phil Collins. His award show credits include the MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, and Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows between 2003 and 2015.

In 2012, he directed the televising of the opening and closing ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

He 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 was nominated for an Emmy.received a Doctorate from Stirling University, Stirling 25 June 2019

• MTV Europe – X-Ray Vision (1996)
• Rammstein - Live aus Berlin (1999)
• Melanie C - Northern Star (1999) (documentary)
• Spice Girls – In Concert! (2000)
• U2 – U2: Elevation Live from Boston (2001)
• Madonna – Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001)
• U2 – U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland (2003)
• Jay-Z – In Concert (2003)
• Phil Collins - Finally... The First Farewell Tour (2004)
• Robbie Williams – Live at Knebworth / What We Did Last Summer (2003)
• Peter Gabriel -- Growing Up Live (2003)
• 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 (2005)
• U2 – Vertigo 05: Live from Milan (2006)
• Rammstein - Völkerball (2006)
• The Rolling Stones – The Biggest Bang (2007)
• Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics: Live and Down Under (2008)
• Josh Groban – Awake Live (2008)
• Neil Diamond – Hot August Night/NYC: Live from Madison Square Garden (2009)
• The Who – Super Bowl XLIV halftime show (2010)
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - 82nd Academy Awards
• Madonna – Super Bowl XLVI halftime show (2012)
• London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Opening and Closing Ceremonies (2012)
• Beyoncé – Super Bowl XLVII halftime show (2013)
• Bruno Mars - Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show (2014)
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - 86th Academy Awards
• Katy Perry – Super Bowl XLIX halftime show (2015)
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - 87th Academy Awards
• Coldplay – Super Bowl 50 halftime show (2016)
• Beyoncé - The Formation World Tour (2016)
• Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square (2016)
• Lady Gaga – Super Bowl LI halftime show (2017)
• Ariana Grande - One Love Manchester (2017)
• Justin Timberlake - Super Bowl LII halftime show (2018)
• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (2018)
• The Carters - OTR II (2018)
• Maroon 5 – Super Bowl LIII halftime show (2019)
• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019)
• Jennifer Lopez, Shakira – Super Bowl LIV halftime show (2020)
• ABC – The Disney Family Singalong (2020)
• Tokyo 2020 Olympic - Opening and Closing Ceremonies (2020)