Shallow Grave Shallow Grave Shallow Grave is a 1994 British black comedy crime film that marked the cinematic directorial debut of Danny Boyle with an original screenplay by John Hodge. It provided starring roles for the then relatively little-known actors Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox. The film was not only the directorial debut of Danny Boyle, but Ewan McGregor's first feature film role, John Hodge's first screenplay, and Andrew Macdonald's first job as a producer. The production was funded by Channel 4 television and the film was distributed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. Chartered accountant David Stephens, physician Juliet Miller and
Ewan McGregor Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott Thomas, for which his performance nabbed a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination. At the same year, he was awarded with the SIFF Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting at the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival. In 2012, he was a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. At the San Sebastián International Film Festival, he was awarded the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award and became the youngest recipient of the award. In 2013, McGregor starred alongside Meryl Streep