Oscar Legends 3: Directors-Producers who while not nominated for an Academy Award, made films that were nominated for Oscars and have a impact on film or film fans.
by AlexHartsell | created - 11 Apr 2015 | updated - 20 May 2015 | PublicSince my first Oscar Legends list is very famous along with my spin off (Other Actors and Actress who had involvement with other Oscar films besides act) and my second one is almost getting really famous. I have decided to make a third one, one that has director to producers who while not getting an Academy Award nomination for the category they are good in, manege to make lots Academy Award nominated films while having their movie followers or change how cinema is and where so close at getting nominated for the Academy Award movie he or she did work on. Whether it be directing, screenplay, story, film editing, cinematography, production design, costume design, animated feature or picture. We all need to see that they were nominated in our books for some of their movies they worked on and had at least made one or two films we saw them try their best to entertain us.
Rows 1-13 are famous film crew members who went to be directors (who go their start as cinematographer or a film editor).
Rows 14-23 are famous animation creators who were almost nominated for Best Animated Feature and also animated directors who would of been great nominated if Best Animated Feature began at the 68th Academy Awards.
Rows 24-95 are famous writers and some may be directors/writers but their written is more famous then their directing.
Rows 96-347 are famous directors who's styles have left an impact on our views of movies and why we love them.
And finally rows 348-394 are legendary film producers who while not nominated for Best Picture have made and finance the films we would love see over and over again and like the people in the writers row, some of these producers are also directors but are better as producers.
To see the reason of this list and more understanding of it, check the list that was the first version and inspiration for it called Famous Directors that had involvement with Oscar movies. To see why I made this list.
1. Nicolas Roeg
Director | Don't Look Now
When he made his directorial debut in 1970, Nicolas Roeg was already a 23-year veteran of the British film industry, starting out in 1947 as an editing apprentice and working his way up to cinematographer twelve years later. He first came to attention as part of the second unit on David Lean's ...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Far from the Madding Crowd
2. Jan de Bont
Director | Speed
Jan de Bont was one of 17 children born into a Roman Catholic Dutch family in Eindhoven on 22 October 1943. Credited with being creative and having a good mentality for camera techniques, he became a popular cinematographer. He worked on a huge number of films before finding himself on the ...
Turkish Delight The Clan of the Cave Bear Die Hard Black Rain The Hunt for Red October Flatliners Basic Instinct Speed Twister Minority Report
3. Barry Sonnenfeld
Director | Men in Black
Barry Sonnenfeld was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from New York University Film School in 1978. He started work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water (1982). Then Joel Coen and Ethan Coen hired him for Blood Simple (1984). This film began his collaboration...
Throw Momma from the Train Big When Harry Meet Sally... Misery The Addams Family Addams Family Values Men in Black Enchanted
4. Raja Gosnell
Director | Big Momma's House
Raja Gosnell started his film career as an assistant editor in the late 1970s. His first credit as a film's main editor was the romantic comedy "The Lonely Guy" (1984), for director Arthur Hiller. During the 1980s, Gosnell served as editor in films directed by Tom Laughlin, David Worth, Bob Dahlin,...
Pretty Woman Home Alone Mrs. Doubtfire
5. George Bowers
Editor | Money Train
George Bowers was born on July 6, 1944 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an editor and director, known for Money Train (1995), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) and A League of Their Own (1992). He was married to Irene Bowers. He died on August 18, 2012 ...
Harlem Nights The Preacher's Wife
6. Catherine Hardwicke
Director | Twilight
Hardwicke's first film as a director was the Sundance winner THIRTEEN which explored the transition into teenage years with an authenticity that still captures young audiences (1.3 billion Tik Tok engagements.) Hardwicke directed LORDS OF DOGTOWN before she became best known as the director of ...
Vanilla Sky Thirteen
7. Duwayne Dunham
Editor | Twin Peaks
Duwayne Dunham was born on November 17, 1952 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an editor and director, known for Twin Peaks (1990), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He has been married to Janet Louise Young ...
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Blue Velvet Wild at Heart
8. Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director | Romeo Must Die
Esteemed cinematographer known for his long, durable association with Sidney Lumet. Trained at the Polish Film School in his native Lódz. After he immigrated to the U.S.A. he began working in commercials filming hundreds of memorable spots for IBM, Xerox, American Express, Pepsi ,Coca Cola, ...
Prince of the City The Verdict Terms of Endearment Prizzi's Honor The Morning After Speed The Mirror Has Two Faces
9. Ernest R. Dickerson
Director | Juice
Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C., aka. Ernest R. Dickerson, is an American film director and cinematographer. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee. As a director, he is known for films such as Juice (1992), Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), Bones (...
Do the Right Thing Malcolm X
10. Jeff Kanew
Director | Revenge of the Nerds
Jeff Kanew was born on December 16, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an editor and director, known for Revenge of the Nerds (1984), Eddie Macon's Run (1983) and Natural Enemies (1979).
Ordinary People
11. Patrick Lussier
Editor | Drive Angry
Patrick Lussier is known for Drive Angry (2011), My Bloody Valentine (2009) and Terminator Genisys (2015).
Music of the Heart
12. Peter R. Hunt
Director | On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Having started out in the film industry as a clapper boy, by the 40's he was working in the editing department and by the 50's he was an assistant editor then a fully fledged editor. In 1962 as editor on the first James Bond film, Dr No, he helped to create a new fast style which put it's mark on ...
Goldfinger Gold
13. John Glen
Director | The Living Daylights
He started on the Shepperton Studios cutting rooms in 1948 working on such as 'The Wooden Horse' and 'The Third Man' before moving to Nettlefold Studios where his stay was interrupted by two years National Service after which he joined Group 3 at Beaconsfield . His next move was becoming sound ...
Gold The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only
14. Don Bluth
Director | Anastasia
Don Bluth was one of the chief animators at Disney to come to the mantle after the great one's death. He eventually became the animation director for such films as The Rescuers (1977) and Pete's Dragon (1977). Unfortunately, the quality of animation that Disney was producing at this point was not ...
An American Tail Anastasia
15. Barry Cook
Director | Mulan
Barry Cook was born and raised in Nashville, TN, USA. He began making films at the age of ten on the family super 8 camera. He won two prizes in the local PBS-sponsored Young Filmakers Festival with "The Vampire" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" at the age of twelve. During summers, he and his brother...
Mulan
16. Frederik Du Chau
Director | Racing Stripes
Frederik Du Chau was born on May 15, 1965 in Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for Racing Stripes (2005), Underdog (2007) and Hong Kong Phooey.
Quest for Camelot
17. Rob Minkoff
Director | The Lion King
Rob Minkoff was born on August 11, 1962 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Lion King (1994), Stuart Little 2 (2002) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). He has been married to Crystal Kung Minkoff since September 29, 2007. They have two children.
The Lion King Stuart Little
18. Mark Dindal
Writer | Chicken Little
Mark Dindal is an American animation film director, writer and voice actor from Columbus, Ohio who is known for directing the comedy classic Disney film The Emperor's New Groove. He is also known for directing Warner Brothers' musical Cats Don't Dance and Disney's Chicken Little. He provided ...
The Emperor's New Groove
19. Gabor Csupo
Writer | Rugrats
Gábor Csupó is a Hungarian animator, film director, and producer. He has had a long career, but he is better known as the co-founder of animation studio Klasky-Csupo, Inc., a graphic design and animation studio based in Hollywood. The other major co-founder was his business partner and wife Arlene ...
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
20. Nathan Greno
Actor | Tangled
Nathan Greno was born in Kenosha, Wisc., on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan. As a child, he developed a love for drawing, which quickly evolved into a passion for visual storytelling. Influenced by comic books and newspaper comic strips, he started filling tablets of paper full of sketches...
Tangled
21. Phil Lord
Writer | The Lego Movie
Philip A. Lord is an American filmmaker, producer and writer who collaborates with Christopher Miller. They both worked on Clone High, a cult classic animated sci-fi teen comedy show, The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Into the Spider-Verse is ...
The Lego Movie
22. Christopher Miller
Writer | The Lego Movie
Christopher Miller is an American filmmaker, producer and writer who collaborates with Philip A. Lord. They both worked on Clone High, a cult classic animated sci-fi teen comedy show, The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street and Spider-Man: Into the ...
The Lego Movie
23. Dan Lin
Producer | The Lego Movie
Dan is the CEO and Head Wrangler of Rideback, the film and television company known for producing tentpole live-action and animated content for global audiences. Rideback is housed inside Rideback Ranch. This innovative, creative campus formed by Lin in LA's Historic Filipinotown district is also ...
Sherlock Holmes The Lego Movie
24. Colin Higgins
Writer | Nine to Five
Colin Higgins was born on July 28, 1941 in Nouméa, New Caledonia, France. He was a writer and director, known for Nine to Five (1980), Foul Play (1978) and Harold and Maude (1971). He died on August 5, 1988 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Silver Streak Foul Play Nine to Five The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
25. John Gregory Dunne
Writer | A Star Is Born
John Gregory Dunne was born on May 25, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer, known for A Star Is Born (2018), A Star Is Born (1976) and Up Close & Personal (1996). He was married to Joan Didion. He died on December 30, 2003 in New York City, New York, USA.
A Star is Born Up Close & Personal
26. Richard Pryor
Actor | Superman III
Highly influential, and always controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. He has been acknowledged by many modern comic artist's as ...
Blazing Saddles
27. Bernard Gordon
Producer | Pánico en el Transiberiano
Bernard Gordon was born on October 29, 1918 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Horror Express (1972), Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) and Cry of Battle (1963). He was married to Jeannette Lewin. He died on May 11, 2007 in Hollywood Hills, California, USA.
55 Days at Peaking Krakatoa: East of Java
28. John Hughes
Writer | Planes, Trains & Automobiles
John Hughes was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He was credited for creating some of the most memorable comedy films of the 1980s and the 1990s, when he was at the height of his career. He had a talent for writing coming-of-age stories, and for depicting fairly realistic...
Home Alone
29. Tom Mankiewicz
Writer | Ladyhawke
Tom Mankiewicz was born on June 1, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Ladyhawke (1985), Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). He died on July 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die Ladyhawke
30. Hal Kanter
Writer | Julia
Hal Kanter started out writing variety shows and revues for television in the early 1950s. He turned to screenwriting in the mid-1950s, specializing in comedies (he wrote for Bob Hope and Martin & Lewis) but also turning out dramas such as The Rose Tattoo and Let's Make Love. He directed a few ...
Mardi Gras Pocketful of Miracles
31. Don Rhymer
Writer | Ferdinand
Don Rhymer was born on February 23, 1961 in Union, South Carolina, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Ferdinand (2017), Big Momma's House (2000) and Surf's Up (2007). He was married to Kate. He died on November 28, 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Surf's Up Rio
32. Gore Vidal
Actor | GATTACA
Gore Vidal was born Eugene Louis Vidal in 1925 in West Point, New York, to Nina (Gore) and West Point aeronautics instructor and aviation pioneer Eugene Luther Vidal. The Vidals endured a rocky marriage divorcing ten years after Gore's birth. Young Gore spent much of his childhood with his blind ...
Suddenly, Last Summer The Best Man Is Paris Burning?
33. Harold Ramis
Writer | Ghostbusters
Born on November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, Harold Allen Ramis got his start in comedy as Playboy magazine's joke editor and reviewer. In 1969, he joined Chicago's Second City's Improvisational Theatre Troupe before moving to New York to help write and perform in "The National Lampoon Show" ...
Ghostbusters
34. Richard Matheson
Writer | Jaws 3-D
Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, Richard Burton Matheson first became a published author while still a child, when his stories and poems ran in the "Brooklyn Eagle". A lifelong reader of fantasy tales, he made his professional writing bow in 1950 when his short story "Born of Man and ...
Somewhere in Time
35. Mann Rubin
Writer | Mannix
Mann Rubin served in the U.S. Army Forces, 1945-47, stationed in Paris, France.
He attended New York University and earned his B.A. in 1952.
His first job as a writer was science fiction [at least 19 stories] for the DC Comics' books Strange Adventures and Mystery In Space, edited by Julius Schwartz.
...
The Best of Everything See You in Hell, Darling
36. Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Writer | Three Days of the Condor
Lorenzo Semple Jr. was born on March 27, 1923 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Three Days of the Condor (1975), Flash Gordon (1980) and Never Say Never Again (1983). He was married to Joyce Miller and Ann Somers. He died on March 28, 2014 in Brentwood, California, USA.
Papillon Three Days of the Condor King Kong
37. Vincent Ward
Director | The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Vincent Ward has produced, executive produced and/or written and directed feature films including What Dreams May Come (Which won an Oscar and was nominated for 2 Academy Awards), The River Queen (Won best film in Shanghai) and The Last Samurai (4 Academy Award nominations and winner of Best ...
Alien³ What Dreams May Come
38. Paul Schrader
Writer | First Reformed
Although his name is often linked to that of the "movie brat" generation (Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Brian De Palma, etc.) Paul Schrader's background couldn't have been more different than theirs. His strict Calvinist parents refused to allow him to see a...
Taxi Driver Obsession Raging Bull The Last Temptation of Christ Affliction
39. Matthew Vaughn
Producer | Kick-Ass
Matthew Vaughn is an English film producer and director. He is known for producing such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000) and for directing the crime thriller, Layer Cake (2004), the fantasy epic, Stardust (2007), the superhero comedy, Kick-Ass (2010), and the ...
X-Men: Days of Future Past
40. Edgar Wright
Director | Shaun of the Dead
Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his comedic Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), made with recurrent collaborators Simon Pegg...
The Adventures of Tintin Ant-Man
41. Joe Cornish
Writer | Attack the Block
Joe Cornish was born on December 20, 1968 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Attack the Block (2011), Ant-Man (2015) and The Kid Who Would Be King (2019).
The Adventures of Tintin Ant-Man
42. Adam McKay
Producer | Don't Look Up
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, comedian, and actor. McKay has a comedy partnership with Will Ferrell, with whom he co-wrote the films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys. Ferrell and McKay also founded their comedy website Funny or Die through ...
If Ant-Man gets nominated at the 88th Academy Awards.
Ant-Man
43. David S. Goyer
Writer | Dark City
David S. Goyer was born on December 22, 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Dark City (1998), The Dark Knight (2008) and Flashforward (2009). He is married to Marina Black. They have two children. He was previously married to Jessika Borsiczky.
Batman Begins The Dark Knight
44. David Twohy
Writer | The Fugitive
As both writer and director, David Twohy has contributed much to the film world, helping to elevate movies in such a way that Entertainment Weekly was prompted to name him "one of the 100 most creative people in Hollywood." In his career, Twohy has worked with on-screen notables like Harrison Ford,...
The Fugitive Waterworld
45. Robert L. Levy
Producer | Smokey and the Bandit
Robert L. Levy is known for Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Point Break (1991) and Point Break (2015).
Smokey and the Bandit
46. Don Roos
Writer | The Opposite of Sex
Don Roos was born on April 14, 1955 in New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for The Opposite of Sex (1998), Happy Endings (2005) and M.Y.O.B. (2000). He has been married to Dan Bucatinsky since 2008. They have two children.
Love Field
47. Nicholas Stoller
Writer | The Muppets
Nicholas Stoller is an English-American screenwriter and director. He is known best for directing the 2008 comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and writing/directing its 2010 spin-off/sequel, Get Him to the Greek. He also wrote The Muppets and directed the Seth Rogen comedy, Neighbors. He is a ...
The Muppets
48. Caroline Thompson
Writer | Edward Scissorhands
Caroline Thompson was born on April 23, 1956 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Addams Family (1991) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). She is married to Steve Nicolaides. She was previously married to Henry ...
Edward Scissorhands The Addams Family The Nightmare Before Christmas Corpse Bride
49. Nick Castle
Director | The Last Starfighter
Nick Castle was born on September 21, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for The Last Starfighter (1984), The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) and Escape from New York (1981). He has been married to Mary Charlene Napp since December 31, 1981. They have one child.
Hook August Rush
50. Matthew Robbins
Writer | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Matthew Robbins was born in New York City and went to the Johns Hopkins University, where he received a BA degree in Romance Languages. Shortly after getting his MFA at the USC School of Cinema, he began writing screenplays with partner Hal Barwood. Together, in a period of three years, they wrote ...
Dragonslayer
51. Jeremy Leven
Writer | Don Juan DeMarco
Jeremy Leven was born on August 16, 1941 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Don Juan DeMarco (1994), Real Steel (2011) and The Notebook (2004). He was previously married to Roberta Danza.
Don Juan DeMarco Real Steel
52. Jessie Nelson
Producer | I Am Sam
Jessie Nelson wrote, directed and produced Corrina Corrina and I Am Sam, starring Sean Penn. She co-created and executive produced Sara Bareilles' Little Voice for Bad Robot and Apple TV. Among her other directing credits are Curb Your Enthusiasm and Love, The Coopers. Her writing credits also ...
I Am Sam
53. Jeanne Rosenberg
Script_department | The Fog
Jeanne Rosenberg is known for The Fog (1980), The Howling (1981) and The Journey of Natty Gann (1985).
The Black Stallion The Journey of Natty Gann
54. Steven E. de Souza
Writer | Die Hard
Among the handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over $2 billion at the box office, Steven de Souza was introduced to Hollywood on camera--as a contestant on an L.A. game show. There the Philadelphia-based writer for PBS, The New York Times, Premiere and other media outlets won a car and ...
Die Hard
55. Joel Oliansky
Writer | The Law
Joel Oliansky was born on October 11, 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Law (1975), The Silence at Bethany (1988) and Kojak (1973). He was married to Patricia E. Godfrey. He died on July 29, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Competition Bird
56. Rod Amateau
Producer | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Starting out as a radio writer, Rodney Amateau began his career as a dialogue coach and filmed screen tests for Fox Studios while working as a stunt dbl before directing 2nd Unit's, where he began his film career. He soon turned to directing TV series, which he did for many years before returning ...
Sunset
57. Billy Crystal
Actor | Forget Paris
Billy Crystal was born on March 14, 1948 in Manhattan, New York, and was raised on Long Island. He is the youngest of three sons born to Helen (Gabler) and Jack Crystal. His father was a well-known concert promoter who co-founded Commodore Records and his mother was a homemaker. His family were ...
Mr. Saturday Night
58. Shane Black
Actor | Predator
Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon (1987) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from The Last Boy Scout (1991) ...
Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon 2 Iron Man 3
59. John Hamburg
Producer | Little Fockers
John Hamburg was born on May 26, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Little Fockers (2010), Why Him? (2016) and I Love You, Man (2009). He has been married to Christina Kirk since September 24, 2005.
Meet the Parents
60. Andrew Bergman
Writer | Striptease
Andrew Bergman was born on February 20, 1945 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Striptease (1996), Blazing Saddles (1974) and Fletch (1985). He has been married to Louise Fay since 1973. They have two children.
Blazing Saddles
61. Stuart Beattie
Writer | Interceptor
Stuart Beattie is known for Interceptor (2022), Collateral (2004) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Collateral Australia
62. Carl Gottlieb
Writer | Jaws 2
Member of The Committee, an early improvisational comedy theater group in San Francisco, founded in the mid-1960s, which shared cast members including Gary Goodrow, Larry Hankin, Morgan Upton, Peter Bonerz, Del Close and John Brent, with similar groups such as the Compass Players (St. Louis) and ...
Jaws
63. David Koepp
Writer | Jurassic Park
David Koepp is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for writing Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi and Panic Room directed by David ...
Death Becomes Her Jurassic Park The Paper The Lost World: Jurassic Park Spider-Man War of the Worlds
64. Delmer Daves
Writer | An Affair to Remember
Although Delmer Daves obtained a law degree at Stanford University, he never had the opportunity to use it; while still in college, he obtained a job as a prop boy on The Covered Wagon (1923) and after graduation was hired by several film companies as a technical advisor on films with a college ...
Flirtation Walk Love Affair You Were Never Lovelier Stage Door Canteen Destination Tokyo Hollywood Canteen Pride of the Marines Broken Arrow An Affair to Remember The Hanging Tree
65. Patrick Read Johnson
Writer | 5-25-77
Patrick Read Johnson was born in Wadsworth, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and director, known for 5-25-77 (2008), DragonHeart (1996) and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).
DragonHeart
66. Rick Jaffa
Writer | Avatar: The Way of Water
Rick Jaffa was born on May 8, 1956 in Dallas County, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Jurassic World (2015). He has been married to Amanda Silver since June 29, 1989. They have two children.
If Jurassic World or In the Heart of the Sea gets nominated at the 88th Academy Awards.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Jurassic World
67. Amanda Silver
Writer | Avatar: The Way of Water
Amanda Silver was born on May 24, 1963 in the USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Jurassic World (2015). She has been married to Rick Jaffa since July 29, 1989. They have two children.
If Jurassic World or In the Heart of the Sea gets nominated at the 88th Academy Awards.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Jurassic World
68. Gregory Widen
Writer | The Prophecy
Gregory Widen was born on November 30, 1958 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Prophecy (1995), Backdraft (1991) and Highlander (1986).
Backdraft
69. David Seltzer
Writer | Shining Through
David Seltzer was born on February 12, 1940 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Shining Through (1992), The Omen (1976) and The Omen (2006). He has been married to Carrie Hauman since January 17, 2010. He was previously married to Eugenia Zukerman.
The Other Side of the Mountain The Omen
70. David Ayer
Producer | End of Watch
David Ayer is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. David Ayer was born in Champaign, Illinois and grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Bethesda, Maryland, where he was kicked out of his house by his parents as a teenager. Ayer then lived with his cousin in Los Angeles, ...
U-571 Training Day
71. Michael McCullers
Writer | Baby Mama
Michael McCullers is known for Baby Mama (2008), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002).
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
72. Matt Stone
Soundtrack | South Park
Matthew Stone is a Jewish-American actor, writer, director, musician and animator who frequently collaborates with Trey Parker. They created and voiced in the South Park franchise. Matt voiced Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, Butters Stotch and other characters. He and Parker also worked on The ...
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
73. Robert Mark Kamen
Writer | Le Cinquième Élément
Robert Mark Kamen was born on October 9, 1947 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Fifth Element (1997), The Karate Kid Part III (1989) and Taken 3 (2014). He is married to Evonne. They have three children.
The Krate Kid The Krate Kid, Part II The Fifth Element
74. David Leland
Writer | Wish You Were Here
David Hugh Leland (20th April 1941-24th December 2023) was a British theatre, film and television writer, director, and actor whose career spanned over five decades.
Leland initially trained as an actor at the Central Speech of School and Drama and appeared in multiple credits before moving into ...
Mona Lisa
75. Alek Keshishian
Director | Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Alek Keshishian was born on July 30, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon. He is a director and writer, known for Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me (2022), Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) and Selena Gomez: Hands to Myself (2015).
W.E.
76. David Benioff
Producer | Game of Thrones
David Benioff was born on September 25, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), The Kite Runner (2007) and 25th Hour (2002). He has been married to Amanda Peet since September 30, 2006. They have three children.
Troy
77. Jeffrey Boam
Writer | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Jeffrey Boam was born on November 30, 1946 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Dead Zone (1983) and The Phantom (1996). He was married to Paula M. Boam. He died on January 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Innerspace Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Lethal Weapon 2
78. Roberto Orci
Producer | Star Trek
Roberto Orci was born on July 20, 1973 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a producer and writer, known for Star Trek (2009), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Fringe (2008). He has been married to Adele Heather Taylor since June 6, 2020. He was previously married to ...
Transformers Transformers: Revange of the Fallen Star Trek Star Trek Into Darkness
79. Alex Kurtzman
Producer | Sleepy Hollow
Alex Kurtzman is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed People Like Us and the panned 2017 reboot The Mummy starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella. He wrote Transformers 1 and 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Star Trek, The Island and Cowboys & Aliens. He also created the TV show Fringe.
Transformers Transformers: Revange of the Fallen Star Trek Star Trek Into Darkness
80. Christopher Markus
Writer | Avengers: Endgame
Christopher Markus was born on October 16, 1969 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). He has been married to Claire Saunders since October 22, 2011.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Captain America: The Winter Soldier
81. Stephen McFeely
Writer | Avengers: Endgame
Stephen McFeely was born on February 24, 1970 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). He is married to Jennifer Cotteleer.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Captain America: The Winter Soldier
82. Stewart Raffill
Writer | Passenger 57
Stewart Raffill's career includes 57 film and TV credits and 11 industry awards. As a writer/director he has worked with Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning talent. His films have been distributed by MGM/UA, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Disney ABC, New World Pictures, Orion, Netflix, ...
Napoleon and Samantha
83. Noel Langley
Writer | The Wizard of Oz
Noel Langley was a South African novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1961.
Langley was born on December 25, 1911 in Durban, South Africa. His parents were Aubrey Samuel Langley and Dora Agnes Allison. Aubrey served as the ...
The Wizard of Oz Trio Ivanhoe The Pickwick Papers Knights of the Round Table
84. Craig Bolotin
Writer | Black Rain
Craig Bolotin is an American screenwriter and film director. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley where he studied philosophy and penned film reviews. His screenwriting break came with his first uncredited rewrite for the critically acclaimed "Desperately Seeking Susan," ...
Black Rain
85. Heywood Gould
Writer | Cocktail
Heywood Gould was born on December 19, 1942 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Cocktail (1988), The Boys from Brazil (1978) and One Good Cop (1991).
The Boys from Brazil
86. Adam Brooks
Writer | Definitely, Maybe
Adam Brooks was born on September 3, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for Definitely, Maybe (2008), Whatever Works (2009) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).
Beloved
87. John Byrum
Writer | Inserts
John Williams Byrum was born and raised in Winnetka, Illinois. While attending NYU Film School, he worked as an intern for Jim Henson and the Muppets, eventually working as a writer on the new Sesame Street (1969) show. Byrum moved to Los Angeles to pursue film work after writing several ...
Mahogany
88. Dan O'Bannon
Writer | Alien
Dan O'Bannon was inspired at an early age by EC Comics like Tales from the Crypt and old horror films that he saw in St. Louis. He even wrote a few stories for Heavy Metal magazine (which also showed up in the film).
O'Bannon got his start when he and John Carpenter collaborated on the cult sci-fi ...
Alien Blue Thunder Total Recall
89. Scott Alexander
Writer | American Crime Story
Scott Alexander was born on June 16, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for American Crime Story (2016), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and Ed Wood (1994).
Ed Wood The People vs. Larry Flynt
90. Larry Karaszewski
Writer | American Crime Story
Mr. Karaszewski is known for unusual true stories written in tandem with Scott Alexander. Their feature film credits include the Oscar-winning Ed Wood, The People vs.Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon, Big Eyes, & Dolemite is My Name. Mr. Karaszewski co-chairs the International Feature Film category & ...
Ed Wood The People vs. Larry Flynt
91. Michael Grais
Writer | Poltergeist
Michael Grais has written and produced movies of domestic and international acclaim, whose gross revenues have exceeded 650 million dollars. He has written everything from romantic comedies to action thrillers for seven Academy Award winning producers & directors.
From his association with Steven ...
Poltergeist Poltergeist II: The Other Side
92. Mark Victor
Writer | Poltergeist
Mark Victor is known for Poltergeist (2015), Poltergeist (1982) and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986).
Poltergeist Poltergeist II: The Other Side
93. Abi Morgan
Writer | Shame
Abi Morgan was born in 1968 in the UK. She is a writer and producer, known for Shame (2011), The Iron Lady (2011) and Suffragette (2015).
The Iron Lady The Invisible Woman
94. Kurt Wimmer
Writer | Equilibrium
Kurt Wimmer was born on March 9, 1964. He is a writer and producer, known for Equilibrium (2002), Total Recall (2012) and Point Break (2015).
Salt
95. Etan Cohen
Writer | Holmes & Watson
Etan Cohen was born on March 14, 1974 in Israel. He is a writer and producer, known for Holmes & Watson (2018), Idiocracy (2006) and Men in Black³ (2012). He has been married to Emily Bowen-Cohen since June 14, 1998. They have three children.
Tropic Thunder
96. Terence Young
Director | Dr. No
Born in Shanghai and Cambridge-educated, Terence Young began in the industry as a scriptwriter. In the 1940s he worked on a variety of subjects, including the hugely popular wartime romance Suicide Squadron (1941), set to Richard Addinsell's rousing "Warsaw Concerto". His original story was devised...
Thunderball Wait Until Dark
97. Samuel Fuller
Writer | Shock Corridor
At age 17, Samuel Fuller was the youngest reporter ever to be in charge of the events section of the New York Journal. After having participated in the European battle theater in World War II, he directed some minor action productions for which he mostly wrote the scripts himself and which he also ...
Pickup on South Street Hell and High Water
98. Michael Ritchie
Director | The Golden Child
Michael Ritchie was born on November 28, 1938 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Golden Child (1986), The Island (1980) and Fletch (1985). He was married to Jimmie Brown and Georgina Tebrock. He died on April 16, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
The Candidate
99. Ted Demme
Director | Blow
Ted Demme was born on October 26, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Blow (2001), Beautiful Girls (1996) and A Decade Under the Influence (2003). He was married to Amanda Scheer-Demme. He died on January 13, 2002 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Life
100. George Sidney
Director | Scaramouche
The son of Louis K. Sidney the vice president of M.G.M. and Hazel Mooney of The Mooney Sisters. In his teens he worked as studio messenger going through every department learning the techniques and secrets of the trade. In 1933 he was assigned to direct screen tests of Judy Garland, Robert Taylor ...
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