Adam Wingard
Birth Name:
Adam Wingard
Birth Place:
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
Profession
Director, Actor, Editor, Cinematographer, Producer, Writer, Camera department, Composer, Sound department, Editorial department, Music department
Fast Facts
- A regular at the annual Fantastic Film Fest held in Austin, many of his films have been honored there including "A Horrible Way to Die" and "You're Next", among others
- His film "Pop Skull" won best narrative feature in the American spectrum at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
- Graduated with a film degree from Full Sail University in 2002
- Went to film school with E․L․ Kats and they made their first production, "Home Sick," together
- Quote: "I like doing horror movies, but I like doing things that help elevate the genre․ I think it needs a little bit of help these days․"
- Quote: "You might make a hundred crappy movies but as long as you can leave your ego behind and strive to evolve constantly and learn from your mistakes you will eventually start to make the right decisions which lead to magic․"
- Quote: "[on "You're Next"] "For the first time ever I had enough money to realize a fuller vision and to finally make a movie that I would have loved to watch when I was 17․""
- Gained widespread acclaim after the release of his second film, "Pop Skull", that was made for less than $2,000 and eventually screened at the American Film Institute Film Festival
- Known for directing visually sophisticated horror films that subvert genre conventions and contain characters with psychological depth
- Hates sticky things, including fake blood, but because of the films he likes to make he has to use it
Awards
- 2008Jury AwardWinner
- 2008Grand Jury PrizeWinner
- 2011Horror Jury Prize - Best Film:Winner
- 2011Horror Jury Prize - Best Director:Winner
- 2011People's Choice Award - Midnight Madness:Nominated
- 2012Gold Hugo - After Dark Competition:Nominated
- 2012Audience Award - Midnight Audience:Nominated
- 2012Maria - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2013SCI FI Jury AwardWinner
- 2013Jury Prize - Best Film:Nominated
- 2013Audience AwardWinner
- 2013Narcisse Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 2013Rondo Statuette - Best Film:Nominated
- 2013Audience Award - Midnight Films:Nominated
- 2013Audience Award - Midnight Films:Nominated
- 2013Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver - Official Fantàstic Panorama Selection:Nominated
- 2014BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014Chainsaw Award - Best Wide-Release Film:Nominated
- 2014Audience Award - Visions:Nominated
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best Editing:Nominated
- 2015Audience AwardWinner
- 2015iHorror Award - Best Sleeper Horror:Nominated
- 2016BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best Prequel/Sequel/Remake:Nominated
- 2021Dragon Award - Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie:Nominated