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Brian Helgeland Biography

Birth Name:Brian Thomas Helgeland

Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Profession Writer, Director, Producer, Script department

Fast Facts

Received second place at the FOCUS Awards for the first script he wrote
Earned a master's degree in film studies from Loyola Marymount University
Graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 1983
Worked as a scallop fisherman after graduating from high school
Is primarily known for creating stories about corrupt characters
In 1998, he became only the second person to win an Academy Award and Razzie in the same year
Rewrote the script for "The Bourne Supremacy" in 2003

Awards

1997ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
1997BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1997LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1997NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1997SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
1997STFC Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
1998Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: winner
1998BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Adapted: nominated
1998CFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1998Chlotrudis Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1998Critics Choice Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
1998DFWFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1998Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
1998Edgar-Best Motion Picture: winner
1998FFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1998Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
1998Sierra Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1998ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: winner
1998NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1998OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: winner
1998OFCS Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1998Razzie Award-Worst Screenplay: winner
1998Golden Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
1998SEFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
1998USC Scripter Award-: winner
1998WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: winner
1999Audience Award-: winner
2003ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2003Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2003SEFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2003WAFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2004Oscar-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2004Discover Screenwriting Award-: nominated
2004BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Adapted: nominated
2004COFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2004CFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2004Critics Choice Award-Best Writer: nominated
2004Edgar-Best Motion Picture Screenplay: nominated
2004Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2004Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2004INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2004IOMA-Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale): nominated
2004ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2004NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2004OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
2004OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2004Literary Award-Screenplay: winner
2004Golden Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2004USC Scripter Award-: winner
2004WGA Award (Screen)-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2013Hochi Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2014Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
2014Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television): nominated
2016British Screenwriters' Award-Best British Feature Film Writing: nominated
2018Felix-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2024WGA Award (TV)-TV & New Media Motion Pictures: nominated