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Brian Helgeland

Birth Name:
Brian Thomas Helgeland
Birth Place:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Profession
Writer, Director, Producer, Script department
Brian Helgeland

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 AwardWinner
  • 1998WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Winner
  • 1999Audience AwardWinner
  • 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 AwardNominated
  • 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 AwardWinner
  • 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
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