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Damien Chazelle Biography

Birth Name:Damien Chazelle

Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Profession Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Actor, Cinematographer, Editor, Editorial department

Fast Facts

Is a Harvard-educated musician, director and screenwriter
Graduated from the Harvard University Department of Visual and Environmental Studies in 2007
Grandfather John Martin was a University of Calgary professor
Quote: "(The Best Picture mix-up at the Oscars) "I at first thought there was some kind of prank going on․""
Quote: "I like movies that are specific․ Movies that hone in on a very specific subculture, a specific discipline, a specific world․"
Quote: "When I fell in love with musicals, I fell really hard,"
Has cast his sister Anna in a series of films as a murder victim
Gave his ex-wife Jasmine McGlade an executive producer credit on the film "La La Land․"
Was a skilled jazz drummer in his high school band

Awards

2009Maverick Award-: nominated
2009Emerging Filmmaker Award - Honorable Mention-: winner
2009Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You: nominated
2009Special Jury Prize-Feature Film: winner
2009Prize of the City of Torino-Best Feature Film: nominated
2013BAFTA/LA Short Film Prize-: winner
2013Short Film Jury Prize-Fiction: winner
2013Short Film Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
2014Black Pearl Award-New Horizons Competition: nominated
2014ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2014ACCA-Best Director: nominated
2014People's Choice Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
2014Best Directorial Debut-: nominated
2014Queer Palm-: nominated
2014CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014CFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: winner
2014Grand Special Prize-: winner
2014Audience Award-: winner
2014DFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2014DFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: winner
2014Pauline Kael Breakout Award-: winner
2014Gaudí Award-Best Non-Catalan Language Film (Millor Pel·lícula en Llengua no Catalana): nominated
2014Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2014Humanitas Prize-Sundance Film Category: winner
2014IFJA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2014IFJA Award-Best Director: nominated
2014ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
2014ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014Sierra Award-Breakout Filmmaker of the Year: winner
2014Audience Award-Best U.S. Feature Film: winner
2014OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014PCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014PCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2014PFCS Award-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2014PFCS Award-Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera: nominated
2014PFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2014SFFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2014SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
2014Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: winner
2014Audience Award-Dramatic: winner
2014Best North American Independent Film-: nominated
2014Pilar Miró Award-Best New Director: winner
2014Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
2014VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014WAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2014WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014LIUNA People's Choice Award-: winner
2015AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2015AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
2015Oscar-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2015Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
2015Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): nominated
2015BAFTA Film Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
2015COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2015COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: nominated
2015COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015Glocal Images-Audience Award: winner
2015DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
2015GAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2015Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2015HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2015HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2015IOMA-Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale): nominated
2015IOMA-Best Director (Miglior regia): nominated
2015IOMA-Best Picture (Miglior film): nominated
2015ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2015Nikkan Sports Film Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2015NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015NCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2015Outstanding Director of the Year Award-: winner
2015Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2015Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Director: nominated
2015Audience Award - Second Place-: winner
2015WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2016ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2016AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2016AFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2016ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2016ACCA-Best Director: winner
2016BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2016BOFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2016BSFC Award-Best Director: winner
2016Bram Stoker Award-Screenplay: nominated
2016CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2016Cinema Bloggers Award-Best North American Film: nominated
2016Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2016CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
2016Critics Choice Award-Best Director: winner
2016Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2016DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2016Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2016DFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2016DFCS Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2016FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2016FFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2016Fright Meter Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2016Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: winner
2016Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2016Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
2016Hellenic Film Academy Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2016IGN Award-Best Director: winner
2016IFJA Award-Best Director: winner
2016ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
2016ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2016IFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2016Audience Award-Best Narrative: winner
2016Sierra Award-Best Director: winner
2016Sierra Award-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
2016LAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2016NMFC Award-Best Director: winner
2016NTFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2016PCC Award-Best Director: winner
2016PCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2016PFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2016PFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2016SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2016SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2016SFFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2016SFFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2016SEFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2016SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2016SLFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2016TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2016People's Choice Award-Gala or Special Presentations: winner
2016UFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2016VFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2016Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2016VVFP Award-Best Director: nominated
2016WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2016WAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2016Audience Award-Audience Award: winner
2017AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2017AACTA International Award-Best Direction: nominated
2017Oscar-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2017Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
2017EDA Award-Best Director: nominated
2017EDA Award-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2017Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): nominated
2017BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay (Original): nominated
2017David Lean Award for Direction-: winner
2017BOFA-Best Director: winner
2017COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2017COFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2017CIFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2017DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2017DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2017DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: winner
2017Dorian Award-Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2017Dorian Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2017DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2017DFCC-Best Screenplay: nominated
2017GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2017GAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2017Gold Derby Film Award-Director: winner
2017Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2017Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
2017Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: winner
2017HFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2017HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2017HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2017HFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2017INOCA-Best Director: nominated
2017IFC Award-Best Director: winner
2017ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2017ALFS Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2017NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2017NCFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2017NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2017OFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2017OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2017OFTA Film Award-Best Director: winner
2017OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2017OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2017Chairman's Vanguard Award-: winner
2017Outstanding Director of the Year Award-: winner
2017Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2017Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2017SFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2017SFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2017WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2018ASECAN Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2018Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): winner
2018CinEuphoria-Best Director - International Competition: nominated
2018CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
2018CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - International Competition: winner
2018Cinema Brazil Grand Prize-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): nominated
2018Audience Award-Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
2018CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
2018César-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2018Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2018David-Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
2018DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2018Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Film: nominated
2018FFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2018Globe de Cristal-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): winner
2018Globe de Cristal-Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger): nominated
2018Truly Moving Picture Award-: winner
2018Hollywood Film Award-Director of the Year: winner
2018NTFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2018Audience Award-City of Donostia Audience Award: nominated
2018Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera): winner
2018Audience Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
2018Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2019ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2019Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: nominated
2019IFC Award-Best Director: nominated
2019NCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2019OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Director of the Decade: nominated
2020A.C.S. Award-Best Direction: winner
2023Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
2023HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2023MCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated