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Damien Chazelle

Birth Name:
Damien Chazelle
Birth Place:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Profession
Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Actor, Cinematographer, Editor, Editorial department
Damien Chazelle

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: "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,"
  • Quote: "(The Best Picture mix-up at the Oscars) "I at first thought there was some kind of prank going on․""
  • 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 AwardNominated
  • 2009Emerging Filmmaker Award - Honorable MentionWinner
  • 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 PrizeWinner
  • 2013Short Film Jury Prize - Fiction:Winner
  • 2013Short Film Grand Jury PrizeNominated
  • 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 DebutNominated
  • 2014Queer PalmNominated
  • 2014CFCA Award - Most Promising Filmmaker:Winner
  • 2014CFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2014Audience AwardWinner
  • 2014Grand Special PrizeWinner
  • 2014DFCS Award - Breakthrough Artist:Winner
  • 2014DFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2014DFCS Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2014Pauline Kael Breakout AwardWinner
  • 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 Director:Nominated
  • 2014IFJA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
  • 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 Director:Nominated
  • 2014PCC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2014PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2014PFCS Award - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 2014PFCS Award - Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera:Nominated
  • 2014SFFCC Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 2014SLFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2014Bronze Horse - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2014Audience Award - Dramatic:Winner
  • 2014Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic:Winner
  • 2014Best North American Independent FilmNominated
  • 2014Pilar Miró Award - Best New Director:Winner
  • 2014Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2014VVFP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2014WAFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2014WAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2014LIUNA People's Choice AwardWinner
  • 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 DirectionNominated
  • 2015COFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2015COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist:Nominated
  • 2015COFCA Award - Best Director: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 Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2015HFCS Award - Best Director: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 Director:Nominated
  • 2015NCFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2015Outstanding Director of the Year AwardWinner
  • 2015Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2015Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2015Audience Award - Second PlaceWinner
  • 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 Director:Winner
  • 2016ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 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 Screenplay:Winner
  • 2016DFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016FFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016FFCC Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016Fright Meter Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016Golden Schmoes - Best Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
  • 2016Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Winner
  • 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 Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016IFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016Audience Award - Best Narrative:Winner
  • 2016Sierra Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
  • 2016Sierra Award - Best Director: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 Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016PFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016SDFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016SDFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016SFFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016SFFCC Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 2016SEFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016SLFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2016SLFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016TFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016People's Choice Award - Gala or Special Presentations:Winner
  • 2016UFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2016VHS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2016VHS 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 Direction:Nominated
  • 2017AACTA International Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017Oscar - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Winner
  • 2017EDA Award - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017EDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Nominated
  • 2017David Lean Award for DirectionWinner
  • 2017BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay (Original):Nominated
  • 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 - Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2017Dorian Award - Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
  • 2017DFCC - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017DFCC - Best Director: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 Director:Winner
  • 2017HFCS Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 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 Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017NCFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2017OFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2017OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2017OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 2017OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017OFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017Chairman's Vanguard AwardWinner
  • 2017Outstanding Director of the Year AwardWinner
  • 2017Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
  • 2017Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017SFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2017SFCS Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2017WGA Award (Screen) - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2018ASECAN Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2018Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Winner
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2018CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - International Competition:Winner
  • 2018Audience Award - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 2018Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
  • 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):Nominated
  • 2018Globe de Cristal - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Winner
  • 2018Truly Moving Picture AwardWinner
  • 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 CinemaNominated
  • 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
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