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David Fincher Biography
Birth Name:
David Andrew Leo Fincher
Birth Place:
Denver, Colorado, United States
Profession
Director, producer
Fast Facts
- Briefly lived outside of San Francisco in grade school, while the infamous Zodiac Killer murders were occurring
- Later directed the 2007 film Zodiac about the murders
- Lived two doors down from George Lucas while growing up, and worked at the director's Industrial Light & Magic visual-effects company for a few years in the early '80s
- Directed a controversial commercial for the American Cancer Society that featured a fetus smoking a cigarette
- Directed well-known music videos for Madonna ("Vogue"), Paula Abdul ("Cold Hearted"), Aerosmith ("Janie's Got a Gun") and George Michael ("Freedom '90")
- Made his feature-film directorial debut in 1992 with the sci-fi sequel Alien³
- Cast Rooney Mara as the lead in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) after she played a small role in his previous film, The Social Network (2010)
Awards
- 2021Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
- 2020Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
- 2020Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
- 2020Critics' Choice Awards-Best Director: nominated
- 2017Producers Guild Awards-Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2016Producers Guild Awards-Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2016Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2015Producers Guild Awards-Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
- 2015BAFTA Television Awards-Best International: nominated
- 2015Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2015Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Director: nominated
- 2015Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
- 2014BAFTA Television Awards-Best International: nominated
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2011David di Donatello Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
- 2011César Awards-Best Foreign Film: winner
- 2011Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Director: winner
- 2011Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
- 2011BAFTA Film Awards-Best Director: winner
- 2011Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: winner
- 2010London Film Critics Association-Best Director: nominated
- 2010L.A. Film Critics Association-Best Director: winner
- 2010Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
- 2010National Board of Review-Best Director: winner
- 2010National Society of Film Critics-Best Director: winner
- 2010New York Film Critics Circle-Best Director: winner
- 2010Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
- 2009Critics' Choice Awards-Best Director: nominated
- 2009Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
- 2009BAFTA Film Awards-Best Director: nominated
- 2008Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Director: nominated
- 2008Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
- 2008National Board of Review-Best Director: winner
- 2008Vancouver Film Critics-Best Director: winner
- 2008London Film Critics Association-Best Director: winner
- 2008Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
- 2007Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Director: nominated
- 2007Toronto Film Critics Association-Best Director: nominated
Relationships
- Phelix Imogen Fincher -- Daughter
- Donya Fiorentino -- Ex-wife
- Jack Fincher -- Father
- Claire Fincher -- Mother
- Emily -- Sister
- Erica -- Sister