David Fincher
Birth Name:
David Andrew Leo Fincher
Birth Place:
Denver, Colorado, United States
Profession
Director, Producer, Visual effects, Actor, Writer, Special effects
Fast Facts
- Won an EDA Award from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists in 2010 for directing "The Social Network․"
- Originally worked as a music video director for various artists, including Madonna, Michael Jackson and The Rolling Stones
- Started making films with an 8 mm camera at the age of eight
- Worked as a visual effects producer at Industrial Light & Magic in the 1980s
- In 1986, he helped found the production company Propaganda Films
- Well known for his use of fluid tracking shots in his projects
- Was the original director for "The Black Dahlia," but decided to drop out of the project
- While growing up, he was a neighbor of filmmaker George Lucas
Awards
- 1993Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1993Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 1995ACCA - Best Director:Winner
- 1996Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1996Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Nominated
- 1996CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1996International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 1996Hochi Film Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
- 1997Blue Ribbon Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
- 1997Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 1999ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2000OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2001Video Premiere Award - Best DVD Audio Commentary:Nominated
- 2007Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2007Palme d'OrNominated
- 2007CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2007DFCC - Best Director:Winner
- 2007Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2007ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2007TFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2007VVFP Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2008ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2008CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2008HFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008IFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2008ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2008NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2008NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008SLFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2009Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
- 2009Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2009David Lean Award for Direction - Best Director:Nominated
- 2009Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2009DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2009Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
- 2009Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2009INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2009ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Winner
- 2009OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2009OFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2009VFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010ACCA - Best Achievement in Directing:Winner
- 2010Davis Award - Best Achievement in Directing:Winner
- 2010BSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2010CFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Winner
- 2010CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - International Competition:Winner
- 2010CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award:Winner
- 2010DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010DFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010DFCC - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010FFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2010HFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010IGN Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010ICP Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010Sierra Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010LAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010NYFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010NYFCO Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010OFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010SFX Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010SDFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010SFFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010Satellite Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010SEFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010SLFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010TFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010UFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2010VVFP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2010WAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2011ASECAN Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2011Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
- 2011EDA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2011ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2011David Lean Award for Direction - Best Director:Winner
- 2011Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2011COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2011Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
- 2011Audience Award - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
- 2011CEC Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
- 2011Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2011César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Winner
- 2011Robert - Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2011David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
- 2011DFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2011DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2011Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2011FCCA Award - Best Foreign Film - English Language:Winner
- 2011Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 2011Girona Film Critics Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2011Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Winner
- 2011Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Winner
- 2011Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2011Guldbagge - Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film):Nominated
- 2011IGN Award - Best Movie Director:Nominated
- 2011ICS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2011INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2011IFC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2011Silver Ribbon - Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo):Nominated
- 2011IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Nominated
- 2011IOMA - Best Picture (Miglior film):Nominated
- 2011ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Winner
- 2011NSFC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2011OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2011OFCS Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2011White Elephant - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 2011Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 2011SLFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2011VFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2012COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2012DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2012OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2013Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2013INOCA TV - Best Directing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 2014ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2014Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2014ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2014PFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014SDFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014SLFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014VVFP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2014WAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - International Competition:Winner
- 2015CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 2015CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
- 2015Cinema Bloggers Award - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
- 2015Cinema Bloggers Award - Best North American Film:Nominated
- 2015Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015CCOP - Best Director (Melhor Realizador):Nominated
- 2015Dorian Award - Film Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2015The Pearl - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 2015GAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
- 2015Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015INOCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015IFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015IOMA - Best Director (Miglior regia):Nominated
- 2015NCFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2015Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016Felix - Best Director:Winner
- 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2017PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018INOCA TV - Best Directing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program:Winner
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Director of the Decade:Nominated
- 2020ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2020SFC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2020VHS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021AACTA International Award - Best Direction:Nominated
- 2021Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
- 2021Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2021CEC Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
- 2021COFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021Critics Choice Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021DFWFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021Robert - Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film):Nominated
- 2021DFCS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2021DFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
- 2021GAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021Gold Derby Film Award - Director:Nominated
- 2021Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2021Guldbagge - Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film):Nominated
- 2021HCA Award - Best Male Director:Nominated
- 2021ICFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021ALFS Award - Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2021MCFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021MCFCA Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2021NCFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021NDFS Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021NTFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021PCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program:Winner
- 2021Fantastic Award (Prémios Fantastic) - Best International Film (Melhor Filme Internacional):Nominated
- 2021Outstanding Director of the Year AwardWinner
- 2021Satellite Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021SDSA Award - Best Picture:Winner
- 2021VFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program:Winner
- 2023IFJA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2023Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated