Gillian Flynn
Birth Name:
Gillian Flynn
Birth Place:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Actress
Fast Facts
- Her debut novel, Sharp Objects, won an Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, as well as the Crime Writers' Association New Blood Award
- After earning her bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas, she would go on to attend Northwestern University for her master's degree
- Quote: "For me, suspense is always harder and better than going for the quick, outright scare․"
- Released her first novel, Sharp Objects, in 2006, but would gain widespread acclaim only after the release of her third book, Gone Girl, six years later
- Shortly after earning her master's degree in journalism, she would relocate to New York City to write for Entertainment Weekly
- Admits that Agatha Christie is her favorite crime novelist of all time
- Immediately after college, she considering becoming a police reporter and journalist, but quickly realized she enjoyed writing fiction much more
Awards
- 2014AFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014BFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014CFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014FFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014Golden Schmoes - Best Screenplay of the Year:Winner
- 2014Hollywood Film Award - Screenwriter of the Year:Winner
- 2014ICP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014Nexty - Best New Screenwriter:Winner
- 2014OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014PCC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014PFCS Award - Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium:Winner
- 2014SDFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014SFFCC Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2014Screenplay Competition - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014SEFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014SLFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2014WAFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2015EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Screenwriter:Winner
- 2015EDA Award - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2015BAFTA Film Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015COFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015Cinema Bloggers Award - Best Screenplay - International Competition:Winner
- 2015Critics Choice Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2015CCOP - Best Adapted Screenplay (Melhor Argumento Adaptado):Nominated
- 2015DFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015GAFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2015Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2015Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015ICS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015INOCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2015IOFCP Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015IOMA - Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale):Nominated
- 2015NCFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015OFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Feature Debut:Winner
- 2015Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2015Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
- 2015USC Scripter AwardNominated
- 2015WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2018Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Nominated
- 2018GWNYFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2018OAFFC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2018SLFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2019Black Reel - Outstanding Screenplay:Nominated
- 2019COFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2019ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year:Nominated
- 2019OFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2019PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
- 2019USC Scripter Award - Television:Nominated
- 2019WGA Award (TV) - Long Form Adapted:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay of the Decade:Nominated