James Wan
Birth Name:
James Wan
Birth Place:
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Profession
Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, Actor, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Won the Best Guerrilla Film award at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival for his first feature film
- Studied film at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Quote: "Ever since I was 11-years-old, I wanted to become a filmmaker․ Even as a kid I appreciated the medium because it allowed me to utilize every aspect of art to tell a story․"
- Quote: "I went to an art college where I focused on filmmaking․ In my opinion, it was better than film school because as an art institution, they foster creative freedom and expression․"
- Best known for co-creating the film "Saw․"
- Has frequently collaborated with screenwriter Leign Whannell
- Well known for his work on horror films
Awards
- 2004Audience Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2005Pegasus Audience AwardWinner
- 2005International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2005Special Jury PrizeWinner
- 2005Youth Jury Grand PrizeWinner
- 2009Top Film - Top 10 Key Films of the Noughties:Winner
- 2011Fright Meter Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2011Titra Film AwardWinner
- 2011Narcisse Award - Best Feature Film:Nominated
- 2011Rondo Statuette - Best Film:Nominated
- 2011Audience Award - Midnight Feature:Nominated
- 2011Official Fantàstic Competition - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2013Fright Meter Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2013Fright Meter Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2013Hollywood Movie AwardNominated
- 2013Rondo Statuette - Best Film:Nominated
- 2013Rondo Statuette - Best Film:Winner
- 2014Chainsaw Award - Best Wide-Release Film:Winner
- 2014Chainsaw Award - Best Wide-Release Film:Nominated
- 2015Guinness World Record - Fastest time for a movie to gross $1bn at the global box office:Winner
- 2015Hollywood Movie AwardWinner
- 2015Hollywood Blockbuster AwardWinner
- 2016Fright Meter Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2016Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaNominated
- 2017iHorror Award - Best Horror Director:Winner
- 2019Saturn Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2019Dragon Award - Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie:Nominated
- 2021HCA Award - Best Horror Film:Nominated
- 2021IFJA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2022BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best Original Film:Nominated
- 2024Chainsaw Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated