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Jim Taylor Biography

Birth Name:Jim Taylor

Birth Place:Bellevue, Washington, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Assistant director, Camera department, Script department

Fast Facts

Graduated from Pomona College before pursuing a graduate degree from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
Began writing and directing short films while in college, including "Living Will" and "Memory Lane․"
Began working for the production company Cannon Group
Quote: "I think it is true of all the characters [Alexander and I] write that there is a mixture of things․ Straight-ahead heroes are just really boring to us because they do not really exist․"
Best known for collaborating with partner Alexander Payne, a roommate whom he met in the early 1990s
Works in numerous genres, as he has worked on action films such as "Jurassic Park III", comedies including "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" and dramas including "Sideways" and "About Schmidt"
Earned a sizeable amount of money on "Wheel of Fortune", using his earnings to enroll in graduate school at NYU at the age of 30

Awards

1996Best Screenplay-: winner
1999ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
1999BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1999New Generation Award-: winner
1999NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1999SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2000Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: nominated
2000Chlotrudis Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2000Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2000FFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2000Sierra Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2000NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2000OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
2000SEFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2000WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: winner
2001Stinker Award-Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math: nominated
2002Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2002LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2002NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2003Discover Screenwriting Award-: nominated
2003COFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2003CFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2003Critics Choice Award-Best Writer: nominated
2003Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2003Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: winner
2003INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2003IOMA-Best Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura): nominated
2003NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2003OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
2003OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2003USC Scripter Award-: nominated
2003WGA Award (Screen)-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2004ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2004BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2004CFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2004FFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2004KCFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2004LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2004NBR Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2004NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2004PFCS Award-Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium: winner
2004SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2004Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2004SEFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2004SLFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2004UFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2004WAFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2005Oscar-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: winner
2005BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay - Adapted: winner
2005COFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2005Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2005Critics Choice Award-Best Writer: winner
2005DFWFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2005Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2005Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: winner
2005Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: winner
2005INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2005ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2005NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2005OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: winner
2005OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2005Golden Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2005USC Scripter Award-: nominated
2005WGA Award (Screen)-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2008Razzie Award-Worst Screenplay: nominated
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay of the Decade: nominated
2011ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2011Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
2012AACTA International Award-Best Film: nominated
2012Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
2012EDA Award-Best Picture: nominated
2012BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2012Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
2012OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
2012PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated