John August
Birth Name:
John Meise
Birth Place:
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Profession
Writer, Script department, Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Assistant director, Music department
Fast Facts
- In 2006, he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- Was nominated for the 2007 Best Film Award at the Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival
- Earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California
- Received a degree in journalism from Drake University
- Never saw the original 1970s version of "Charlie in the Chocolate Factory" before writing the screenplay to the film's adaptation
- Once worked as a campus tour guide for Drake University
- Wrote the original draft to the screenplay for "Jurassic Park III․"
Awards
- 2003ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2003Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math:Nominated
- 2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
- 2004Critics Choice Award - Best Writer:Nominated
- 2004Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2004IOMA - Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale):Nominated
- 2004PFCS Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 2004Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
- 2006Grammy - Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:Nominated
- 2006IOMA - Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale):Nominated
- 2007Best FilmNominated
- 2013Annie - Writing in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated