M. Night Shyamalan
Birth Name:
Manoj Nelliyatu Shyamalan
Birth Place:
Mahé, India
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Music department, Script department
Fast Facts
- Received the Padma Shri award from the government of India in 2008
- Received the Pennsylvania Society's 2012 Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement
- Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
- Known for incorporating surprise endings in his films
- Gained wide recognition for his film "Sixth Sense․"
- Has frequently collaborated with film scorer James Newton Howard
- Was the ghostwriter for the film "She's All That․"
Awards
- 1999ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 1999ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 1999Bram Stoker Award - Screenplay:Winner
- 2000Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 2000Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 2000Saturn Award - Best Writer:Nominated
- 2000Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm):Nominated
- 2000Annie - Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
- 2000David Lean Award for DirectionNominated
- 2000BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Original:Nominated
- 2000Bram Stoker Award - Screenplay:Nominated
- 2000CFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2000Chlotrudis Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2000DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2000Empire Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2000Chainsaw Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 2000Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2000Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 2000Sierra Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 2000OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 2000OFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2000Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
- 2000Nebula Award - Best Script:Winner
- 2000WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 2001Nebula Award - Best Script:Nominated
- 2002Bram Stoker Award - Screenplay:Nominated
- 2002Golden Schmoes - Best Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
- 2002Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
- 2002Rondo Statuette - Best Genre Film:Nominated
- 2003Christopher Award - Film:Winner
- 2003Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2003OFCS Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2003SFX Award - Best SF or Fantasy Film Director:Nominated
- 2004Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2005Empire Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2006Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2006Stinker Award - Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!):Nominated
- 2006Stinker Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
- 2007Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
- 2007Razzie Award - Worst Director:Winner
- 2007Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2007Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Director:Winner
- 2009Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
- 2009Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
- 2011Razzie Award - Worst Director:Winner
- 2011Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Winner
- 2014Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
- 2015Rondo Statuette - Best Movie:Nominated
- 2016Chainsaw Award - Best Wide-Release Film:Nominated
- 2016Redeemer AwardNominated
- 2016iHorror Award - Best Horror Director:Nominated
- 2017Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2017Fright Meter Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2019Fright Meter Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2020Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Director:Winner
- 2021People's Choice Award - The Drama Movie of 2021:Nominated
- 2022HCA Award - Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama:Nominated
- 2023IFJA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2023VHS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
- 2024Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated