Michael Bay

Birth Name:

Michael Benjamin Bay

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Producer, Director, Actor, Camera department, Music department, Script department

Received the ShoWest Vanguard Award for excellence in filmmaking in 2009
Interested in film as a child, he once attached firecrackers to a toy train and filmed the incident on his mother's 8mm camera
Collaborates with producer Jerry Bruckheimer on a majority of his films
Primarily known for his action movies with plot lines that involve war or the destruction of Earth
As a teenager, he worked for George Lucas as a storyboard filer
Spent $25,000 of his own money to pay for the climactic explosion scene at the end of "Bad Boys․"

1997Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Film:Winner
1999Saturn Award - Best Director:Winner
1999Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
1999Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated
2001Stinker Award - Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!):Nominated
2002Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
2003DVD Premiere Award - Best Overall New Extra Features, New Release:Nominated
2003DVD Premiere Award - Best New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes:Nominated
2007Scream Award - Best Director:Nominated
2009EDA Female Focus Award - Sexist Pig Award:Nominated
2009Scream Award - Best Director:Nominated
2010Razzie Award - Worst Director:Winner
2010SFX Award - Best Director:Nominated
2012Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
2015Razzie Award - Worst Director:Winner
2018Jury Prize - Commendable Imported Film:Winner
2018Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
2019ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
2019Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
2019MCFCA Award - Best Horror Film:Winner
2019PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
2021Jury Prize - Commendable Imported Film:Nominated
2021HCA Award - Best Horror Film:Nominated
2021People's Choice Award - The Drama Movie of 2021:Nominated
2022IFJA Award - Best Director:Nominated

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