Neil LaBute Biography

Fast Facts

• Recipient of a New York Film Critics Circle Award in 1997 in the category of Best First Film for "In the Company of Men․"
• Recipient of the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival in the Dramatic category for "In the Company of Men․"
• Winner of a Jury Special Prize and the Fun Radio Trophy and nominated for the Grand Special Prize at the 1997 Deauville Film Festival for "In the Company of Men․"
• Winner of a Society of Texas Film Critics Award in 1997 in the category of Best Original Screenplay for "In the Company of Men․"
• Nominated for a Tony Award in 2009 for Best Play for "Reasons to Be Pretty․"
• Nominated for the 2011 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play for "The Shape of Things․"
• Recipient of the Jury Prize in Short Films at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival for "sexting․"
• Winner of an Independent Spirit Award in 1998 for Best Feature Screenplay for "In the Company of Men․"
• Winner of Channel 4's Director's Award at the 1997 Edinburgh International Film Festival for "In the Company of Men․"
• Winner of the Storyteller Award at the 2003 Taos Talking Picture Festival
• Quote: "I don't have a rote way that I go about things․ I'm not very good at working consistently․․․ The actual planning out of something tends to go on in my head rather than me doing lines between things happening․"