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Noah Baumbach Biography

Birth Name:Noah Baumbach

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Soundtrack, Sound department, Art department, Camera department

Fast Facts

Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2006
Nominated for a Golden St․ George at the 1995 Moscow International Film Festival for "Kicking and Screaming․"
Nominated for Best Film at the 2007 Gotham Awards for "Margot at the Wedding․"
Winner of a National Board of Review Award in 2005 for Best Original Screenplay for "The Squid and the Whale․"
Winner of an Austin Film Critics Award from the Austin Film Critics Association in 2006 in the categories of Best Original Screenplay and Most Promising Filmmaker for "The Squid and the Whale․"
Named as one of "Fade In" magazine's 2005 list of 100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know
Recipient of a Annie at the 2010 Annie Awards in the category of Writing in a Feature Production fro "Fantastic Mr․ Fox․"
Winner of a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award in 2005 in the category of Best Screenplay for "The Squid and the Whale․"
Winner of a San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award in 2009 for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Fantastic Mr․ Fox․"
Quote: "I always viewed life as material for a movie․"
Quote: "I still carry the residue of the pressure I felt as a child to read and appreciate the right books․ Growing up, I never allowed myself to read beach reading․ I was always plowing through Ford Madox Ford's 'Good Solider' or something I wasn't equipped to understand․"

Awards

1995Golden St. George-: nominated
1995NYFCC Award-Best First Film: nominated
2005ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2005LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2005NBR Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2005NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2005Satellite Award-Outstanding Screenplay, Original: nominated
2005Golden Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2005Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
2005Directing Award-Dramatic: winner
2005Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award-: winner
2005TFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2005VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2005WAFCA Award-Best Screenplay - Original: nominated
2006Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2006AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2006AFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: winner
2006Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2006Critics Choice Award-Best Writer: nominated
2006DFCC-Breakthrough Artist: winner
2006Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
2006Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2006Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2006NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2006OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2006WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2007Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2007Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
2007ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2007ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2008Best Director-: winner
2009HFCS Award-Best Original Song: winner
2009ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2009SDFCS Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2009SFFCC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2009SEFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2009UFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2010Annie-Writing in a Feature Production: winner
2010Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2010COFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010Critics Choice Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2010Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2010INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2010OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2010VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2011COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2011OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2012Jury Prize-Best Screenplay: winner
2013ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2013Halfway Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2013Audience Award-: nominated
2013VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2014Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
2014Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
2014GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2014INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2015ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2015IOMA-Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale): nominated
2015Grand Prix du Jury-Compétition internationale: nominated
2015Grand Prix-: nominated
2015OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2015VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2016INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2017Palme d'Or-: nominated
2017VVFP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2018Humanitas Prize-Comedy Feature Film: nominated
2018Legacy Award-Best Comedy Writer - Film: nominated
2019BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2019British Independent Film Award-Best International Independent Film: nominated
2019CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2019CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019DFWFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2019DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2019DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2019DFCS Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2019DFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2019DFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2019DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2019DFCC-Best Screenplay: winner
2019FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019Audience Award-: winner
2019Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2019Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: winner
2019GWNYFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2019GWNYFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2019IFJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2019ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2019ICP Award-Best Director: nominated
2019LFW Award-Best Film: winner
2019LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2019NFCS Award-Best Director: winner
2019NTFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Odyssey Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019OAFFC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2019PCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2019SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2019SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Audience Award-Best Studio Film: winner
2019SFBAFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019SFBAFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
2019Satellite Award-Best Director: nominated
2019SFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2019SEFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2019TFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2019TFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Grolsch People's Choice Award-: nominated
2019VFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2019Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2019WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2020Movies for Grownups Award-Best Screenwriter: winner
2020Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
2020Oscar-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020EDA Award-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
2020EDA Award-Best Director: nominated
2020AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2020BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay (Original): nominated
2020Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): winner
2020CIC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020CIC Award-Best Independent Film: nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
2020CEC Award-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
2020Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
2020COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Robert-Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film): nominated
2020DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020Dorian Award-Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2020Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2020Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
2020Robert Altman Award-: winner
2020GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay of the Decade: nominated
2020Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2020Guldbagge-Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film): nominated
2020HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2020HCA Award-Best Male Director: winner
2020HCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2020ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020LEJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020LEJA Award-Best Picture: nominated
2020ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: winner
2020MCFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2020NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020NDFS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2020NDFS Award-Best Picture: nominated
2020OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
2020OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
2020OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2020PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2020WGA Award (Screen)-Original Screenplay: nominated
2022Golden Frog-Main Competition: nominated
2022IFJA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2022Best Film Award-Out of Competition: nominated
2022SLFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2022Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2022Green Drop Award-: winner
2023Capri Original Screenplay Award-: winner
2023CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023GWNYFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023IFJA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2023ICP Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023Sierra Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023MMCG Award-Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original): nominated
2023NMFC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023OAFFC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2023PCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2023SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2023TFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2023FCA Award-Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2023VHS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2023WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay in Film: nominated
2024Movies for Grownups Award-Best Screenwriter: winner
2024Oscar-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2024Saturn Award-Best Film Writing: nominated
2024EDA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2024Astra Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2024AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay (Original): nominated
2024Windie-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024CACF Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2024Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2024DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2024DFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024Dorian Award-Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2024GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2024Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2024HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2024Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
2024ICFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2024LEJA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2024ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2024MCFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2024NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2024OFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024OFTA Film Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2024OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024PCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2024SFBAFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2024Bradbury Award-Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: winner
2024UFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2024VFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2024WGA Award (Screen)-Original Screenplay: nominated
2025Tribute Award-Director: winner
2025IFJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2025City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award-: nominated
2025Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2026Movies for Grownups Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
2026EDA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2026Astra Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2026Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2026Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated