Noah Hawley
Birth Name:
Noah Hawley
Profession
Writer, Producer, Director, Soundtrack, Actor, Music department
Fast Facts
- Co-founded the non-profit organization 826 Valencia, which helps children ages 6 to 18 develop their love of writing
- Earned a political science degree from Sarah Lawrence College in 1989
- Began writing in his free time as an escape from his stressful job at the Legal Aid Society of New York
- Published his first of many novels, "A Conspiracy of Tall Men," in September of 1999
- Quote: "It's a sad day as a fiction writer when you realize the most widely read book is going to be read by fewer people than who go to see the least-watched movie․"
- Best known as the creator and executive producer of the TV series "Fargo" and writer and producer for "Bones" and "The Unusuals․"
- After deciding to pursue writing full time, he moved from New York to San Francisco, where he joined the prestigious San Francisco Writers' Grotto
- Gained critical acclaim for his second novel, "Other People's Weddings," which would ultimately push him to start writing for the film industry in the early 2000s
Awards
- 2014OFTA Television Award - Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Miniseries:Winner
- 2014Screenplay Competition - Best Television Drama:Nominated
- 2015PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:Winner
- 2015Screenplay Competition - Best Television Drama:Nominated
- 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:Winner
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
- 2016WGA Award (TV) - Long Form - Adapted:Winner
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2018Edgar - Best Episode in a TV Series:Winner
- 2018PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:Nominated
- 2018WGA Award (TV) - Long Form - Adaptation:Nominated
- 2024PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television:Nominated
- 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:Nominated
- 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:Nominated
- 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie:Nominated
- 2024WGA Award (TV) - Limited Series:Nominated
- 2026Gotham TV Award - Breakthrough Drama Series:Nominated