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Patty Jenkins Biography

Birth Name:Patricia Lea Jenkins

Birth Place:Victorville, California, United States

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actress, Camera department

Fast Facts

Recipient of the Franklin J․ Schaffner Award handed out by the American Film Institute in 2004
Studied art at The Cooper Union in New York before studying filmmaking at the American Film Institute
Married author Sam Sheridan in 2007
Quote: "I really understand visuals in a way that I didn't before, which is by no means to say I'm a master at all․ It's only to say that by getting to try out a bunch of different styles, and different lenses, my understanding has become more fluid․"
Quote: "If you love the show and respect the people involved, living up to somebody else's vision is a great learning ground․"
Regained fame after securing an Emmy nomination for her direction of the pilot episode of AMC's "The Killing" in 2011
Received widespread recognition with 2003's Oscar-nominated film "Monster", her third film to direct
While she was researching for the film "Monster", she befriended convict Aileen Wuornos who would eventually leave the filmmaker all of her personal letters before her execution
Was fired as director of "Thor 2" after struggling with studio executives over creative differences, a departure that deeply angered the film's star Natalie Portman who had previously agreed on the assumption that Jenkins would be the director

Awards

2001Short Film Winner-: winner
2004Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
2004Edgar-Best Motion Picture Screenplay: nominated
2004Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature: winner
2004Independent Spirit Award-Best First Screenplay: nominated
2004Sierra Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2005Robert-Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
2012DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: winner
2012DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series: nominated
2017Impact Award-: winner
2017Dragon Award-Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie: winner
2017DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2017LAOFCS Award-Best Female Director: nominated
2017Spotlight Award-: winner
2017NTFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2017Steve Friedman Award-: winner
2017Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
2018Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
2018EDA Female Focus Award-Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry: nominated
2018EDA Female Focus Award-Best Woman Director: nominated
2018Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
2018Empire Award-Best Director: nominated
2018Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: winner
2020Golden Issue-Best Director: nominated
2021CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
2021Dragon Award-Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie: nominated
2021Entretenews Award-Best Director: winner
2022Jupiter Award-Best International Film: nominated
2023CACF Award-Hall of Fame: winner