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Scott Derrickson Biography
Birth Name:Scott Derrickson
Birth Place:United States
Profession Producer, Writer, Director
Fast Facts
- He won several film festival awards for his 1995 thesis short, "Love in the Ruins․"
- He won the MovieGuide Awards' Best Film for Mature Audiences award for "The Day the Earth Stood Still" in 2007
- He received bachelor's degrees in humanities and communications from Biola University and a master's degree in film production from USC School of Cinematic Arts
- In August 2011, Derrickson teamed up with producer Jason Blum to write and direct Sinister, a mystery-horror film starring Ethan Hawke
Awards
- 2005Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
- 2012Maria-Best Motion Picture: nominated
- 2015iHorror Award-Best Mainstream Horror: nominated
- 2017Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
- 2017Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
- 2017Dragon Award-Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie: nominated
- 2017Bradbury Award-Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: nominated
- 2022Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
- 2022Bram Stoker Award-Screenplay: winner
- 2023Chainsaw Award-Best Screenplay: winner
- 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Television Movie: nominated
- 2026DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television: nominated