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Simon Kinberg Biography
Birth Name:Simon Kinberg
Birth Place:London, England
Profession Producer, Writer, Script department, Director, Assistant director, Actor
Fast Facts
- Movieline magazine gave him its award for Screenwriter of the Year in 2005
- Completed his undergraduate work at Brown University and earned his MFA at Columbia University Film School
- Sold a pitch to Warner Brothers when he was still in film school
- The screenplay for the highly successful "Mr․ and Mrs․ Smith" started out as his film school thesis project
- Quote: "I love what I do, so I have a lot of energy for it․"
- Quote: "I think 'Star Wars' is a religion in a way that no other story of the last century has been․"
- Founded a production company called Genre Films that made a first look deal with Twentieth Century Fox
- Worked behind the scenes to polish a number of scripts by other authors that went on to be turned into major blockbusters, including "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows․"
- Fade In magazine listed him as one of the "Top 100 People You Need To Know in Hollywood" in 2005
- Spoke at the 2009 commencement ceremony for Los Angeles' Brentwood School
Awards
- 2015ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
- 2015Hollywood Film Award-Film of the Year: winner
- 2016Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
- 2016Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
- 2016Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: nominated
- 2016OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
- 2016PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
- 2016Razzie Award-Worst Screenplay: nominated
- 2017CIFCC Award-Best Studio Film: winner
- 2017PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated