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Todd Field Biography

Birth Name:William Todd Field

Birth Place:Pomona, California, United States

Profession Actor, Director, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Camera department, Music department, Sound department, Assistant director

Fast Facts

Won the Franklin J․ Schaffner Alumni Medal from the American Film Institute in 2002
A member of the Big Band at Mount Hood Community College in Greshman, Ore․, he went to Southern Oregon State College on a music scholarship, but soon left to study acting in New York
Quote: "When I was a child, I was obsessed with the great conjurers․ Not the guys that made an elephant disappear․ People like Cardini - the magic, small, intimate, inches away․ That's what interests me about film․ It's the small moments․"
His films are often visually striking and contain violence
Often features small towns or suburban communities with a dark side in his films
Is a fan of the author Andre Dubus, whose stories of tight-knit communities remind him of his childhood in Oregon
Learned how to play the trombone and the piano as a child

Awards

1994Independent Spirit Award-Best Supporting Male: nominated
2001Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
2001ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2001Satyajit Ray Award-: winner
2001Sutherland Trophy - Special Mention-: winner
2001Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
2001Grand Special Prize-: nominated
2001Grand Prix des Amériques-: nominated
2001FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention-: winner
2001NBR Award-Best Director: winner
2001NBR Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2001NYFCC Award-Best First Film: winner
2001NYFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2001NYFCO Award-Best Debut as Director: winner
2001NYFCO Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2001Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
2001TFCA Award-Best First Feature: nominated
2002AFI Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2002AFI Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2002Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: nominated
2002Oscar-Best Picture: nominated
2002Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2002Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
2002DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2002Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2002Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature: winner
2002Sierra Award-Best Director: nominated
2002OFTA Film Award-Best First Feature: winner
2002OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
2002OFTA Film Award-Best First Screenplay: winner
2002OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
2002OFCS Award-Best Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
2002OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2002OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2002Grand Prix-: nominated
2002Golden Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: winner
2002USC Scripter Award-: nominated
2003Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): nominated
2006EDA Award-Best Drama by or About Women: winner
2006ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2006CFCA Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2006Grand Special Prize-: nominated
2006Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
2006Golden Star-: nominated
2006SFFCC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2006Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
2006SLFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2007Oscar-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2007Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2007Critics Choice Award-Best Writer: nominated
2007Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2007Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2007INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2007OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
2007OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2007WGA Award (Screen)-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2022BSFC Award-Best Director: winner
2022Golden Frog-Main Competition: winner
2022CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2022DFWFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2022Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll-Best Film: nominated
2022FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022FFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2022Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2022Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Feature: nominated
2022GWNYFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2022GWNYFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022HMMA Award-Best Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical: winner
2022IFJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2022IFJA Award-Best Director: winner
2022ICP Award-Best Director: winner
2022ICP Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2022Sierra Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022LAFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2022LAFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2022Audience Award-Overall Favorite: winner
2022NTFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2022OAFFC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022PFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2022PCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2022PCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2022SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022SFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2022SFC Award-Best Director: winner
2022FCA Award-Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2022VHS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2022VHS Award-Best Director: nominated
2022Queer Lion Award-: nominated
2022Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
2022WAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2022WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023AACTA International Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023Movies for Grownups Award-Best Director: nominated
2023Movies for Grownups Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
2023Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
2023Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
2023Oscar-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023EDA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023AFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay (Original): nominated
2023BAFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2023BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2023BOFA-Best Screenplay: winner
2023BOFA-Best Director: nominated
2023Windie-Best Studio Film: nominated
2023Windie-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
2023COFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023Critics Choice Award-Best Director: nominated
2023Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film: nominated
2023DFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023DFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023Dorian Award-Director of the Year: nominated
2023Dorian Award-Screenplay of the Year: nominated
2023DFCC-Best Director: nominated
2023Merlinka Queer Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2023Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
2023Independent Spirit Award-Best Feature: nominated
2023Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023GAFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: nominated
2023Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
2023Gold Derby Film Award-Director: nominated
2023Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
2023Golden Schmoes-Best Director of the Year: nominated
2023HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2023HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023HCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023HCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2023HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023Huading Award-Best Global Film Producer: nominated
2023ICFCA Award-Best Director: winner
2023ICFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023ICS Award-Best Director: nominated
2023ICS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023KCFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023Kinema Junpo Award-Best Foreign Language Film: winner
2023LEJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023LEJA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023LEJA Award-Best Picture: nominated
2023ALFS Award-Director of the Year: winner
2023ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
2023MNFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023MNFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023MCFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023MCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023NSFC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2023NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023NCFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023NDFS Award-Best Picture: nominated
2023NDFS Award-Best Director: nominated
2023NDFS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023OFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023OFTA Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2023OFTA Film Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023OFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2023PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2023PCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023PCA Award-Best Director: nominated
2023SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2023SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2023SFBAFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2023SFBAFCC Award-Best Director: winner
2023FIPRESCI Film of the Year-: nominated
2023Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
2023SFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023SFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
2023The Best Film-June: winner
2023TFCA Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023VFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2023VFCC Award-Best Director: nominated
2023WGA Award (Screen)-Original Screenplay: nominated
2024Bodil-Best English Language Film (Bedste engelsksprogede film): nominated
2024Robert-Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film): nominated