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Todd Field

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
Todd Field

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 PrizeNominated
  • 2001ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2001Satyajit Ray AwardWinner
  • 2001Sutherland Trophy - Special MentionWinner
  • 2001Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2001Grand Special PrizeNominated
  • 2001Grand Prix des AmériquesNominated
  • 2001FIPRESCI Prize - Special MentionWinner
  • 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 PrixNominated
  • 2002Golden Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 2002USC Scripter AwardNominated
  • 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 PrizeNominated
  • 2006Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2006Golden StarNominated
  • 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 AwardNominated
  • 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 YearNominated
  • 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
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