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Todd Phillips

Birth Name:
Todd Bunzl
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Soundtrack, Actor, Music department
Todd Phillips

Fast Facts

  • Attended the New York University Film School
  • After directing two independent documentaries, he began work on a soft-drink ad, where he met comedic TV personality Tom Green and asked him to be in his 2000 film "Road Trip․"
  • Quote: "Directors tend to be more underrated than overrated because it's a quiet job and people don't really understand it․"
  • Best known as a director, writer and producer whose film work includes "The Hangover" trilogy, "Old School," "Road Trip" and several other comedy films
  • Co-founded the New York Underground Film Festival in 1994 with writer-director-producer Andrew Gurland
  • Dropped out of film school before graduation to promote his first documentary, "Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies," which became one of the highest grossing student films

Awards

  • 1994Lumiere Award - Documentary Film:Winner
  • 1998Certificate of Merit - Film & Video - Sociology-U.S.:Winner
  • 1998Grand Jury Prize - Documentary:Winner
  • 2007Oscar - Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2007WGA Award (Screen) - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2009British Comedy Award - Best Comedy Film:Nominated
  • 2013Hollywood Movie AwardNominated
  • 2019Abraccine Award - Best International Feature Film (Melhor Longa Estrangeiro):Nominated
  • 2019Honorable Mention - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2019ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2019Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2019DFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2019DFCC - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2019Golden Schmoes - Best Director of the Year:Nominated
  • 2019Golden Schmoes - Best Screenplay of the Year:Nominated
  • 2019IGN People's Choice Award - Best Movie Director:Winner
  • 2019ICP Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2019ICP Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2019LEJA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2019Jim Ridley AwardNominated
  • 2019NMFC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2019OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2019SDFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2019Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Winner
  • 2019SLFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2019VHS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2019VHS Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2019Golden Lion - Best Film:Winner
  • 2019Fanheart3 Award - Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film:Winner
  • 2019WAFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020AACTA International Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020AACTA International Award - Best Direction:Nominated
  • 2020Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
  • 2020Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing:Nominated
  • 2020Oscar - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm):Winner
  • 2020ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2020ACCA - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2020BAFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2020BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay (Adapted):Nominated
  • 2020Grand PrixNominated
  • 2020Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Nominated
  • 2020CinEuphoria - Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award:Winner
  • 2020CinEuphoria - Best Director - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2020CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2020Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Nominated
  • 2020CEC Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Nominated
  • 2020Grand Prix (Laurier du Cinéma) - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur Film Étranger):Nominated
  • 2020Critics Choice Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
  • 2020Robert - Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film):Winner
  • 2020David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero):Nominated
  • 2020Dragon Award - Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie:Nominated
  • 2020Días de Cine Award - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 2020GAFCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020Globe de Cristal - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2020Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2020HFCS Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020HCA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020Huading Award - Best Global Director for a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2020Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Film Director:Winner
  • 2020Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Film Director:Winner
  • 2020Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2020Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2020Kineo Movie Diamond Award - International Best Picture:Winner
  • 2020LEJA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2020Readers' Choice Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 2020TEC Award - Outstanding Creative Achievement Film Sound Production:Nominated
  • 2020NME Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2020OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 2020OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
  • 2020PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2020Creative Impact in Directing AwardWinner
  • 2020WGA Award (Screen) - Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2021Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
  • 2024Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2025Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated
  • 2025Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
  • 2025Razzie Award - Worst Screenplay:Nominated
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