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Tom McCarthy Biography
Birth Name:
Thomas Joseph McCarthy
Birth Place:
New Providence, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Director, actor, screenwriter
Fast Facts
- Was on the wrestling team in high school and developed his film Win Win with one of his former teammates based on their experiences
- During his time at Boston College, was a member of the school's improv comedy group, My Mother's Flea Bag
- Was a member of Yale Cabaret while studying at Yale School of Drama along with his classmate Paul Giamatti who would later star in his film Win Win
- Made his Broadway debut as Garry Lejeune in the 2001 revival of Noises Off
- Received the 2008 Arts Council Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement from Boston College
Awards
- 2017Bodil Awards-American Film of the Year: nominated
- 2016Independent Spirit Awards-Best Director: winner
- 2016David di Donatello Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
- 2016BAFTA Film Awards-Best Original Screenplay: winner
- 2016Writers Guild Awards-Original Screenplay: winner
- 2016Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
- 2016Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
- 2016Independent Spirit Awards-Robert Altman Award: winner
- 2016Independent Spirit Awards-Best Screenplay: winner
- 2015Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): winner
- 2015Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
- 2015Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
- 2015Critics' Choice Awards-Best Original Screenplay: winner
- 2015Critics' Choice Awards-Best Director: nominated
- 2012Writers Guild Awards-Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2012Independent Spirit Awards-Best Screenplay: nominated
- 2012Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2009Independent Spirit Awards-Best Director: winner
- 2009Writers Guild Awards-Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2009Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): nominated
- 2005Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2004BAFTA Film Awards-Best Original Screenplay: winner
- 2004Independent Spirit Awards-Best First Screenplay: winner
- 2004Independent Spirit Awards-John Cassavetes Award: winner
- 2004Writers Guild Awards-Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2003Sundance Film Festival-Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: winner
- 2003Sundance Film Festival-Audience Award: Dramatic: winner
Relationships
- Billy McCarthy -- Brother
- Eugene McCarthy Jr. -- Brother
- John McCarthy -- Brother
- Eugene McCarthy -- Father
- Dennis McCarthy -- Grandfather
- Irene McCarthy -- Grandmother
- Carol McCarthy -- Mother
- Meghan Duttenhofer -- Sister