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Taika Waititi Biography
Birth Name:
Taika David Cohen
Birth Place:
Raukokore, Waihau Bay, Nueva Zelanda
Profession
di/wr/actor/producer/ep/w
Fast Facts
- En el año 2004 su corto Two Cars, One Night recibió una nominación a los premios Oscar
- Su segundo film Boy, tuvo muy buenas repecuciones en el festival de Sundance del año 2010
- Junto a Jemaine Clement escribió y protagonizó el falso documental cómico What We Do in the Shadows
- En el 2019 se estrenó el film Jojo Rabbit, que escribió y dirigió
- Marvel lo contrató para realizar Thor: Love and Thunder
Awards
- 2021Producers Guild Awards-Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
- 2020Writers Guild Awards-New Series: nominated
- 2020Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2020Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
- 2020BAFTA Film Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
- 2020Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Screenplay: winner
- 2019Critics' Choice Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
- 2019Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2019Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
- 2019Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
- 2019Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): winner
- 2014Toronto International Film Festival-People's Choice Midnight Madness Award: winner
- 2005Sundance Film Festival-Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking: winner
- 2005Berlin Film Festival-Special Award - Silver Bear: winner
- 2004Oscar-Best Short Film, Live Action: nominated
- 2004Berlin Film Festival-Panorama's Short Film Award: winner