Directors
David O. Russell Net Worth
David O. Russell Net Worth 2023: Wiki Biography, Married, Family, Measurements, Height, Salary, Relationships
David O. Russell net worth is
$20 Million
David O. Russell Wiki Biography
David Owen Russell is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early directing career includes works such as: Spanking the Monkey, Flirting with Disaster, Three Kings, and I Heart Huckabees. Russell's three most recent films were critically acclaimed and co... | Full Name | David O. Russell |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 20, 1958 |
| Died | August 17, 2014, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, United States |
| Profession | Film director, Film Producer, Television producer, Screenwriter, Actor |
| Education | Amherst College, Mamaroneck High School, Amherst College, Mamaroneck High School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Janet Grillo (m. 1992–2007) |
| Children | Matthew Antonio Grillo Russell, Leo Russell, Matthew Antonio Grillo Russell, Leo Russell |
| Parents | Bernard Russell, Maria Russell, Maria Russell, Bernard Russell |
| Partner | Holly Davis |
| Nicknames | David O'Russell , David Owen Russell , D. Russell , David Russell |
| http://www.facebook.com/davidrussellguitar | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751102 |
| Awards | Best Sports Movie ESPY Award |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award f... |
| Movies | Joy, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, The Fighter, Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees, Flirting with Disaster, Spanking the Monkey, Accidental Love, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Adaptation, The Slaughter Rule, Uncovered: The War on Iraq, Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, Wanderlust, ... |
| TV Shows | Members Only, Members Only |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frequently uses the Led Zepplin song "Good Times Bad Times" in his films. |
| 2 | Frequently casts Mark Wahlberg, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Robert De Niro. |
| 3 | Ensemble casting |
| 4 | Handheld camera movement |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on David Lean's Hobson's Choice (1954)] It's a fantastic, perfect film. [2015] |
| 2 | I watch films incessantly. I like watching films - they're like music to me. I love it. They make me happy. They make me want to live. They make me want to get out of bed. It's like great music. [2015] |
| 3 | I just love real characters; they're not pretentious, and every emotion is on the surface, they're regular working people. Their likes, their dislikes, their loves, their hates, their passions; they're all right there on the surface. |
| 4 | Anything you could ever want or be you already have and are. |
| 5 | I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once said to me, 'If you're not laughing, then you're not getting it.' |
| 6 | [on the acting atmosphere on his sets] It's like doing drugs. [Christian Bale has] described it like a waking dream. That's why I don't like to call 'cut.' Because once we get going, it's like you're in a dream. Or Jennifer has described it as like being high. And I don't want to interrupt that. Something is happening where everybody is over in that other world. [2014] |
| 7 | I personally have had two phases of my filmmaking career. I was here [at the Berlinale] with Three Kings (1999) in 1999 and then I decided 'let's make a metaphysical film' [I Heart Huckabees (2004)]. Which did okay. It didn't succeed like I wanted it to. And then I met Darren Aronofsky after he made The Wrestler (2008). I said 'what happened, you're doing so good.' He said 'I got my head out of my ass.' And that can happen to anybody. Your head can go up your ass because you're afraid of failure or there's pressure the more movies you make. So I kind of lost my way as a storyteller. |
| 8 | [on how he made Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence win Oscars] I would never say that I made these guys win anything. I would say that it was my privilege to aspire and to create a predicament that is twisted and human and allows them to have roles that will show as much behavior and emotion as possible. That's my goal. I want to deliver that to them. It's my job. To create a role that is vast and complicated and emotional... |
| 9 | Strong women are, to me, the secret to great cinema. |
| 10 | I don't think you should ever 'send a message'... I'm more interested in the people. |
| 11 | People go to the movies because they want a full experience. If you're not gonna give it to them with guns or bombs, you've gotta give it to them with human opera. |
| 12 | I make every movie and scene as if it could be my last. |
| 13 | [on directing Amy Adams in American Hustle (2013)] I just really wanted to challenge her. I wanted her to do a role that was as strong as the guy parts, and more cunning in certain respects. Appetite has a lot to do with it. And she has an enormous appetite. It's almost athletic. She rises to the challenge...I have a musical idea that I would like to discuss with her. |
| 14 | It's imperative for me to tell everybody that this is personal, it means a lot to me. You have to impart how much it means to you in a personal way, which will bring everybody into it, and get you closer to working with that horse, whether that's a Steadicam operator or an actor. That's the thing I'm most proud of. You know, ironically given how you can get tagged, exaggerated from one or two past incidents, is that I'm most proud of being in sync and feeling like a family with the crew...and having everybody being willing to go through fire for this vision. That's a wonderful thing. It's a little sad when it ends. (...) That's why I start every day in the van. I have a van, like the van that they drove me to the set in, and I want the actors, I want the head of every department to come with me in the van at the very first moment I arrive there, and let's talk about what the day is, so that everybody has a very intimate feeling of what we're doing. Because the movie's not out there on the set with all those extras trying to look at the camera. You can get out there, and the energy's very dissipated, and it's very chaotic and the whole thing can be misdirected, the energy. And you want everyone to be feeling what you feel in your heart. |
| 15 | There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wrote early drafts of the screenplay for Stuart Little (1999), but didn't earn any credit. |
| 2 | Did uncredited rewrites on the script for Meet the Fockers (2004). |
| 3 | Wrote the screenplay adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), with the intention of directing it. After he dropped out, Burr Steers revised and polished the script and directed it. In the end, Russell didn't receive any credit. |
| 4 | Finally exited his directorial project Accidental Love (2015) (then still titled "Nailed") in June 2010 after many financial and legal troubles during the shooting of the film and negotiations with film financier Ron Tutor eventually broke down. The movie was shelved ever since ending principal photography in November 2008. It was rumored that the film was never fully finished and that crucial parts of the plot were never shot. It was eventually released in 2015. However, Russell's name is no longer associated with the film. Therefore, he receives directing credit as "Stephen Greene" (similar to the old "Alan Smithee" pseudonym used by directors who disown the final product of a film they may have directed at one point but eventually were not able to exercise creative control over (due to producers' or financiers' interference, for example)). |
| 5 | The only director to helm two consecutively-released films (Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and American Hustle (2013)) that were nominated for Academy Awards in all acting categories. |
| 6 | His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was of Italian ancestry. |
| 7 | Directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Christian Bale (twice), Amy Adams (twice), Melissa Leo, Bradley Cooper (twice), Jennifer Lawrence (three times), Robert De Niro, and Jacki Weaver. Bale and Leo won Oscars for their performances in The Fighter (2010); Lawrence won for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook (2012). |
| 8 | Father of actor Matthew Antonio Grillo Russell with producer/actress Janet Grillo. |
| 9 | Went to Mamaroneck High School in Mamaroneck, New York with Bennett Miller and Dan Futterman. |
| 10 | Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003. |
| 11 | Former Son-in-law of Angela Grillo |
| 12 | Graduated from Amherst College 1981, majoring in English and Political Science. |
| 13 | Honored at Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art in April 2002 by guests such as Lily Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg and Sandra Bernhard. Ironic site for tribute, since Russell once served as a waiter at parties there, to the likes of Martin Scorsese. |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled David O. Russell Project | 2017-2018 | TV Series executive producer - 16 episodes announced | |
| Joy | 2015/I | producer | |
| Outer Space Astronauts | TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes, 2009 producer - 4 episodes, 2009 | ||
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | 2004 | Video executive producer | |
| Soldiers Pay | 2004 | Documentary short producer | |
| I Heart Huckabees | 2004 | producer | |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | 2004 | executive producer | |
| The Slaughter Rule | 2002 | producer | |
| Spanking the Monkey | 1994 | executive producer | |
| Bingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions | 1987 | Short producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled David O. Russell Project | TV Series created by - 16 episodes, 2017 - 2018 written by - 3 episodes, 2017 announced | ||
| Past Forward | 2016 | Short written by | |
| Joy | 2015/I | screenplay / story | |
| American Hustle | 2013 | written by | |
| Silver Linings Playbook | 2012 | screenplay | |
| I Heart Huckabees | 2004 | written by | |
| Three Kings | 1999 | screenplay | |
| Flirting with Disaster | 1996 | written by | |
| Spanking the Monkey | 1994 | written by | |
| Bingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions | 1987 | Short |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled David O. Russell Project | 2017-2018 | TV Series 16 episodes announced | |
| Past Forward | 2016 | Short | |
| Joy | 2015/I | ||
| Accidental Love | 2015 | as Stephen Greene | |
| American Hustle | 2013 | ||
| Silver Linings Playbook | 2012 | ||
| The Fighter | 2010/I | ||
| Soldiers Pay | 2004 | Documentary short | |
| I Heart Huckabees | 2004 | ||
| Three Kings | 1999 | ||
| Flirting with Disaster | 1996 | ||
| Spanking the Monkey | 1994 | ||
| Hairway to the Stars | 1989 | Short | |
| Bingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions | 1987 | Short |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptation. | 2002 | Orlean Dinner Guest | |
| Three Kings | 1999 | Hollywood Action Star (uncredited) |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soldiers Pay | 2004 | Documentary short camera operator | |
| David O. Russell's 'Three Kings' Video Journal | 2000 | Video documentary short camera operator |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions | 1987 | Short |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanking the Monkey | 1994 | dog trainer - as David Russell |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before the Flood | 2016 | Documentary thanks | |
| Joy, Strength and Perseverance | 2016 | Documentary short special thanks | |
| Her | 2013 | thanks | |
| Burning Man: Metropolis | 2012 | Documentary thanks | |
| The Wolf | 2012/I | Short special thanks | |
| Love, Lots of It | 2011 | Short special thanks | |
| Where the Wild Things Are | 2009 | special thanks | |
| Diamond in the Rough | 2009 | Short special thanks | |
| Child Reduction Act | 2008 | Short special thanks | |
| Lost in Translation | 2003 | thanks - as David Russell | |
| Thirteen | 2003 | special thanks | |
| The Slaughter Rule | 2002 | personal thanks | |
| Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' | 2000 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Being John Malkovich | 1999 | thanks - as D. Russell | |
| An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube | 1999 | Video documentary short thanks | |
| Wigstock: The Movie | 1995 | Documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Rose | 1996-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The EE British Academy Film Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 85th Annual Academy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director |
| The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee (uncredited) |
| 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| AFI's Master Class: The Art of Collaboration | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Guys Choice Awards 2011 | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Award Winner |
| Gossip Girl | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cage Insider | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Directors | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Students of 'The Graduate' | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| The Seduction | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| Wanderlust | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest War Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as David O'Russell) |
| I Heart Huckabees: Production Surveillance | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| In Bad Taste | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Filmmaker |
| Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself - Writer / Director |
| David O. Russell's 'Three Kings' Video Journal | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Divine Trash | 1998 | Documentary | Himself |
| Raw Footage | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Once I Was: The Hal Ashby Story | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Joy, Strength and Perseverance | 2016 | Documentary short | Himself |
| 2016 Golden Globe Arrivals Special | 2016 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Special Look | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| World Premiere | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film '72 | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Good Morning America | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Making of American Hustle | 2014 | Short | Himself |
| La noche de los Oscar | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 86th Annual Academy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay and Nominated: Best Director |
| The Daily Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award | Art Directors Guild | ||
| 2015 | Capri Original Screenplay Award | Capri, Hollywood | Joy (2015) | |
| 2014 | Outstanding Director of the Year Award | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | American Hustle (2013) | |
| 2014 | Yoga Award | Yoga Awards | Worst Foreign Director | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2014 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | AACTA International Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | Italian American Icon Award | Capri, Hollywood | ||
| 2014 | CinEuphoria | CinEuphoria Awards | Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Screenplay, Original | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Movie of the Year | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | AACTA International Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Direction | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | BFCC Award | Black Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | Capri Director Award | Capri, Hollywood | American Hustle (2013) | |
| 2013 | Capri Original Screenplay Award | Capri, Hollywood | American Hustle (2013) | |
| 2013 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Feature Film Category | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Spirit of Independence Award | Los Angeles Film Festival | ||
| 2013 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | Indie Impact Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) | |
| 2012 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | People's Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) | |
| 2012 | Festival Award | Twin Cities Film Fest, US | Best Film | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | Audience Award | Austin Film Festival | Narrative Feature | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Director | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | Tribute Award | Gotham Awards | ||
| 2012 | Audience Award | Hamptons International Film Festival | Narrative | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Director of the Year | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | Audience Award | Mill Valley Film Festival | Best U.S. Feature Film | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | Audience Award - Honorable Mention | Philadelphia Film Festival | Special Presentations | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2011 | Director of the Year Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival | The Fighter (2010) | |
| 2000 | Literary Award | PEN Center USA West Literary Awards | Screenplay | Three Kings (1999) |
| 1999 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Director | Three Kings (1999) |
| 1995 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Feature | Spanking the Monkey (1994) |
| 1995 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Screenplay | Spanking the Monkey (1994) |
| 1994 | Audience Award | Sundance Film Festival | Dramatic | Spanking the Monkey (1994) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | David Lean Award for Direction | BAFTA Awards | American Hustle (2013) | |
| 2014 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Screenwriter | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | AACTA International Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Direction | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | IFC Award | Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2014 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | SFFCC Award | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) | |
| 2013 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Screenwriter | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | AACTA International Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | GFCA Award | Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) | Best Director | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Director of the Year | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Screenplay of the Year | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale) | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Director | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | NCFCA Award | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2013 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2012 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Screenplay of the Year | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2011 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Achievement in Directing | The Fighter (2010) |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | The Fighter (2010) |
| 2011 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Fighter (2010) |
| 2010 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Achievement in Directing | The Fighter (2010) |
| 2010 | Davis Award | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Achievement in Directing | The Fighter (2010) |
| 2004 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Feature | I Heart Huckabees (2004) |
| 2000 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | Three Kings (1999) |
| 2000 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Three Kings (1999) |
| 1997 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Flirting with Disaster (1996) |
| 1997 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Flirting with Disaster (1996) |
| 1994 | Grand Jury Prize | Sundance Film Festival | Dramatic | Spanking the Monkey (1994) |
| 1989 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Hairway to the Stars (1989) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Original Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2012 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | IFJA Award | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Best Adapted Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2012 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2010 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | The Fighter (2010) |
| 2000 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Three Kings (1999) |
| 2000 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Director | Three Kings (1999) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | American Hustle (2013) |
| 2013 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
| 2000 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Three Kings (1999) |
| 1997 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | Flirting with Disaster (1996) |
| 1994 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best New Director | Spanking the Monkey (1994) |
Known for movies
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
as Writer
American Hustle (2013)
as Writer
Joy (2015)
as Producer
Three Kings (1999)
as Writer
