Birth name: Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian
Born: January 30, 1953
Age: 71
Birthplace: Fresno, California, U.S.
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Biography
Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian (born January 30, 1953) is an American screenwriter, director, film editor, producer, and founder of Film Rites, a film production company. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for his screenplay Schindler's List (1993) and he has been nominated for Awakenings, Gangs of New York and Moneyball. He was also presented with the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2009 Austin Film Festival and the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America in 2011.
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Personal life
Zaillian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Jim Zaillian, a radio news reporter. He is of Armenian descent. He grew up with stories of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
He attended Sonoma State University, graduated from San Francisco State University in 1975 with a degree in Cinema. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Elizabeth and their two children.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Breaker! Breaker! | Yes | |||
| 1977 | Kingdom of the Spiders | Yes | |||
| 1978 | Starhops | Yes | |||
| 1985 | Falcon and the Snowman, TheThe Falcon and the Snowman | Yes | |||
| 1990 | Awakenings | Yes | |||
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Yes | |||
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1993 | Jack the Bear | Yes | |||
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Yes | |||
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Yes | |||
| 1998 | Civil Action, AA Civil Action | Yes | executive | Yes | |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Yes | |||
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Yes | |||
| 2005 | Interpreter, TheThe Interpreter | Yes | |||
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2007 | American Gangster | executive | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Welcome to the Rileys | executive | |||
| 2011 | Moneyball | Yes | |||
| 2011 | Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | executive | Yes | ||
| 2012 | The Cold Light of Day | executive | |||
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Yes | |||
| TBA | The Dark Side | Yes |
Awards
| Year | Film | Award and category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Awakenings | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Won |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | American Gangster | BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | ||
| Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
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