Awards & Winners

J.C. Chandor

Date of Birth 24-November-1973
Place of Birth Morristown
(Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as JC Chandor, Jeffrey C. Chandor, Jeffrey C. "J. C." Chandor
Profession Screenwriter, Film Director
Jeffrey C. "J. C." Chandor is an American screenwriter and director, best known for directing the film Margin Call. Chandor grew up in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. After graduating in 1992 from Ridge High School in Bernards Township, he received his bachelor's degree in 1996 from The College of Wooster. During the 15 years leading up to Margin Call, Chandor directed commercials. Margin Call was Chandor's first feature-length film. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah; it also played In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear. On January 24, 2012, Chandor was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film. His second feature film All Is Lost was screened Out of Competition at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It received critical acclaim, especially for Robert Redford's solo performance which featured almost no dialog and won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Critic's Choice Award. It has been announced that Chandor will direct A Most Violent Year for release in 2014. The film will star Oscar Isaac and Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain.

Awards by J.C. Chandor

Check all the awards nominated and won by J.C. Chandor.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director All Is Lost

2012


Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award
Honored for : Margin Call
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
Honored for : Margin Call

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay Margin Call
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature Margin Call

2011


AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay
Honored for : Margin Call

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
AACTA International Award for Best Direction Margin Call
AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay Margin Call
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Margin Call