Awards & Winners

Steven Zaillian

Date of Birth 30-January-1953
Place of Birth Fresno
(California, United States of America, Area code 559)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian, Steve Zaillian, Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian, סטיבן ארנסט ברנרד זאיליאן, סטיב זאיליאן, Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian, Steve Zaillian
Profession Screenwriter, Film Director, Film Producer, Film Editor
Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian is an American screenwriter, director, film editor, producer, and founder of Film Rites, a film production company. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay for Schindler's List and he has been nominated for Awakenings, Gangs of New York and Moneyball. The Times called him "the most artful and subtle screenwriter Hollywood has had since Robert Towne." 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. Zaillian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Jim Zaillian, a radio news reporter. He attended Sonoma State University, graduated from San Francisco State University and lives in Los Angeles. He is of Armenian descent.

Awards by Steven Zaillian

Check all the awards nominated and won by Steven Zaillian.

2012


Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Columbia Pictures","Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Moneyball
Columbia Pictures","Based on the book by Michael Lewis
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted Moneyball
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Moneyball

2011


New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay
Honored for : Moneyball
The Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Moneyball

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay Moneyball
AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay Moneyball
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Moneyball
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Moneyball
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Moneyball
Columbia Pictures

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture American Gangster
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay American Gangster

2003


Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay Gangs of New York
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Gangs of New York
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Gangs of New York

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Gangs of New York

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay A Civil Action

1996


Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Razzie Award for Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million Mission: Impossible

1994


Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Honored for : Schindler's List
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Schindler's List
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted
Honored for : Schindler's List
MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker
Honored for : Searching for Bobby Fischer

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Schindler's List
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted Schindler's List
MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker Searching for Bobby Fischer
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Schindler's List

1993


Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Schindler's List

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Schindler's List

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Awakenings

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Awakenings