Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian[1] (born January 30, 1953) is an American screenwriter, director, film editor, and producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award
BAFTA Award for his screenplay Schindler's List
Schindler's List (1993) and has also earned Oscar nominations for Awakenings, Gangs of New York and Moneyball. He was presented with the Distinguished Screenwriter
Screenwriter Award at the 2009 Austin Film Festival and the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America in 2011. Zaillian is the founder of Film Rites, a film production company. Personal life[edit] Zaillian was born in Fresno, California
Fresno, California of Armenian descent, the son of Jim Zaillian, a radio news reporter. He attended Sonoma State University, graduated from San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University in 1975 with a degree in Cinema.[1] He lives in Los Angeles.[2] with his wife Elizabeth and their two children.[3] Filmography[edit]

Year Film Director Producer Writer Editor

1977 Breaker! Breaker!

Yes

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

Searching for Bobby Fischer Yes

Yes

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

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

2016 The Night Of Yes executive Yes

2017 The Current War

executive

2018 Red Sparrow

Yes

My Dinner with Hervé

executive

2019 The Irishman

Yes

Awards[edit]

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
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Won

BAFTA Award
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
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated

2007 American Gangster BAFTA Award
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated

2011 Moneyball Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated

Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Nominated

BAFTA Award
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

2017 The Night Of Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film (Episode: "The Beach") Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Special (Episode: "The Beach") Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Special (Episode: "The Call of the Wild") Nominated

References[edit]

^ a b c "Steven Zaillian". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2015.  ^ " Steven Zaillian biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2012.  ^ " Steven Zaillian biography". Tribute. Retrieved May 18, 2012. 

External links[edit]

Steven Zaillian on Charlie Rose Steven Zaillian on IMDb Works by or about Steven Zaillian in libraries ( WorldCat
WorldCat catalog) Writings at One for the Table

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Films directed

Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) A Civil Action (1998) All the King's Men (2006)

Films written

The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) Awakenings
Awakenings (1990) Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) Schindler's List
Schindler's List (1993) Jack the Bear
Jack the Bear (1993) Clear and Present Danger (1994) Mission: Impossible (1996) A Civil Action (1998) Hannibal (2001) Gangs of New York (2002) The Interpreter
The Interpreter (2005) All the King's Men (2006) American Gangster (2007) Moneyball (2011) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) The Irishman (2019)

Television series

The Night Of
The Night Of (2016)

Awards for Steven Zaillian

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Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

1928–1950

Benjamin Glazer (1928) Hanns Kräly (1929) Frances Marion
Frances Marion (1930) Howard Estabrook
Howard Estabrook (1931) Edwin J. Burke (1932) Victor Heerman
Victor Heerman and Sarah Y. Mason
Sarah Y. Mason (1933) Robert Riskin
Robert Riskin (1934) Dudley Nichols (1935) Pierre Collings
Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney (1936) Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, and Norman Reilly Raine
Norman Reilly Raine (1937) Ian Dalrymple, Cecil Arthur Lewis, W. P. Lipscomb, and George Bernard Shaw (1938) Sidney Howard
Sidney Howard (1939) Donald Ogden Stewart
Donald Ogden Stewart (1940) Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller (1941) George Froeschel, James Hilton, Claudine West, and Arthur Wimperis (1942) Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein, and Howard E. Koch (1943) Frank Butler, and Frank Cavett (1944) Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder (1945) Robert Sherwood (1946) George Seaton
George Seaton (1947) John Huston
John Huston (1948) Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1949) Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950)

1951–1975

Harry Brown and Michael Wilson (1951) Charles Schnee (1952) Daniel Taradash (1953) George Seaton
George Seaton (1954) Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky (1955) John Farrow, S. J. Perelman, and James Poe (1956) Carl Foreman
Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson (1957) Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner (1958) Neil Paterson (1959) Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks (1960) Abby Mann (1961) Horton Foote (1962) John Osborne
John Osborne (1963) Edward Anhalt (1964) Robert Bolt (1965) Robert Bolt (1966) Stirling Silliphant (1967) James Goldman (1968) Waldo Salt (1969) Ring Lardner Jr.
Ring Lardner Jr. (1970) Ernest Tidyman (1971) Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo (1972) William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty (1973) Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo (1974) Bo Goldman
Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben (1975)

1976–2000

William Goldman
William Goldman (1976) Alvin Sargent (1977) Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone (1978) Robert Benton (1979) Alvin Sargent (1980) Ernest Thompson
Ernest Thompson (1981) Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart (1982) James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks (1983) Peter Shaffer (1984) Kurt Luedtke (1985) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1986) Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci and Mark Peploe (1987) Christopher Hampton
Christopher Hampton (1988) Alfred Uhry
Alfred Uhry (1989) Michael Blake (1990) Ted Tally (1991) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1992) Steven Zaillian (1993) Eric Roth (1994) Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson (1995) Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (1996) Curtis Hanson
Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997) Bill Condon (1998) John Irving
John Irving (1999) Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan (2000)

2001–present

Akiva Goldsman
Akiva Goldsman (2001) Ronald Harwood (2002) Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh (2003) Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004) Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (2005) William Monahan
William Monahan (2006) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007) Simon Beaufoy (2008) Geoffrey S. Fletcher
Geoffrey S. Fletcher (2009) Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin (2010) Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon
Nat Faxon (2011) Chris Terrio (2012) John Ridley
John Ridley (2013) Graham Moore (2014) Adam McKay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015) Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney
Tarell Alvin McCraney (2016) James Ivory
James Ivory (2017)

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BAFTA Award
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1983) Bruce Robinson
Bruce Robinson (1984) Richard Condon and Janet Roach (1985) Kurt Luedtke (1986) Claude Berri
Claude Berri and Gérard Brach (1987) Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière and Philip Kaufman
Philip Kaufman (1988) Christopher Hampton
Christopher Hampton (1989) Nicholas Pileggi
Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese (1990) Dick Clement, Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle and Ian La Frenais (1991) Michael Tolkin
Michael Tolkin (1992) Steven Zaillian (1993) Paul Attanasio
Paul Attanasio (1994) John Hodge (1995) Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella (1996) Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce
Craig Pearce (1997) Elaine May
Elaine May (1998) Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan (1999) Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan (2000) Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Roger S. H. Schulman and Joe Stillman (2001) Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman (2002) Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh (2003) Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004) Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (2005) Jeremy Brock and Peter Morgan (2006) Ronald Harwood (2007) Simon Beaufoy (2008) Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009) Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin (2010) Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan (2011) David O. Russell
David O. Russell (2012) Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
Jeff Pope (2013) Anthony McCarten (2014) Adam McKay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015) Luke Davies
Luke Davies (2016) James Ivory
James Ivory (2017)

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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay

Screenplay (1995–1996, 2001–2008, retired)

Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson (1995) Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella (1996) Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan (2001) Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman (2002) Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, and Naomi Sheridan (2003) Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004) Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005) Michael Arndt
Michael Arndt (2006) Diablo Cody
Diablo Cody (2007) Simon Beaufoy (2008)

Screenplay, Original (1997–2000, 2009–present)

Matt Damon
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck (1997) Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman (1998) Alan Ball (1999) Cameron Crowe
Cameron Crowe (2000) Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino (2009) David Seidler (2010) Woody Allen
Woody Allen (2011) Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino (2012) Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze (2013) Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo (2014) Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015) Damien Chazelle
Damien Chazelle / Kenneth Lonergan
Kenneth Lonergan (2016) Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele (2017)

Screenplay, Adapted (1997–2000, 2009–present)

Curtis Hanson
Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997) Scott Smith (1998) Frank Darabont
Frank Darabont (1999) Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan (2000) Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009) Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin (2010) Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin (2011) Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner (2012) John Ridley
John Ridley (2013) Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn (2014) Adam McKay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015) Eric Heisserer (2016) James Ivory
James Ivory (2017)

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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film

1971-2000

Buzz Kulik for Brian's Song
Brian's Song (1971) Lamont Johnson for That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer (1972) Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent for The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) John Korty for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) Sam O'Steen
Sam O'Steen for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975) Marvin J. Chomsky for Inside the Third Reich (1982) Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick for Special Bulletin
Special Bulletin (1983) Daniel Petrie
Daniel Petrie for The Dollmaker (1984) John Erman for An Early Frost (1985) Lee Grant
Lee Grant for Nobody's Child (1986) Jud Taylor for Foxfire (1987) Lamont Johnson for Lincoln (1988) Dan Curtis for War and Remembrance: "Parts VIII-XII: The Final Chapter" (1989) Roger Young for Murder in Mississippi
Murder in Mississippi (1990) Stephen Gyllenhaal
Stephen Gyllenhaal for Paris Trout (1991) Ron Lagomarsino for Picket Fences: "Pilot" (1992) Michael Ritchie for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) Rod Holcomb for ER: "Pilot" (1994) Mick Jackson for Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) Betty Thomas
Betty Thomas for The Late Shift (1996) John Herzfeld for Don King: Only in America (1997) Michael Cristofer
Michael Cristofer for Gia
Gia (1998) Mick Jackson for Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) Jeff Bleckner for The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)

2001-present

Frank Pierson
Frank Pierson for Conspiracy (2001) Mick Jackson for Live from Baghdad (2002) Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols for Angels in America (2003) Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent for Something the Lord Made (2004) George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe for Lackawanna Blues (2005) Walter Hill for Broken Trail
Broken Trail (2006) Yves Simoneau for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) Jay Roach
Jay Roach for Recount (2008) Ross Katz
Ross Katz for Taking Chance
Taking Chance (2009) Mick Jackson for Temple Grandin (2010) Jon Cassar
Jon Cassar for The Kennedys (2011) Jay Roach
Jay Roach for Game Change (2012) Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh for Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra (2013) Lisa Cholodenko for Olive Kitteridge (2014) Dee Rees
Dee Rees for Bessie (2015) Steven Zaillian for The Night Of: "The Beach" (2016) Jean-Marc Vallée
Jean-Marc Vallée for Big Little Lies (2017)

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Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

Robert Bolt (1965) Robert Bolt (1966) Stirling Silliphant (1967) Stirling Silliphant (1968) Bridget Boland, John Hale and Richard Sokolove (1969) Erich Segal
Erich Segal (1970) Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky (1971) Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo (1972) William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty (1973) Robert Towne
Robert Towne (1974) Bo Goldman
Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben (1975) Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky (1976) Neil Simon
Neil Simon (1977) Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone (1978) Robert Benton (1979) William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty (1980) Ernest Thompson
Ernest Thompson (1981) John Briley (1982) James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks (1983) Peter Shaffer (1984) Woody Allen
Woody Allen (1985) Robert Bolt (1986) Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe and Enzon Ungari (1987) Naomi Foner (1988) Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic
Ron Kovic (1989) Michael Blake (1990) Callie Khouri
Callie Khouri (1991) Bo Goldman
Bo Goldman (1992) Steven Zaillian (1993) Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino (1994) Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson (1995) Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (1996) Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
Matt Damon (1997) Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard (1998) Alan Ball (1999) Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan (2000) Akiva Goldsman
Akiva Goldsman (2001) Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2002) Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola (2003) Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004) Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (2005) Peter Morgan (2006) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007) Simon Beaufoy (2008) Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009) Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin (2010) Woody Allen
Woody Allen (2011) Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino (2012) Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze (2013) Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo (2014) Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin (2015) Damien Chazelle
Damien Chazelle (2016) Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh (2017)

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MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker

John Singleton
John Singleton (1992) Carl Franklin
Carl Franklin (1993) Steven Zaillian (1994) Steve James (1995) Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson (1996) Doug Liman
Doug Liman (1997) Peter Cattaneo (1998) Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie (1999) Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze (2000) Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola (2001) Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan (2002)

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Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Adapted Drama (1969–1983, retired)

Waldo Salt (1969) Robert Anderson (1970) Ernest Tidyman (1971) Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo (1972) Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler (1973) Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo (1974) Bo Goldman
Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben (1975) William Goldman
William Goldman (1976) Denne Bart Petitclerc
Denne Bart Petitclerc (1977) Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone (1978) Robert Benton (1979) Alvin Sargent (1980) Ernest Thompson
Ernest Thompson (1981) Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart (1982) Julius J. Epstein (1983)

Adapted Comedy (1969–1983, retired)

Arnold Schulman (1969) Ring Lardner Jr.
Ring Lardner Jr. (1970) John Paxton (1971) Jay Presson Allen
Jay Presson Allen (1972) Alvin Sargent (1973) Lionel Chetwynd and Mordecai Richler
Mordecai Richler (1974) Neil Simon
Neil Simon (1975) Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman (1976) Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart (1977) Elaine May
Elaine May and Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty / Bernard Slade (1978) Jerzy Kosiński
Jerzy Kosiński (1979) Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker
Jerry Zucker (1980) Gerard Ayres (1981) Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards (1982) James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks (1983)

Adapted Screenplay (1984–present)

Bruce Robinson
Bruce Robinson (1984) Richard Condon and Janet Roach (1985) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1986) Steve Martin
Steve Martin (1987) Christopher Hampton
Christopher Hampton (1988) Alfred Uhry
Alfred Uhry (1989) Michael Blake (1990) Ted Tally (1991) Michael Tolkin
Michael Tolkin (1992) Steven Zaillian (1993) Eric Roth (1994) Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson (1995) Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (1996) Curtis Hanson
Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997) Scott Frank (1998) Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (1999) Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan (2000) Akiva Goldsman
Akiva Goldsman (2001) David Hare (2002) Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (2003) Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004) Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (2005) William Monahan
William Monahan (2006) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007) Simon Beaufoy (2008) Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009) Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin (2010) Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon
Nat Faxon (2011) Chris Terrio (2012) Billy Ray (2013) Graham Moore (2014) Adam McKay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015) Eric Heisserer (2016) James Ivory
James Ivory (2017)

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