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Charlie Kaufman
Kaufman at the 2015 Fantastic Fest
Born	Charles Stuart Kaufman (1958-11-19) November 19, 1958 (age 66) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University
Occupations	Screenwriter producer director novelist
Years active	1983–present

Charles Stuart Kaufman (/ˈkɔːfmən/; born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, producer, director and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He made his directorial debut with Synecdoche, New York (2008), which film critic Roger Ebert called "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. Further directorial work include the stop motion animated film Anomalisa (2015) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020).

One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has been nominated for four Academy Awards: twice for Best Original Screenplay for Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (winning for the latter), Best Adapted Screenplay (with his fictional brother) for Adaptation, and Best Animated Feature for Anomalisa. He also won two BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplays and one BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Three of Kaufman's scripts appear in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever written.

Major associations

Academy Awards

British Academy Film Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Independent Spirit Awards

Writers Guild of America

Festival awards

Cannes Film Festival

Venice Film Festival

Critics awards

Boston Society of Film Critics

Chicago Film Critics Association

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Florida Film Critics Circle Award

London Film Critics' Circle Award

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

National Board of Review

National Society of Film Critics

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Online Film Critics Society

San Diego Film Critics Society

Toronto Film Critics Association

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Washington D.C. Critics Association

Miscellaneous awards

References

1. Ebert, Roger. (2009-12-13) The best films of the decade – Roger Ebert's Journal Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Blogs.suntimes.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
2. Ebert, Roger (November 5, 2008). "Synecdoche, New York Movie Review (2008)". Retrieved October 16, 2015. "Charlie Kaufman is one of the few truly important writers to make screenplays his medium."
3. "Charlie Kaufman Is The 21st Century's 'Mad Genius Of Cinema'". GQ. June 3, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
4. "Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriters Lecture". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved October 16, 2015. "One of modern cinema's most celebrated writers"...
5. Ulin, David L. (May 14, 2006). "Why Charlie Kaufman Is Us". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 16, 2015. "In exploring our inner selves, he's become one of the best writers of his generation, David L. Ulin argues."
6. "101 Greatest Screenplays List". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
7. "72nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
8. "75th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
9. "77th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
10. "88th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
11. "53rd British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
12. "56th British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
13. "58th British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
14. "57th Golden Globe Awards". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
15. "60th Golden Globe Awards". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
16. "62nd Golden Globe Awards". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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