Scott Silver (born November 30, 1964) is an American screenwriter[1] and film director.[2]
Scott Silver | |
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Born | (1964-11-30) November 30, 1964 (age 57) |
Education | AFI Conservatory |
Occupation | Screenwriter, film director |
Notable work | Johns The Mod Squad 8 Mile The Fighter Joker |
Silver is best known for such films as Johns,[3] The Mod Squad,[2] 8 Mile, The Fighter, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay,[4] and Joker, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, alongside Todd Phillips. He is of Jewish descent.[5] He is also set to co-write the script to the upcoming Spawn reboot.[6]
Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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1996 | Johns | Director, written by | |
1997 | The House of Yes | Co-executive producer | |
1999 | The Mod Squad | Director, written by | Co-wrote with Stephen Kay and Kate Lanier |
2000 | Requiem for a Dream | Special thanks | |
2002 | 8 Mile | Written by | |
2007 | Then She Found Me | Special thanks | |
2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Uncredited rewrites | Co-wrote with James Vanderbilt |
2010 | The Fighter | Written by | Co-wrote screenplay with Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, based on a story by Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson & Keith Dorrington |
2016 | The Finest Hours | Co-wrote with Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson | |
Bleed for This | Special thanks | ||
2017 | Stronger | Producer | |
2018 | Siberia | Special thanks | |
2019 | Joker | Written by | Co-wrote with Todd Phillips |
2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | ||
TBA | Spawn | Co-wrote with Malcolm Spellman and Matthew Mixom | |
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
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2011 | Academy Award | Best Original Screenplay | The Fighter | Nominated |
2020 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joker | Nominated |
British Academy Film Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Writers Guild of America Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Academy Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | |
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