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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.[1] Further directorial work include the stop motion animated film Anomalisa (2015) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020).
Charlie Kaufman | |
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![]() Kaufman at the 2015 Fantastic Fest | |
Born | Charles Stuart Kaufman November 19, 1958 |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1983–present |
One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era,[2][3][4][5] 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.[6]
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | Best Original Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Nominated | [7] |
2002 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Adaptation | Nominated | [8] |
2004 | Best Original Screenplay | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won | [9] |
2015 | Best Animated Feature | Anomalisa | Nominated | [10] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Original Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Won | [11] |
2002 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Adaptation | Won | [12] |
2004 | Best Original Screenplay | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won | [13] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Nominated | [14] |
2002 | Adaptation | Nominated | [15] | |
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | [16] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best First Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Won | |
2008 | Best First Feature | Synecdoche, New York | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
2015 | Best Film | Anomalisa | Nominated | |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Original Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Nominated | |
2002 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Adaptation | Nominated | |
2004 | Best Original Screenplay | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Palme d'Or | Synecdoche, New York | Nominated |
Caméra d'Or | Nominated | ||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Grand Jury Prize | Anomalisa | Won |
Golden Lion | Nominated | ||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Won |
2002 | Adaptation | Won | |
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | |
2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Original Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Won |
2002 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Adaptation | Won |
2008 | Best Original Screenplay | Synecdoche, New York | Nominated |
2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Anomalisa | Nominated |
2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Best Screenplay | Adaptation | Won |
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Won | ||
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Best Screenplay | Adaptation | Won |
2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Screenwriter of the Year | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Won |
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | |
2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Nominated | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Best Screenplay | Human Nature | Won |
2002 | Adaptation | Won | |
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Won | ||
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Won |
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | |
2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Nominated | |
2015 | Anomalisa | Nominated | |
2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Nominated | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Best Screenplay | Adaptation | Won |
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Adaptation | Won |
2004 | Best Original Screenplay | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won |
2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Original Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Won |
2002 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Adaptation | Won |
2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Best Screenplay | Being John Malkovich | Won |
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Best Screenplay | Anomalisa | Won |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Best Original Screenplay | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Won |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Saturn Awards | Best Writing | Being John Malkovich | Won |
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Nominated | ||
2015 | Best Animated Film | Anomalisa | Nominated | |
2015 | Producers Guild of America Award | Outstanding Animated Motion Picture | Anomalisa | Nominated |
2015 | Annie Award | Directing in a Feature Production | Nominated | |
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