Nicolás Giacobone is an Argentine writer and screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2014 film Birdman at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015.[1] He wrote a book of short stories Algún Cristo (2001), and the novels The Crossed-Out Notebook (2018) and Bum Bum Bum (2020).[2][3][4] His latest screenplay is for the film John and the Hole which was part of the official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival and premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.[5][6]

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Nicolás Giacobone
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OccupationWriter
Years active2003–present
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Personal life

His maternal grandfather was film director Armando Bó, his uncle is actor Víctor Bó, and his cousin is fellow screenwriter Armando Bó, with whom he won the Oscar.[7]

Filmography

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Year Film Writer Producer
2010 Biutiful Yes No
2011 El último Elvis Yes No
2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Yes Associate
2015 The Revenant No Co-producer
2018 Animal Yes No
2021 John and the Hole Yes Executive
2022 Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Yes No
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