Writer

Steven Zaillian

Date of birth: 30 January 1953
Age: 73
Place of birth: Fresno, California, USA
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: screenwriter, film producer, film director, film editor, director, executive producer
Languages: English

Biography

Steven Zaillian (born January 30, 1953) is an Armenian-American screenwriter, film director, film editor, producer, and founder of Film Rites, a film production company. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay for Schindler's List and he has been nominated two times for Awakenings and Gangs of New York. The Times called him "the most artful and subtle screenwriter Hollywood has had since Robert Towne."

Zaillian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Jim Zaillian, a radio news reporter. He attended Sonoma State University, graduated from San Francisco State University and lives in Los Angeles.

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Education

San Francisco State University
Crescenta Valley High School
Cinema Department at San Francisco State University
Sonoma State University

Awards

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement2011
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay1994 Schindler's List
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay1994 Schindler's List
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay1994 Schindler's List
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay1994 Schindler's List
Austin Film Festival2009
USC Scripter Award1991
USC Scripter Award1994
USC Scripter Award1999