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Adam McKay · Directing

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Born: April 17, 1968 (56 years old)

Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2021 Academy Awards (Oscars)

Best Screenplay

2021 Golden Globes

Best Original Screenplay

2021 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

Best Screenplay

2021 African American Film Critics Association Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2021 EDA Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2021 Critics Choice Awards

2021 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

2021 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

Best Screenplay

2021 Houston Film Critics Society Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2021 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2021 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2021 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2021 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Screenplay

2021 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2021 Writers Guild of America Awards

Best Director

2018 Academy Awards (Oscars)

Best Original Screenplay

2018 Academy Awards (Oscars)

Best Director

2018 Golden Globes

Best Screenplay

2018 Golden Globes

Best Original Screenplay

2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

Best Director

2018 EDA Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2018 EDA Awards

2018 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2018 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2018 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2018 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2018 Denver Film Critics Society Awards

2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

2018 Directors Guild of America Awards

Best Director

2018 Houston Film Critics Society Awards

Best Screenplay

2018 Houston Film Critics Society Awards

Best Director

2018 Phoenix Critics Circle Awards

Best Screenplay

2018 Phoenix Critics Circle Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2018 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Director

2018 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2018 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

Best Original Screenplay

2018 Writers Guild of America Awards

Best Director

2015 Academy Awards (Oscars)

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Academy Awards (Oscars)

Best Screenplay

2015 Golden Globes

Best Director

2015 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 EDA Awards

Best Director

2015 Austin Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Austin Film Critics Association Awards

2015 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2015 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards

Best Director

2015 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Denver Film Critics Society Awards

2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

2015 Directors Guild of America Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Director

2015 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2015 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

2015 University of Southern California Awards

Best Adapted Screenplay

2015 Writers Guild of America Awards

Filmography

No films as cast member.

Year Film Job
2021 Don't Look Up Director
2018 Vice Director
2015 The Big Short Director
2010 The Other Guys Director
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Director

Year Film Job
2021 Don't Look Up Story
2021 Don't Look Up Screenplay
2018 Vice Writer
2015 The Big Short Screenplay
2010 The Other Guys Screenplay
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Writer

Year Film Job
2022 The Menu Producer
2021 Don't Look Up Producer
2021 Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar Producer
2019 Hustlers Producer
2018 Vice Producer
2014 Welcome to Me Producer
2010 The Other Guys Producer

No films as crew member.