David O. Russell

Five-time Academy-Award nominee David O. Russell co-wrote and directed AMERICAN HUSTLE, which earned ten Academy Award nominations – including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and acting nominations in all four categories. The film also won three Golden Globe awards including Best Picture, three BAFTA Awards including Best Original Screenplay and won the Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress awards from the New York Film Critics Circle.

Russell's previous film, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012), was also a box office success and a major awards contender. It earned eight Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and acting nominations in all four categories (with a win for lead actress Jennifer Lawrence). The film also garnered four Golden Globe nominations, four Independent Spirit Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In addition, his film THE FIGHTER (2010), earned seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

Prior films include I HEART HUCKABEES (2004), THREE KINGS (1999), FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996) and SPANKING THE MONKEY (1994).

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