2022Winner
Best Writing
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Daniel Kwan
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
February 10, 1988
Biography
Daniel Kwan (born February 10, 1988) is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Scheinert. He began his career as a director of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned Grammy Award nominations. Kwan co-wrote and co-directed the absurdist comedy dramas Swiss Army Man (2016) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The latter became A24's highest-grossing film and earned him several accolades, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniels (directors), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Nominee
Best Picture
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
2016Nominee
Best Director
Swiss Army Man
Career Highlights
2022Highlight
Best Performance
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
2020Highlight
Best Director
Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
Video
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Swiss Army Man