2025Nominee
Best Director
Roofman
Derek Cianfrance
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
January 23, 1974
Biography
Derek M. Cianfrance (/ˈsiːənfræns/; born January 23, 1974) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines, and The Light Between Oceans, as well as the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True. For his contributions to the story of Sound of Metal, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with its director Darius Marder, and Abraham Marder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Cianfrance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2013Nominee
Best Director
The Place Beyond the Pines
2010Nominee
Best Director
Blue Valentine
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Writing
Sound of Metal
2016Highlight
Best Director
The Light Between Oceans