
Jon Watts
Jon Watts is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man MCU trilogy starring Tom Holland. Watts is also set to direct a Fantastic Four film for Marvel Studios.
Watts was born and raised in Fountain, Colorado. He studied film at New York University.
Before directing movies, Jon directed commercials for production company Park Pictures. When trying to get the job directing Spider-Man: Homecoming, Watts got a tattoo of Spider-Man on his chest to make himself "stand out in the field".
Jon Watts awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Winner Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema | (Jon Watts, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers) |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Director (Jon Watts) | |
| 2022 | Dragon Awards | Nominee Dragon Award | Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie (Jon Watts) | |
| 2022 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Nominee Golden Schmoes | Best Director of the Year (Jon Watts) | |
| 2022 | Prémios Fantastic | Nominee Fantastic Award (Prémios Fantastic) | Best International Film (Melhor Filme Internacional) (Jon Watts) | |
| 2019 | Dragon Awards | Nominee Dragon Award | Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie (Jon Watts, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers) | Spider-Man: Far From Home |
| 2018 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Nominee Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema | (Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers) | Spider-Man: Homecoming |
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