Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele was born in New York City and was raised by his single mother on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He graduated from The Calhoun School on Manhattan's Upper West Side, and went on to Sarah Lawrence College. After two years, Peele dropped out to form a comedy duo with his college roommate and future Key & Peele comedy writer, Rebecca Drysdale. As of 2016, he is married to comedian Chelsea Peretti. In 2018, he won his first Oscar for writing his directorial debut, Get Out.
Jordan Peele awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Winner Chainsaw Award | Best Director (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Golden Scythe Horror Awards | Winner Golden Scythe | Best Director (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Austin Film Critics Association | Nominee AFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Outstanding Film (Jordan Peele, Ian Cooper) | Nope |
| 2023 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Outstanding Director (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Outstanding Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Columbus Film Critics Association | Nominee COFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Nominee Chainsaw Award | Best Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Nominee GAFCA Award | Best Director (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Nominee GAFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Girls on Film Awards | Nominee Girls on Film Ally Award | (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Film Award | Motion Picture (Ian Cooper, Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Nominee Image Award | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee KCFCC Award | Best Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Nominee NCFCA Award | Best Director (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Nominee NCFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee OFCS Award | Best Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Nominee Bradbury Award | Outstanding Dramatic Presentation (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2023 | Writers Guild of America, USA | Nominee WGA Award (Screen) | Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Director (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Writing (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Cahiers du Cinéma | Nominee Top 10 Film Award | Best Film (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee DFCC | Best Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Film Comment Magazine, USA | Nominee Film Comment's Year-End Critics' Poll | Best Film (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Nominee IFJA Award | Best Director (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee Sierra Award | Best Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Online Association of Female Film Critics | Nominee OAFFC Award | Best Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Phoenix Critics Circle | Nominee PCC Award | Best Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | UK Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee FCA Award | Director of the Year (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2022 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee WAFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Jordan Peele) | Nope |
| 2021 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Nominee Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Drama Series (Misha Green, J.J. Abrams, Jordan Peele, Bill Carraro, Yann Demange, Ben Stephenson, Rachel Rusch, Jonathan I. Kidd, Sonya Winton, Matt King, Dana Robin) | Lovecraft Country |
| 2020 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Outstanding Voice Performance (Jordan Peele) | Toy Story 4 |
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