Michael Bay
Michael Bay

Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965, in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a film director and producer. He is best known for directing high-budget action films characterized by fast edits, polished visuals and substantial use of practical effects. His films, which include The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and the Bad Boys and Transformers series, have grossed over three billion dollars world-wide. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute , a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness.He is co-chair and part-owner of the special effects house Digital Domain. He co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house which has remade horror movies including Friday the 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Michael Bay awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2019 Music City Film Critics' Association Awards Winner MCFCA Award Best Horror Film (Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller) A Quiet Place
2015 Razzie Awards Winner Razzie Award Worst Director (Michael Bay) Transformers: Age of Extinction
2010 Razzie Awards Winner Razzie Award Worst Director (Michael Bay) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
1999 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Director (Michael Bay) Armageddon
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2021 Bandung Film Festival Nominee Jury Prize Commendable Imported Film (John Krasinski, Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form) A Quiet Place Part II
2021 Hollywood Critics Association Nominee HCA Award Best Horror Film (John Krasinski, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Michael Bay) A Quiet Place Part II
2021 People's Choice Awards, USA Nominee People's Choice Award The Drama Movie of 2021 (John Krasinski, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller) A Quiet Place Part II
2019 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Motion Picture (Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller) A Quiet Place
2019 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Motion Picture (Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller) A Quiet Place
2019 PGA Awards Nominee PGA Award Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller) A Quiet Place
2018 Razzie Awards Nominee Razzie Award Worst Director (Michael Bay) Transformers: The Last Knight
2012 Razzie Awards Nominee Razzie Award Worst Director (Michael Bay) Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2010 SFX Awards, UK Nominee SFX Award Best Director (Michael Bay) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominee EDA Female Focus Award Sexist Pig Award (Michael Bay) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Best Director (Michael Bay) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
1999 Razzie Awards Nominee Razzie Award Worst Picture (Jerry Bruckheimer, Gale Anne Hurd, Michael Bay) Armageddon
1999 Razzie Awards Nominee Razzie Award Worst Director (Michael Bay) Armageddon
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