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Birthday
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Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel; October 22, 1969) is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Charlie Kaufman, which include the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation., and for his work as director of the 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are. He was also a co-creator and executive producer of MTV's Jackass. He is currently the creative director of VBS.tv. He is also part owner of skateboard company Girl Skateboards with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll.
He also co-founded Directors Label with filmmakers Chris Cunningham and Michel Gondry.
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Spike Jonze awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CinEuphoria Awards | Winner CinEuphoria | Top Ten of the Year - International Competition (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards | Winner CCOP | Best Original Screenplay (Melhor Argumento Original) (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards | Winner CCOP | Best Original Song (Melhor Canção Original) (Karen O, Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Winner IOFCP Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | Sant Jordi Awards | Winner Sant Jordi | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Academy Awards, USA | Winner Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Winner Saturn Award | Best Writing (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Winner Critics Choice Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Winner COFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) | Winner GAFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Gold Derby Awards | Winner Gold Derby Award | Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Golden Globes, USA | Winner Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Winner INOCA | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Winner IOMA | Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Luxembourg City Film Festival | Winner Audience Award | (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards | Winner OFCC Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Online Film & Television Association | Winner OFTA Film Award | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Richard Attenborough Film Awards, UK | Winner RAFA | Screenwriter of the Year (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Seattle Film Critics Awards | Winner Seattle Film Critics Award | Best Screenplay, Original (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Writers Guild of America, USA | Winner WGA Award (Screen) | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Winner EDA Award | Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Austin Film Critics Association | Winner AFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Winner ACCA | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Winner CFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | Winner DFCS Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Winner FFCC Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Winner Golden Schmoes | Best Screenplay of the Year (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Winner IFJA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Internet Film Critic Society | Winner IFCS Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Winner KCFCC Award | Best Screenplay, Original (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Winner Sierra Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | National Board of Review, USA | Winner NBR Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | New York Film Critics, Online | Winner NYFCO Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Winner OFCS Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Winner SDFCS Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Winner SEFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Winner SLFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Winner TFCA Award | Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Winner WAFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2009 | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Winner IFJA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2001 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Winner ALFS Award | Director of the Year (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Winner Critics Choice Award | Breakthrough Artist (Spike Jonze, Three Kings) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Chlotrudis Awards | Winner Chlotrudis Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Winner Independent Spirit Award | Best First Feature - Over $500,000 (Spike Jonze, Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Steve Golin, Vincent Landay) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Winner FFCC Award | Newcomer of the Year (Spike Jonze, Three Kings) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Winner Sierra Award | Best Newcomer (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | MTV Movie + TV Awards | Winner MTV Movie Award | Best New Filmmaker (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Winner OFCS Award | Best Debut (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 1999 | Deauville Film Festival | Winner Critics Award | (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 1999 | Deauville Film Festival | Winner Grand Special Prize | (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 1999 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Winner NYFCC Award | Best First Film (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 1999 | Venice Film Festival | Winner FIPRESCI Prize | Parallel Sections (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 1999 | Venice Film Festival | Winner Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special Mention | (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Original Screenplay of the Decade (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | Bodil Awards | Nominee Bodil | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal | Nominee Cinema Bloggers Award | Best North American Film (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal | Nominee Cinema Bloggers Award | Best Screenplay - International Competition (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Director - International Competition (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | CinEuphoria Awards | Nominee CinEuphoria | Best Film - International Competition (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards | Nominee CCOP | Best Film (Melhor Filme) (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards | Nominee CCOP | Best Director (Melhor Realizador) (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2015 | Grammy Awards | Nominee Grammy | Best Song Written for Visual Media (Karen O, Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Motion Picture of the Year (Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay) | Her |
| 2014 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song (Karen O, Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | American Comedy Awards, USA | Nominee American Comedy Award | Best Comedy Director - Film (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | American Comedy Awards, USA | Nominee American Comedy Award | Best Comedy Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | American Psychological Association (APA) Film Festival | Nominee Best Film | Feature-Length Film (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee Critics Choice Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Nominee COFCA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee DFCC | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Motion Picture (Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay) | Her |
| 2014 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Original Song (Karen O, Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Guardian Film Awards, UK | Nominee Guardian Film Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | International Cinephile Society Awards | Nominee ICS Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | International Cinephile Society Awards | Nominee ICS Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Original Song (Karen O, Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Nominee IOMA | Best Picture (Miglior film) (Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay) | Her |
| 2014 | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Nominee IOMA | Best Director (Miglior regia) (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Nominee ALFS Award | Screenwriter of the Year (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Luxembourg City Film Festival | Nominee Grand Prix | (Mariana Rondón, Michael Polish, Jones, Spike Jonze, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Emir Baigazin, Benedikt Erlingsson, Xavier Dolan, Anurag Kashyap, Pelo malo, Big Sur, Everyone's Going to Die, Hide Your Smiling Faces, Uroki garmonii, Hross í oss, Tom à la ferme, Ugly) | Her |
| 2014 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Nominee NCFCA Award | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Picture (Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay) | Her |
| 2014 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Music, Original Song (Karen O, Spike Jonze, Ezra Koenig) | Her |
| 2014 | PGA Awards | Nominee PGA Award | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay) | Her |
| 2014 | Satellite Awards | Nominee Satellite Award | Best Screenplay, Original (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Nominee Bradbury Award | (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Seattle Film Critics Awards | Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Seattle Film Critics Awards | Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award | Best Music, Original Song (Karen O, Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Nominee VFCC Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2014 | World Soundtrack Awards | Nominee World Soundtrack Award | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film (Karen O, Spike Jonze, Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson) | Her |
| 2013 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Nominee EDA Award | Best Picture (Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay) | Her |
| 2013 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Nominee EDA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee CFCA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee DFWFCA Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee DFCS Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Nominee Golden Schmoes | Best Director of the Year (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee HFCS Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Nominee IGN Award | Best Movie Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Nominee IFJA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Nominee ICP Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Nominee ICP Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee LAFCA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee LAFCA Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee NYFCC Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Nominee NYFCC Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee OFCS Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Rome Film Fest | Nominee Golden Marc'Aurelio Award | (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards | Nominee Rondo Statuette | Best Film (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee SDFCS Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Nominee SFFCC Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Nominee SFFCC Award | Best Screenplay, Original (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online | Nominee Screenplay Competition | Best Original Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Nominee SLFCA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Village Voice Film Poll | Nominee VVFP Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Village Voice Film Poll | Nominee VVFP Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2013 | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee WAFCA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Her |
| 2010 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Writing (Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2010 | International Cinephile Society Awards | Nominee ICS Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2010 | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Nominee INOCA | Best Adapted Screenplay (Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2010 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee OFCS Award | Best Adapted Screenplay (Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2009 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Adapted Screenplay (Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2009 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee CFCA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2009 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee CFCA Award | Best Screenplay, Adapted (Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2009 | Indiana Film Journalists Association, US | Nominee IFJA Award | Best Screenplay (Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers) | Where the Wild Things Are |
| 2001 | Bodil Awards | Nominee Bodil | Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2001 | Danish Film Awards (Robert) | Nominee Robert | Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2001 | Empire Awards, UK | Nominee Empire Award | Best Debut (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | César Awards, France | Nominee César | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee CFCA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Directors Guild of America, USA | Nominee DGA Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Nominee Silver Ribbon | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee Sierra Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best First Feature (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee OFCS Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 2000 | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Nominee SEFCA Award | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 1999 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Director (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
| 1999 | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Nominee BSFC Award | Best New Filmmaker (Spike Jonze) | Being John Malkovich |
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