Steven Zaillian

Steven Zaillian
Born
Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian

(1953-01-30) January 30, 1953 (age 71)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Alma materSan Francisco State University
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • film director
  • film producer
  • film editor
Years active1977–present[1]
SpouseElizabeth Zaillian
Children2

Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian[1] (born January 30, 1953) is an Armenian-American screenwriter, film director and producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for his screenplay Schindler's List (1993) and has earned Oscar nominations for the films Awakenings, Gangs of New York, Moneyball and The Irishman. He was presented with the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2009 Austin Film Festival and the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America in 2011. Zaillian is the founder of Film Rites, a film production company.

He also created, wrote and directed the limited series The Night Of (2016) and Ripley (2024), the latter for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nytimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "'Ripley' Director Steve Zaillian Takes Home Emmy For Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie". Deadline. September 16, 2024.