Directing

Damien Chazelle

born 1985 · Directing

66.5avg grm
7titles
#32best rank
3honors
Wbest title · #32 on siteWhiplash2014 · as Director83.8

Honors

3
2017Academy Award — Best Director
2017BAFTA — Best Direction
2014Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award

Bio

Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Damien Chazelle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography

Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Damien Chazelle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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2020s3 titlesSSergio Leone: The Man Who Invented America2022 · as Self58.9BBabylon2022 · as Director51.6EThe Eddy2020 · as Director · series63.3
2010s4 titlesFFirst Man2018 · as Director72.0FFriedkin Uncut2018 · as Self56.4LLa La Land2016 · as Director79.5WWhiplash2014 · as Director83.8

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Damien Chazelle

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born1985
known forDirecting
titles on site7
best title rank#32 · Whiplash (2014)
avg GRM66.5
honors3 · Academy Award — Best Director, 2017
Honors
  • 2017Academy Award — Best Director
  • 2017BAFTA — Best Direction
  • 2014Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award
Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Damien Chazelle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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