Spike Jonze is an American director, screenwriter, producer and actor who has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two Directors Guild of America Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award.
Jonze began his feature film directing career with the fantasy comedy film Being John Malkovich (1999), which was met with critical acclaim and earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing for Feature Films. For the comedy-drama metafilm Adaptation. (2002), he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2013, the sci-fi romantic comedy film Her was released, which earned him numerous accolades for his writing, including the Golden Globe Award, the Writers Guild of America Award and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Jonze was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards.
Jonze has directed several music videos, winning the Grammy Award for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" (2001), and various commercials for companies like Apple, Adidas or Gap, receiving two Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directing for Commercials. For his television work, he was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, thanks to his production and writing credits on documentary series like Gaycation (2016–17), Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017) and Beastie Boys Story (2020).
Awards and nominations
+Awards and nominations received by Spike Jonze Award Year Work Category Result Academy Awards 2000 Being John Malkovich Best Director 2014 Her Best Picture Best Original Screenplay Best Original Song Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards 2013 Her Best Picture Best Director Best Original Screenplay Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Her Best Film Best Original Screenplay Berlin International Film Festival Awards 2003 Adaptation. Golden Bear Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize 2011 Scenes from the Suburbs Short Film Golden Bear Bodil Awards 2001 Being John Malkovich Best American Film 2015 Her Best American Film Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1999 Being John Malkovich Best New Filmmaker César Awards 2000 Being John Malkovich Best Foreign Film Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Where the Wild Things Are Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay 2013 Her Best Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay Chlotrudis Awards 2000 Being John Malkovich Best Director Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2000 Breakthrough Performer 2014 Her Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Her Best Screenplay Deauville American Film Festival Awards 1999 Being John Malkovich Grand Prix Prix de la Critique Internationale Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2013 Her Best Film Best Director Best Screenplay Directors Guild of America Awards 2000 Being John Malkovich Outstanding Directing – Feature Film 2006 Outstanding Directing – Commercials 2019 Apple's "Welcome Home" Outstanding Directing – Commercials 2020 Outstanding Directing – Commercials Aziz Ansari: Right Now Outstanding Directing – Variety Specials 2026 Apple's "Someday" Outstanding Directing – Commercials Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2000 Pauline Kael Breakout Award 2013 Her Best Original Screenplay Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Her Best Picture Best Original Screenplay Golden Globe Awards 2003 Adaptation. Best Director 2014 Her Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Best Screenplay Gotham Awards 2008 Synecdoche, New York Best Feature Grammy Awards 1996 Best Music Video 2002 Best Music Video 2015 Best Song Written for Visual Media 2021 Beastie Boys Story Best Music Film Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2013 Her Best Screenplay Hugo Awards 2000 Being John Malkovich Best Dramatic Presentation London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2001 Being John Malkovich Director of the Year 2014 Her Film of the Year Screenwriter of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Her Best Film Best Director Best Screenplay MTV Movie & TV Awards 2000 Being John Malkovich Best New Filmmaker MTV Video Music Awards 1994 Best Direction 1995 Best Direction 1996 Best Direction 1999 Best Direction Best Choreography 2001 Best Choreography Best Direction 2012 Best Direction Nastro d'Argento Awards 2000 Being John Malkovich Best Director of a Foreign Film National Board of Review Awards 2013 Her Best Film Best Director Nebula Awards 2014 Her Ray Bradbury Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2000 Being John Malkovich Best First Film 2014 Her Best Screenplay New York Film Critics Online Awards 2013 Her Best Screenplay Online Film Critics Society Awards 2000 Being John Malkovich Best Director Best Debut 2003 Adaptation. Best Director 2010 Where the Wild Things Are Best Adapted Screenplay 2013 Her Best Picture Best Director Best Original Screenplay Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 Gaycation with Ellen Page Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2017 Gaycation with Ellen Page Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2018 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special 2020 Beastie Boys Story Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming Producers Guild of America Awards 2014 Her Best Theatrical Motion Picture San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2013 Her Best Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2013 Her Best Director Best Original Screenplay Satellite Awards 2014 Her Best Original Screenplay Saturn Awards 2010 Where the Wild Things Are Best Writing 2014 Her Best Fantasy Film Best Writing St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Her Best Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Her Best Screenplay Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2014 Her Best Screenplay Venice Film Festival Awards 1999 Being John Malkovich FIPRESCI Prize Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Her Best Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay World Soundtrack Awards 2014 Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film Writers Guild of America Awards 2014 Her Best Original Screenplay
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References
External links List of awards and nominations at IMDb