| Scott Silver | |
| Birth Date: | 30 November 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter, film director |
| Education: | Boston University (BA) |
| Notable Works: | Johns The Mod Squad 8 Mile The Fighter Joker |
Scott Silver (born November 30, 1964) is an American screenwriter[1] and film director.[2]
Silver is best known for such films as Johns,[3] The Mod Squad,[2] 8 Mile, The Fighter, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay,[4] and Joker, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, alongside Todd Phillips. He is Jewish.[5] He is also set to co-write the script to the upcoming Spawn reboot, entitled King Spawn.[6] [7]
He graduated from Boston University's College of Communication in 1986.[8]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Johns | ||
| 1999 | The Mod Squad | ||
| 2002 | 8 Mile | ||
| 2010 | The Fighter | ||
| 2016 | The Finest Hours | ||
| 2019 | Joker | ||
| 2024 | |||
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| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Academy Award | Best Original Screenplay | The Fighter | |
| 2020 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Joker | |
| British Academy Film Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | |||
| Writers Guild of America Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | |||
| Academy Award | Best Adapted Screenplay |