The Big Picture: Charlie Kaufman Career & Biographical Notes: Attended Boston University before transferring to NYU; classmates with director Chris Columbus Got his first gig in Hollywood writing for the early '90s Fox sitcom Get a Life, starring Chris Elliott Has been nominated for an Oscar three times, despite having only authored five screenplays Still smarting over the fact that the studios wouldn't buy his script of Days of Thunder

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Synecdoche, New York	10/24/08	N/A
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	3/19/04	R	1353	8.18	34.13	Info
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind	12/31/02		1769	5.83	15.94	Info
Human Nature	4/12/02	N/A

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Awards:

2008
Synecdoche, New York

• Nominee: Best Original Screenplay, Chicago Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-up: Best Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Critics
• Nominee: Best Screenplay, Spirit Awards

2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

• Win: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Screenplay, Las Vegas Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Toronto Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, New York Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, BOP's Calvin Awards
• Win: Best Original Screenplay, Writers' Guild
• Win: Best Original Screenplay, Seattle Film Critics
• Win: Best Original Screenplay, National Board of Review
• Win: Best Original Screenplay, Washington (DC) Area Film Critics Association
• Win: Best Original Screenplay, Southeastern Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Boston Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes

2003
Adaptation

• Nominee: Best Screenplay, London Film Critics

2002
Adaptation

• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Adapted Screenplay, Online Film Critics Association
• Win: Best Adapted Screenplay, Golden Satellites
• Win: Best Screenplay, Toronto Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, New York Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Win: Best Screenplay, Florida Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Chicago Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, BOP's Calvin Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Writers' Guild

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

• Win: Best Screenplay, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, BOP's Calvin Awards

1999
Being John Malkovich

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Original Screenplay, Online Film Critics Association
• Win: Best Original Screenplay, Las Vegas Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Boston Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Chicago Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, National Society of Film Critics
• Win: Best Screenplay, Toronto Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Writers' Guild

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