Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian (born on 30 January 1953 in Fresno, California) is an American screenwriter, film director, editor and producer. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay for Schindler's List and he has been nominated two times for Awakenings and Gangs of New York. He is of Armenian descent.

Writer Filmography
American Gangster (2007) (Screenplay)
All the King's Men (2006) (screenplay)
The Interpreter (2005) (screenplay)
Gangs of New York (2002) (screenplay)
Hannibal (2001) (screenplay)
A Civil Action (1998) (screenplay)
Mission: Impossible (1996) (story)
Clear and Present Danger (1994) (screenplay)
Schindler's List (1993) (screenplay)
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) (screenplay)
Jack the Bear (1993) (screenplay)
Awakenings (1990) (screenplay)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

Director Filmography
All the King's Men (2006)
A Civil Action (1998)
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

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Collider.com Rooney Mara Talks GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, Sequels, David Fincher and More Collider.com But, we did spend quite a lot of time rehearsing with David [Fincher] and the rest of the cast, and with Steve Zaillian, just reading through the script and trying to make things work. We were lucky, in that we started off shooting in Stockholm. and more »   Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:50:45 GMT Los Angeles Times Essay: Steven Soderbergh's 'Haywire' thinks as it fights Los Angeles Times ("They're meeting for the first time," a wag at my table observed when Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin climbed the podium to claim their shotgun-marriage prize.) Soderbergh too had modified Zaillian's script and had long since moved on. and more »   Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:32:44 GMT Arts editor would give Brad Pitt the Oscar in a heartbeat? (video) New Haven Register One, an Aaron Sorkin script (co-written with Steve Zaillian). Sorkin wrote compellingly about computer geek Mark Zuckerberg's invention of Facebook (?The Social Network?), so it's no surprise he helped give life to a book essentially about the ... and more »   Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:08:30 GMT Arts editor would give Brad Pitt the Oscar in a heartbeat? New Haven Register One, an Aaron Sorkin script (co-written with Steve Zaillian). Sorkin wrote compellingly about computer geek Mark Zuckerberg's invention of Facebook (?The Social Network?), so it's no surprise he helped give life to a book essentially about the ... and more »   Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:21:14 GMT Capsule Reviews of Films Playing at Local Theaters Daily Herald Brad Pitt is aces as Beane, and the movie's script (by Aaron Sorkin and Steve Zaillian) sizzles like a 98 MPH fastball. [A] THE MUPPETS (1 hr., 38 min.; PG for some mild rude humor) You're darn right the Muppets are back. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, ... and more »   Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:40:33 GMT Fincher triumphs; just as predicted Marlborough Express Working with a smart and at times darkly funny screenplay by Steve Zaillian, Fincher directs with his trademark awe-inspiring artistry and flair. Every frame is stunning and, thanks to serial musical collaborators Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, ... and more »   Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:30:40 GMT SF State Campus Headlines SF State alums nominated for Academy Awards SF State Campus Headlines 30, 2012 -- SF State alums Ethan Van der Ryn (BA, '85) and Steve Zaillian (BA, 75) were nominated for Academy Awards on Jan. 24, marking the 13th consecutive year SF State alums have earned Oscar nods. Van der Ryn received a nomination for Best Sound ...   Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:31:21 GMT Entertainment.ie The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) Entertainment.ie The script by Steve Zaillian nicely gets most elements of the book in, improving on the Swedish version of the Wennerstorm affair and the characters love interests. There are a whole lot of characters going on, it could easily have lost the audience ... and more »   Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:10:57 GMT Sundance/NHK Award Goes To Jens Assur Deadline.com Film Rites' Steve Zaillian and Garrett Basch produced. Assur's short film Killing the Chickens to Save the Monkeys is in the festival this year. Two previous winners of the Sundance/NHK award also had films at this year's Sundance: Beasts of the ... and more »   Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:35:13 GMT Movie review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo New Zealand Herald It helps, too, that Steve Zaillian's script offers a slight and smart variation on the answer to the central mystery, even if many of Larsson's earlier plot implausibilities remain. As he did with depicting Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg in The ... and more »   Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:17 GMT Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6

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