American director Robert Zemeckis studied filmmaking at Northern Illinois University, and then got his start with a job with the film editing department at WMAQ-TV, Chicago's NBC flagship station. Read Full Biography
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Flight
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Yellow Submarine
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Mars Needs Moms
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Real Steel
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Behind the Burly Q
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Disney's A Christmas Carol
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Framed
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Beowulf
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The Reaping
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Last Holiday
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Monster House
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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
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House of Wax
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
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The Polar Express
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Gothika
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Matchstick Men
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Ghost Ship
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13 Ghosts
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Cast Away
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What Lies Beneath
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House On Haunted Hill
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Contact
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Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 1994 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | Forrest Gump | Won |
| 1994 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Forrest Gump | Won |
| 1994 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | Forrest Gump | Won |
| 1993 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | Forrest Gump | Won |
| 1988 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Nominated |
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