Spike Jonze
- Biography
- A notoriously shy prankster with a penchant for skateboarding and tall tales, Spike Jonze might not have been the most obvious candidate for "most promising director" or "best first feature" status.
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Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Director Being John Malkovich |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Breakthrough Performer Being John Malkovich |
| 1999 | Won | Broadcast Film Critics Association |
Breakthrough Performer Three Kings (1999) |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Director Adaptation |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Won | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best First Feature Synecdoche, New York |
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"We Love You So"
10/29/09 We Love You So is the official blog of Spike Jonze and Where The Wild Things Are. In October 2009 Spike Jonze's feature film rendition of Maurice Sendak's classic story Where The Wild Things Are will hit movie theaters worldwide. | Styles & Scenes -
Spike Jonze slaps Kanye West! Who's next? Taylor Swift, how about you?
10/29/09 Director Spike Jonze gets annoyed with Kanye West in this behind the scenes video. | Styles & Scenes -
'Where The Wild Things Are' Director Spike Jonze Discusses His Collaboration With Kanye West
10/26/09 It has been seven years since filmmaker Spike Jonze released a feature, but now he's suddenly flooding the market with content. | MTV Movies Blog -
Kanye West Spike Jonze Combo Irritatingly Unavoidable [Making The Rounds]
10/21/09 It feels like years since we saw our first inkjet printing of Kanye West taped to the office refrigerator alongside either our favorite 80s cartoon character or freshest dead celebrity. | Gawker -
Spike Jonze Goes The Full Kanye
10/19/09 | The Hot Blog - Movie City News -
Wild Things Scares Kids But Still Rules the Weekend Box Office [Trade Round-up]
10/19/09 As the box office tea leaves are sifted, many in Hollywood are searching for a way to take the glory away from Spike Jonze , but whatever, your feelings about the hipster icon, we all bow before an opening weekend victory. • | Gawker -
Spike Jonze, An Evil Stepfather and Black Dynamite Await Your Movie Dollars
10/16/09 Tipline : 646-214-8138 Editor-in-Chief: West Coast Editor: | Defamer -
Children's fantasy comes to life
10/10/09 Spike Jonze's wild things aren't out of the woods yet. | JAM! Showbiz -
Spike Jonze and Max Records Talk Where the Wild Things Are
10/04/09 You've still got to wait a little while for it to reach theaters, but in the meantime, you can get a small taste of what to expect from "Where the Wild Things Are," thanks to a new interview with Spike Jonze and Max Records. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Michelle Williams Confirms Split From Spike Jonze
09/18/09 "The timing was impossible," she admits. | Us Weekly