Michael Arndt

Writer. Born 11 November 1965 in McLean, Virginia, USA.

Titles on Fi1m7 writing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 7 titles

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

11 November 1965, McLean, Virginia, USA

Active

2006–present

Frequently works with

Francis Lawrence, Nina Jacobson

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Michael’s work 2 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 7 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 14 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $6.3bn across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 2006–present

Genres

Action5
Science Fiction4
Adventure3
Comedy3
Animation2
Family2

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestToy Story 32010

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes poster

61WorstThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

12000s

82010s

22020s

Directors most worked with

Francis Lawrence2 titles

Producers most worked with

Nina Jacobson2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated2011Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Toy Story 3
Won2007Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Little Miss Sunshine

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won2007Best Original Screenplay · Little Miss Sunshine

Other awards1 won

Won2007Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay · Little Miss Sunshine

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.