Stephen Gaghan

Writer and director. Born 6 May 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S..

Titles on Fi1m2 directing · 3 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

6 May 1965, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

Active

1993–present

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

67Fi1m

63Critics

We rate Stephen’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 790

Under 601

Of 3 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 2 films, 1 series
Screen time: 4 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $451m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1993–present

Genres

Drama2
Action1
Adventure1
Crime1
Science Fiction1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

82BestTraffic2000

38WorstAfter Earth2013

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51990s

82000s

52010s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated2006Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Syriana
Won2001Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Traffic

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won1997Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series · NYPD Blue

Other awards1 won

Won1998Edgar Awards: Edgar Awards

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