Robert Zemeckis | |
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Zemeckis at the 67th Academy Awards | |
2 Nominations / 1 Win | |
Role | Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
Born | May 14, 1951 |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
Robert Zemeckis is an Academy Award-winning American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of the comedic time-travel Back to the Future film series, as well as the Academy Award-winning live-action/animation epic Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), though in the 1990s he diversified into more dramatic fare, including 1994's Forrest Gump, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director.
Wins[]
- 67th Academy Awards, 1994
- Best Director — Forrest Gump
Nominations[]
- 58th Academy Awards, 1985
- Best Original Screenplay — Back to the Future (shared with Bob Gale)
- 67th Academy Awards, 1994
- Best Director — Forrest Gump