Nicholas Kazan

American screenwriter

Robin Swicord

(m. 1984)

ChildrenZoe Kazan
Maya KazanParent(s)Elia Kazan
Molly Kazan

Nicholas Kazan (/ˈkəˈzæn/;^[1] born September 15, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director.

Early life

Kazan was born in New York, the son of Greek-American director Elia Kazan and his first wife, playwright Molly Kazan (née Mary Day Thacher). Through his mother, Kazan is a descendant of classicist and college administrator Thomas Anthony Thacher, Yale president Jeremiah Day, and founding father Roger Sherman.

Career

Kazan, a noted playwright, premiered his play Mlle. God (2011) in Los Angeles with the Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA. A dark comedy, it reinvents Frank Wedekind's "Lulu" character. Kazan said he was inspired "most of all by Louise Brooks' luminous cosmic performance" of the character.^[2]

Kazan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for his work on Reversal of Fortune.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Personal life

In 1984, Kazan married screenwriter Robin Swicord. Their daughters are actresses Zoe Kazan and Maya Kazan.

Filmography

Frances (1982) (with Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren)
At Close Range (1986)
Patty Hearst (1988)^[6]
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Mobsters (1991) (with Michael Mahem)
Dream Lover (1993) (also Director)
Matilda (1996) (with Robin Swicord)
Homegrown (1998) (with Stephen Gyllenhaal)
Fallen (1998)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Enough (2002)
The Whole Truth (2016)

References

^ Dictionary.com – Kazan
^ "MLLE. GOD Inaugurates Atwater Village Theatre 1/28–3/6". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. January 4, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
^ 1991|Oscars.org
^ Dances With Wolves Wins Adapted Screenplay: 1991 Oscars
^ Reversal of Fortune|Golden Globes
^ The 10 Best Paul Schrader Movies – Page 2 – Taste of Cinema

External links

Nicholas Kazan at IMDb
Nicholas Kazan at the TCM Movie Database

Awards for Nicholas Kazan
v t e Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
Screenplay (1980–2021)	Bo Goldman (1980) Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn (1981) Barry Levinson (1982) Éric Rohmer (1983) Alex Cox (1984) Woody Allen (1985) Woody Allen (1986) James L. Brooks (1987) Ron Shelton (1988) Woody Allen (1989) Nicholas Kazan (1990) David Cronenberg (1991) Neil Jordan (1992) Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt (1993) Roger Avary and Quentin Tarantino (1994) Emma Thompson (1995) Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci (1996) Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997) Scott Frank (1998) Charlie Kaufman (1999) Cameron Crowe / Steve Kloves (2000) Christopher Nolan (2001) Charlie and Donald Kaufman (2002) Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (2003) Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004) Dan Futterman (2005) William Monahan (2006) Brad Bird (2007) Dustin Lance Black (2008) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2009) Aaron Sorkin (2010) Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (2011) Tony Kushner (2012) Nicole Holofcener (2013) Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo / Richard Linklater (2014) Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015) Kenneth Lonergan (2016) Greta Gerwig (2017) Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (2018) Quentin Tarantino (2019) Charlie Kaufman (2020) Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe (2021)
Original Screenplay (2022–present)	Martin McDonagh (2022) David Hemingson (2023)
Adapted Screenplay (2022–present)	Kogonada (2022) Jonathan Glazer (2023)

v t e Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay
1975–2000	Joan Tewkesbury (1975) Paddy Chayefsky (1976) Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman (1977) Paul Mazursky (1978) Robert Benton (1979) John Sayles (1980) John Guare (1981) Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal (1982) James L. Brooks (1983) Peter Shaffer (1984) Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown and Tom Stoppard (1985) Woody Allen (1986) John Boorman (1987) Ron Shelton (1988) Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost (1989) Nicholas Kazan (1990) James Toback (1991) David Webb Peoples (1992) Jane Campion (1993) Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994) Emma Thompson (1995) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996) Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997) Warren Beatty and Jeremy Pikser (1998) Charlie Kaufman (1999) Kenneth Lonergan (2000)
2001–present	Christopher Nolan (2001) Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2002) Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (2003) Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004) Noah Baumbach / Dan Futterman (2005) Peter Morgan (2006) Tamara Jenkins (2007) Mike Leigh (2008) Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009) Aaron Sorkin (2010) Asghar Farhadi (2011) Chris Terrio (2012) Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy (2013) Wes Anderson (2014) Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015) Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou (2016) Jordan Peele (2017) Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (2018) Noah Baumbach (2019) Emerald Fennell (2020) Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe (2021) Todd Field (2022) Andrew Haigh (2023)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay

1975–2000