Scott has been nominated for three Directing Oscars, which he received for Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down.

September 12, 2020 Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Nationality: Social Class: Race/Ethnicity: Jewish Family: Formal Education: NYU Film; dropped out Training: worked at video store First Film: docus Breakthrough: docu, grand Jury; 1998 Sundance Fest First Oscar Nomination: Joker, 2019; aged 49 Gap between First Film and First Nom: Other Oscars: Popular: The Hangover, 2009; aged […]

September 27, 2020 Robert Siodmak Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: German-born Social Class: No data Race/Ethnicity: Jewish Family: Formal Education: Training: First Film: Breakthrough: First Oscar Nomination: Gap between First Film and First Nom: Other Oscars: Other Oscar Nominations: Oscar Awards: Nominations Span: Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: Contract: Career Length: Career Output: Marriage: […]

September 27, 2020 John Singleton Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: No; mother pharmaceutical company sales exec; father real estate agent, mortgage broker, and financial planner. Nationality: US Social Class: Middle Race/Ethnicity: Black Family: Formal Education: Training: First Film: Boyz N the Hood, 1991; aged 23 Breakthrough: Boyz N the Hood First Oscar Nomination: Boyz N the […]

September 27, 2020 J. L. Thompson Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Yes; his family linked to the theatre. Thompson studied at Dover College then went to work in the theatre, Nationality: Social Class: Race/Ethnicity: Family: Formal Education: Thompson studied at Dover College then went to work in the theatre Training: joined the Nottingham Repertory Company as […]