Armenian-American Steven Zaillian Nominated for Golden Globe Award

Armenian-American screenwriter, director, and producer Steven Zaillian has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He is nominated in the category of 'Best Adapted Screenplay'.

In 2019, renowned director Martin Scorsese adapted Zaillian's screenplay for the film 'The Irishman'. The film received multiple nominations, including Best Motion Picture. It features performances by Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and others.

Zaillian was born in Fresno, California, and graduated from San Francisco State University in 1975. His father, Jim Zaillian, was a radio journalist.

He is the author of screenplays for films such as 'Boys of Paul Street' (1985), 'Awakenings' (1990), 'Searching for Bobby Fischer' (1993, also directed), 'Schindler's List' (1994), 'Mission: Impossible' (1996, also directed), 'Hannibal' (2001), 'Gangs of New York' (2002), 'The Interpreter' (2005), 'All the King's Men' (2006), among others.

In 1994, he won an Oscar for the screenplay of 'Schindler's List'. He has also been nominated three times for an Oscar for the screenplays of 'Awakenings' (1990), 'Gangs of New York' (2002), and 'All the King's Men' (2006).