Aaron Sorkin

Writing

Born: 1961-06-09
From: Manhattan, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

아론 소킨Aaron Benjamin Sorkin

Biography

Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, playwright and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing early on. As a writer for stage, television, and film, Sorkin is recognised for his trademark fast-paced dialogue and extended monologues, complemented by frequent use of the "walk and talk" storytelling technique. Sorkin has earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globes. Sorkin rose to prominence as a writer-creator and showrunner of the television series Sports Night (1998–2000), The West Wing (1999–2006), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–07), and The Newsroom (2012–14). He is also known for his work on Broadway, including the plays A Few Good Men (1989), The Farnsworth Invention (2007), To Kill a Mockingbird (2018), and the revival of Lerner and Loewe's musical Camelot (2023). He wrote the film screenplays for A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995), and several biopics, including Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Moneyball (2011), and Steve Jobs (2015). For writing The Social Network (2010), he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He made his directorial film debut with Molly's Game (2017), followed by The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Being the Ricardos (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Aaron Sorkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 4 nominated

🏆 Won

National Humanities Medal

2023
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2021
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Molly's Game

2018
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Moneyball

2012
🏆 Won

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay

Moneyball

2011
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Social Network

2011
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Social Network

2011
🏆 Won

Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

The Social Network

2010
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

The Social Network

2010
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The West Wing

2000
🏆 Won

Writers Guild of America Award

Acting23 titles

Directing4 titles

Writing18 titles

Production6 titles

Crew2 titles

Creator4 titles