Daniel Kwan

Directing

Born: 1988-02-10
From: Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

Dan Kwan다니엘 콴关家永DanielsThe Daniels

Biography

Daniel Kwan (born February 10, 1988) is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Scheinert. He began his career as a director of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned Grammy Award nominations. Kwan co-wrote and co-directed the absurdist comedy dramas Swiss Army Man (2016) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The latter became A24's highest-grossing film and earned him several accolades, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniels (directors), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations4 won · 5 nominated

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Picture

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2023
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Director

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2023
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2023
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2023
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2023
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2023
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2023
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2023
🏆 Won

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

2022

Acting9 titles

Directing18 titles

Writing11 titles

Production5 titles

Editing1 title

Crew2 titles