Nicolás Giacobone

Nicolás Giacobone is an Argentine writer and screenwriter. He is one of four who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2014 film Birdman at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015.[1] He wrote a book of short stories Algún Cristo (2001), and the novel The Crossed-Out Notebook (2018).[2][3] His latest screenplay is for the film John and the Hole which was part of the official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[4]

Nicolás Giacobone
Born
Argentina
OccupationWriter
Years active2003–present
Relatives

Personal life

His maternal grandfather was film director Armando Bó, his uncle is actor Víctor Bó and his cousin is the fellow screenwriter Armando Bó, whom he won the Oscar with.[5]


Filmography
Year Film Director Producer Writer Editor Note
2010 Biutiful No No Yes No
2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) No Yes Yes No
2015 The Revenant No Yes No No
2021 John and the Hole No Yes Yes No

References
  1. Gettell, Oliver (February 22, 2015). "Oscars 2015: 'Birdman' quartet wins for original screenplay". latimes.com. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. "- Megustaleer". www.megustaleer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. The Crossed-Out Notebook. September 2, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5011-9874-8.
  4. "The films of the Official Selection 2020". Cannes Film Festival. June 5, 2020.
  5. "Armando Bó y Nicolás Giacobone, los otros argentinos que pelean por un Oscar" [Armando Bó and Nicolás Giacobone, the other argentines that fight for an Oscar] (in Spanish). Infobae. February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015. The screenwriters are cousins to each other and grandsons of legendary Argentine director Armando Bó
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