Scott Silver (born November 30, 1964) is an American screenwriter and film director.
Career Silver is best known for such films as Johns, The Mod Squad, 8 Mile, The Fighter, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Joker, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, alongside Todd Phillips. He is also set to co-write the script to the upcoming Spawn reboot, entitled King Spawn.
Silver is Jewish. He graduated from Boston University's College of Communication in 1986. Silver graduated from The American Film Institute in 1992, the same graduating class as Darren Aronofsky, Todd Field, Mark Waters, Doug Ellin, Matthew Libatique, and Michael Bauman.
Filmography Year Title Director Writer Producer1996Johns1997The House of Yes1999The Mod Squad 2002 8 Mile2010The Fighter2016The Finest Hours2017Stronger2019Joker 2024Joker: Folie à Deux
Uncredited rewrites X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Special thanks Requiem for a Dream (2000) Then She Found Me (2007) Bleed for This (2016) Siberia (2018)
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Work Result1996San Sebastián International Film FestivalBest New Director Johns2000Golden Raspberry AwardsWorst ScreenplayThe Mod Squad 2011Academy AwardBest Original ScreenplayThe Fighter2020Critics' Choice Movie AwardBest Adapted ScreenplayJokerBritish Academy Film AwardBest Adapted ScreenplayWriters Guild of America AwardBest Adapted ScreenplayAcademy AwardBest Adapted Screenplay2025Golden Raspberry AwardsWorst ScreenplayJoker: Folie à Deux
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