Darren Aronofsky
American filmmaker: Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, Black Swan, The Whale.
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- Darren Aronofsky is an American filmmaker, born in Brooklyn in 1969.
- His first feature, Pi (1998), won him Best Director at Sundance.
- The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at Venice in 2008.
- Black Swan brought him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
- He founded the production company Protozoa Pictures in 1997.
Key facts
- Born
- 12 February 1969, Brooklyn, New York1
- Education
- Harvard (social anthropology and film, 1991); MFA in directing, AFI Conservatory (1992)1
- Films
- Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), The Wrestler (2008), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014), Mother! (2017), The Whale (2022), Caught Stealing (2025)1
- Awards
- Golden Lion (The Wrestler); Best Director at Sundance (Pi); Academy Award nomination for Best Director (Black Swan); a Primetime Emmy1
- Company
- Founded Protozoa Pictures (1997)1
- Sphere
- Directed Postcard from Earth for the Las Vegas Sphere (2023)1
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