Debra Granik

Debra S. Granik ( born February 6, 1963 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.

Life

Debra Granik grew up in the outskirts of Washington, D.C. on. After completing her bachelor's degree in 1985 in political science at Brandeis University, she studied film at the Tisch School of the Arts, a faculty of New York University. During her time at Brandeis, the left - liberal political stance Graniks coined from the fact that they studied the history of documentary and an active member of the feminist media movement of the early 1980s was.

Having already received greater attention and several awards with her student short film Snake Feed, it was for her feature film debut in Down to the Bone also has several awards and nominations, including a nomination of Gotham Award and Independent Spirit Award, considered. My biggest success was the drama Winter's Bone, for which she received a 2011 Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Filmography (selection)

Awards (selection)

• 2011: nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay with Winter's Bone

• 2010: Nomination for Best Director of Winter's Bone
• 2010: nominated for Best Screenplay Adapted from Winter's Bone

• 2010: nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay with Winter's Bone

• 2005: nominated for the John Cassavetes Award with Down to the Bone
• 2011: Nomination for Best Director of Winter's Bone
• 2011: nominated for Best Screenplay of Winter's Bone

• 2004: nomination for Breakthrough Director Award for Down to the Bone
• 2010: Award for the Best Film of Winter's Bone