Nicolás Giacobone

Nicolás Giacobone
Nicolás Giacobone
Born	Argentina
Occupation	Writer
Years active	2003–present
Relatives	Armando Bó (maternal grandfather); Víctor Bó (uncle); Armando Bó (cousin);

Nicolás Giacobone is an Argentine writer and screenwriter. He 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 and premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]

Filmography[]

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer
2010	Biutiful	No	No	Yes
2011		No	No	Yes
2014	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)	No	Yes	Yes
2015	The Revenant	No	Yes	No
2018		No	No	Yes
2021	John and the Hole	No	Yes	Yes

References[]

^ Gettell, Oliver (February 22, 2015). "Oscars 2015: 'Birdman' quartet wins for original screenplay". latimes.com. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
^ "- Megustaleer". www.megustaleer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ The Crossed-Out Notebook. September 2, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5011-9874-8.
^ "The films of the Official Selection 2020". Cannes Film Festival. June 5, 2020.
^ Debruge, Peter (January 30, 2021). "'John and the Hole' Review: Child Actor Charlie Shotwell Goes Deep in Creepy Family Portrait". Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ "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