Eric Roth
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Eric R. Roth (born March 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter. He has been nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: Forrest Gump (1994), The Insider (1999), Munich (2005), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), A Star Is Born (2018), and Dune (2021) — winning for Forrest Gump; he also earned a Best Picture nomination for producing Mank (2020). Roth also worked on the screenplays for the Oscar-nominated films Ali (2001), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Early life and education
Roth was born in New York City, New York, into a Jewish family, the son of Miriam "Mimi", a teacher, studio executive, and radio writer, and Leon Roth, a university teacher and film producer.[1][2] He grew up in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn in New York.[3] He grew up boxing and would credit some of his later successes to habits learned from the sport.[3]
Roth went to college at the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated in 1966.[4] He later attended UCLA Film School as part of the class of 1973.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career
Roth won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump. He is known for writing his scripts in a DOS program without Internet access and distributing the scripts only in hard copy formats.[2][5][6] He followed his Academy Award win by co-writing screenplays for several Oscar-nominated films, including The Insider, Munich, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and A Star Is Born. While writing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, he lost both of his parents, and as a result views the film as "my most personal movie."[3][7][8]
Personal life
Roth lives in Santa Monica, California.[9] He has five children, including documentary filmmaker Vanessa Roth, and filmmakers Geoffrey Roth and Alec Roth; and six grandchildren.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Roth was one of the investors defrauded by Bernard Madoff in a Ponzi scheme via Stanley Chais.[10][11] He stated that his losses were heavy and he has lost his retirement money, although the full extent is unknown. As a result of the fraud and the associated losses, Roth sued the estate of Chais, who died on September 26, 2010.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Filmography
Film
As writer
Television
| Year | Title | Writer | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Strangers in 7A | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Heights | Yes | No | Co-creator |
| 1994 | Jane's House | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 2011–2012 | Luck | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013–2017 | House of Cards | No | Yes | |
| 2016–2018 | Berlin Station | No | Yes | |
| 2018 | The Alienist | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | The Alienist: Angel of Darkness | No | Yes | |
| 2024 | Before | No | Yes |
Accolades
Academy Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Forrest Gump | Best Adapted Screenplay | Template:Won |
| 2000 | The Insider | Template:Nom | |
| 2006 | Munich | Template:Nom | |
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Template:Nom | |
| 2019 | A Star Is Born | Template:Nom | |
| 2021 | Mank | Best Picture | Template:Nominated |
| 2022 | Dune | Best Adapted Screenplay | Template:Nom |
British Academy Film Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Forrest Gump | Best Adapted Screenplay | Template:Nom |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Template:Nom | |
| 2018 | A Star Is Born | Template:Nom | |
| 2021 | Dune | Template:Nom |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Forrest Gump | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Template:Nom |
| 2000 | The Insider | Template:Nom | |
| 2006 | Munich | Template:Nom | |
| 2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Template:Nom | |
| 2024 | Killers of the Flower Moon | Template:Nom |
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | House of Cards | Outstanding Drama Series | Template:Nom |
| 2014 | Template:Nom | ||
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| 2017 | Template:Nom | ||
| 2018 | The Alienist | Outstanding Limited Series | Template:Nom |
Producers Guild of America Award
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | House of Cards | Best Episodic Drama | Template:Nom |
| 2015 | Template:Nom | ||
| 2016 | Template:Nom | ||
| 2017 | Template:Nom |
Satellite Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Best Screenplay - Adapted | Template:Nom |
| 2019 | A Star Is Born | Template:Nom | |
| 2022 | Dune | Template:Nom | |
| 2024 | Killers of the Flower Moon | Template:Nom |
Writers Guild of America Awards
References
External links
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- ↑ "Profile: Eric Roth", filmreference.com
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