Tony McNamara

Biography

Tony McNamara is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and television producer. He is also an occasional film director and producer. He is known for his work on the scripts for The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023), two films directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with Deborah Davis for the former and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the latter. On television, he created the comedy-drama series The Great (2020–2023).

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Awards & recognition

• ★European Film Award — Best Comedy · 2019
• ★European Film Award — Best Film · 2019
• ☆Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2024 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2019 · nominated
• ☆European Film Award — Best Comedy · 2019 · nominated