
Daniel Kwan
Directing
Born February 10, 1988 · Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Dan Kwan · 다니엘 콴 · 关家永
Biography
Daniel Kwan (born February 10, 1988) is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Scheinert. He began his career as a director of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned Grammy Award nominations. Kwan co-wrote and co-directed the absurdist comedy dramas Swiss Army Man (2016) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The latter became A24's highest-grossing film and earned him several accolades, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniels (directors), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2023
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2023
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2023
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award — Best Director · 2022
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2023 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2023 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2023 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 2023 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 2023 · nominated
Filmography7 titles

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Legion

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

Swiss Army Man

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert