Jay Cocks

Biography

John C. "Jay" Cocks Jr. (born January 12, 1944) is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Kenyon College. Before shifting to screenplay writing, he was a critic for Time, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone, among other magazines. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Cocks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

• ☆Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2025 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2003 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1994 · nominated