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Biography
John C. "Jay" Cocks Jr. is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Kenyon College. He was a critic for Time, Newsweek and Rolling Stone, among other magazines before shifting to screenplay writing. For his work, Cocks has received three Academy Award nominations: two for Best Adapted Screenplay — The Age of Innocence (1993) and A Complete Unknown (2024) — and one for Best Original Screenplay (2002).
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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
Filmography8 titles
Mr. Scorsese
2025as Self
2025as Self
Gangs of New York
2002Screenplay, Story
2002Screenplay, Story
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988Additional Writing, Writer
1988Additional Writing, Writer
A Complete Unknown
2024Screenplay
2024Screenplay
Silence
2016Screenplay
2016Screenplay
Strange Days
1995Screenplay
1995Screenplay
The Age of Innocence
1993Screenplay
1993Screenplay
De-Lovely
2004Writer
2004Writer