Robert Nelson Jacobs

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Robert Nelson Jacobs
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Jacobs in August 2015
Born1954 (age 71–72)
Alma mater University of Iowa
Yale University
Occupation Screenwriter
Years active1997–present

Robert Nelson Jacobs (born 1954) is an American screenwriter. In 2000, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Chocolat . Jacobs is a board member and past president of the Writers Guild Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting and preserving the craft of writing for the screen. [1]

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Biography

Jacobs grew up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He attended Yale University, where he received the Curtis Literary Prize for his short fiction and graduated with honors. He earned his master's degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Jacobs began his career as a writer of short stories. Jacobs’ love of movies brought him to California, where it took a number of years for his work to finally start generating income. Jacobs’ screenplay credits include Out to Sea , Dinosaur , Chocolat , The Shipping News , Flushed Away , The Water Horse , and Extraordinary Measures . [2]

Filmography

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Accolades

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
2000 Academy Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Chocolat [3] [4] Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
2001 USC Scripter Awards Nominated
The Shipping News Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Writers Guild Foundation elects 2014-15 directors, appoints Oscar-nominated writer Robert Nelson Jacobs president - Writers Guild Foundation". July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Movie review seattlepi.com [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "2001 Academy Award winners and nominations". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2006.
  4. ↑ "The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 5, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2025.


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