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Dustin Lance Black

Dustin Lance Black

3 movies on Netflix

Biography

Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, and producer whose script for Milk earned him an Oscar in 2009. Born in Sacramento and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and Salinas, California, he began in theater and graduated with honors from UCLA in 1996. After writing and directing The Journey of Jared Price and the short Something Close to Heaven in 2000, he wrote for the HBO series Big Love, rising from staff writer to co-producer. He spent three years researching Harvey Milk's life before writing Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant. His later work includes the Clint Eastwood film J. Edgar, directing Virginia with Jennifer Connelly, the play 8 about the Proposition 8 trial, and creating the limited series Under the Banner of Heaven.

52years old

Turns 53 on June 10in 212 days

Born June 10, 1974Sacramento
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 5 years2013 to 2018

Every film, newest first

2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to FreedomIMDb rating 2.7
2014The Case Against 8IMDb rating 7.4
2013The Out ListIMDb rating 7.3

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Dustin Lance Black movies on Netflix

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom2018IMDb rating 2.7as Himself
The Case Against 82014IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
The Out List2013IMDb rating 7.3as Himself

Worked with

Dustin Lance Black shares two films with Ellen DeGeneres, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Ellen DeGeneres

Neil Patrick Harris

Wanda Sykes

Cynthia Nixon

Margaret ChoBen CotnerDirector, 1 film Ryan WhiteDirector, 1 film

Timothy Greenfield-SandersDirector, 1 film

Films together

Ellen DeGeneres2 films together, 2013 to 2018
Ellen DeGeneres's page
- The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom2018IMDb rating 2.7Black as HimselfDeGeneres as Himself
- The Out List2013IMDb rating 7.3Black as HimselfDeGeneres as Herself
Neil Patrick Harris1 film together, 2013
Neil Patrick Harris's page
- The Out List2013IMDb rating 7.3Black as HimselfHarris as Himself
Rob Reiner1 film together, 2014
Rob Reiner's page
- The Case Against 82014IMDb rating 7.4Black as HimselfReiner as Himself
Wanda Sykes1 film together, 2013
Wanda Sykes's page
- The Out List2013IMDb rating 7.3Black as HimselfSykes as Herself
Cynthia Nixon1 film together, 2013
Cynthia Nixon's page
- The Out List2013IMDb rating 7.3Black as HimselfNixon as Herself
Margaret Cho1 film together, 2018
Margaret Cho's page
- The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom2018IMDb rating 2.7Black as HimselfCho as Himself
Ben CotnerDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Ben Cotner
- The Case Against 82014IMDb rating 7.4Black as Himself
Ryan WhiteDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Ryan White
- The Case Against 82014IMDb rating 7.4Black as Himself
Timothy Greenfield-SandersDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
- The Out List2013IMDb rating 7.3Black as Himself

Awards

Five awards and honors from 2008 to 2009, one of them major.

Dustin Lance Black's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Academy Awards
2009	Best Writing, Original Screenplay	Milk	Won
Other honors
2009	Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay	Milk	Won
2009	Paul Selvin Award	Milk	Won
2009	Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay	Milk	Won
2008	San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original Screenplay	Milk	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.