Steven Zaillian received an Academy Award for his screenplay for Schindler’s List. His work on the film was also honored with a Writers Guild Award, the British Academy’s BAFTA Award and the Humanitas Prize.

His other screenplays include the Academy Award nominated Awakenings, The Falcon and the Snowman, Jack the Bear, and American Gangster. He co-wrote Clear and Present Danger and the Academy Award nominated Gangs of New York.

He also wrote and directed Searching for Bobby Fischer, the Writers Guild Award nominated A Civil Action, and All the King’s Men.