Mike White (filmmaker)

American actor, writer and producer (born 1970)

For other people named Mike or Michael White, see Michael White.

Mike White

White in 2011

Born|

Michael Christopher White

(1970-06-28) June 28, 1970 (age 55)

Pasadena, California, U.S.

Alma mater| Wesleyan University (BA)
Occupations|

* Screenwriter
* actor
* producer
* director

Years active| 1997–present
Father| Mel White

Michael Christopher White (born June 28, 1970) is an American filmmaker and actor.[1] He created, writes, and directs the ongoing HBO satirical comedy anthology series The White Lotus, for which he has won three Primetime Emmy Awards.

White also won an Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for the 2000 film Chuck & Buck, which he wrote and starred in.[2] He has written the screenplays for films such as School of Rock (2003) and has directed several films that he has written, such as Brad's Status (2017). White was a co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor on the HBO series Enlightened.[3] He is also known for his appearances on reality television, competing on two seasons of The Amazing Race and later becoming a contestant and runner-up on Survivor: David vs. Goliath.

## Early life

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White was born in Pasadena, California.[4] He is the son of Lyla Lee (née Loehr), a fundraising executive, and former executive director of the Pasadena Playhouse, and James Melville "Mel" White, a former speechwriter and ghostwriter for Religious Right figures such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.[3] He came out as bisexual in 1994.[5][4] Due to his father's religious background, White grew up in a modest household in a conservative Christian community.[6] He attended Polytechnic School which he described as a "very conservative country-club school".[6] Later he went to Wesleyan University, where he met writing partner, Zak Penn. Penn convinced him to move back to Los Angeles, and helped him to get work soon after graduating.[6]

## Career

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Although White and Penn's writing partnership ended a few years later due to their different sensibilities, they remained on good terms, and White credits Penn with getting him into Hollywood's social circles.[6] White was a writer and producer on Dawson's Creek and Freaks and Geeks and wrote and acted in the films Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl, Orange County, School of Rock and Nacho Libre.[7] He also had a role in the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives, and the 2008 film Smother. Chuck & Buck, in which White portrayed a manchild[clarification needed] who stalks his childhood friend, was named the best film of 2000 by Entertainment Weekly. In an interview with The New York Times, Jeff Bridges called White's turn in Chuck & Buck "the performance of the decade".[8]

He frequently collaborates with actor–writer Jack Black on films. Together they formed the production company Black and White, which closed in 2006.[9] White is not a fan of classic rock, but he wrote School of Rock specifically so Black could perform his own favorite rock music.[10]

White made his directorial debut with the self-penned Year of the Dog at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.[11][12][13] He was a member of the US Dramatic Jury at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[14]

Laura Dern brought White into a project with HBO which became the series Enlightened that premiered on October 10, 2011. Dern's character, Amy Jellicoe, goes to a Hawaiian retreat after her professional life publicly implodes, and is introduced to meditation. White himself had suffered an on-the-job meltdown while running an earlier television series, and incorporated elements of that experience, as well as his own exploration of Buddhist meditation, into the new series' plot.[15][7] White wrote the pilot and all the episodes in the first and second seasons.[3]

White is a credited writer on The Emoji Movie; he spent three weeks with the film's screenwriters and helped with the structure of the script. For this project he received a Golden Raspberry Award.[16][17] He wrote and directed the 2017 film Brad's Status.

In 2021, White created, wrote, and directed The White Lotus, a satirical limited series for HBO, after being approached by HBO during the COVID-19 pandemic for ideas.[18][19][20] HBO went on to greenlight two more seasons, which have different locations and casts and very little continuity between them.[21] White has brought back three actors over the course of the series: Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, and Jon Gries. The concept for the series was "partly inspired" by White's work on an earlier proposed series which was never picked up by any network: The Tears of St. Patsy, which would have featured "Coolidge as a frustrated actor navigating a dangerous world".[21] In 2023, White alluded to this earlier setback when he won a Golden Globe for The White Lotus and said: "Everybody passed. I know you all passed".[21]

In February 2022, it was announced White would write two upcoming animated films for Universal Pictures and Illumination: the original comedy Migration, released on December 22, 2023, and the fourth installment in the Despicable Me franchise, which was released on July 3, 2024.[22]

Meanwhile, White continued to work on the third season of The White Lotus, whose release was delayed to 2025 by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[23] As of March 2025, The White Lotus was averaging millions of viewers per episode.[24] It became "the biggest hit" of White's career, drawing comparisons to the best shows of the prestige television era of the 2010s.[21] About finding his greatest success in his mid-fifties, White compared himself to a surfer waiting for a wave who is just about to swim in: "And then I catch a wave? I'm definitely going to ride this wave".[21]

### The Amazing Race

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White appeared on the fourteenth season of The Amazing Race along with his father Mel.[25] They lasted for seven legs before being eliminated in sixth place in Phuket, Thailand. Mel and Mike returned to compete in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business, where they were the second team eliminated in Japan after they both developed hypothermia.[26] Both times, he ended up stuck on the island of Ko Samui, which was used by the show as its elimination station, and because of those unhappy memories, he was reluctant at first to return there to film the third season of The White Lotus.[27]

### Survivor

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White was a contestant on Survivor: David vs. Goliath, as a member of the Goliath tribe, then to reshuffled Jabeni tribe and the merged Kalokalo tribe.[28] He made it to Day 39 and received three jury votes, finishing in second place behind the winner, Nick Wilson.

White said he had been a big fan of the show, and because of his connections had developed a friendship with the show's host Jeff Probst, providing the host suggestions towards improving the show. For instance, Probst stated that it was White who discouraged him from bringing back Redemption Island for Survivor: San Juan del Sur.[29] At some point White decided to start trying out to be a participant of the show, but he failed to be picked over what he believed was a concern of having "sloppy seconds" from other reality television programs. White noted that once he was selected, he had had no other conversations with Probst until the game was concluded.[30]

Several of White's fellow Survivor players have appeared in cameos on The White Lotus, including Alec Merlino (season 1), Angelina Keeley and Kara Kay (season 2), and Natalie Cole and Carl Boudreaux (season 3).[31]

In 2025, White was announced as a contestant on Survivor: In the Hands of the Fans, the fiftieth season of the show.[32]

## Personal life

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White is a vegan and lives in Santa Monica with his partner, Josh. He also owns a house in Kauai.[4][33][34][35] He is openly bisexual.[36][4][37] In a 2025 interview with The New Yorker, White said that his relationship had fallen apart due to The White Lotus taking over his schedule.[38]

## Filmography

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### Films

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Title  | Year  | Director  | Screenwriter  | Producer  | Notes

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Dead Man on Campus | 1998  | No  | Yes  | No  |
Chuck & Buck | 2000  | No  | Yes  | No  |
Orange County | 2002  | No  | Yes  | No  |
The Good Girl | No  | Yes  | No  |
School of Rock | 2003  | No  | Yes  | No  |
Nacho Libre | 2006  | No  | Yes  | Yes  |
Year of the Dog | 2007  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Directorial debut
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis | No  | No  | Yes  | Short film
Gentlemen Broncos | 2009  | No  | No  | Yes  |
Magic Magic | 2013  | No  | No  | Yes  |
The D Train | 2015  | No  | No  | Yes  |
Beatriz at Dinner | 2017  | No  | Yes  | No  |
The Emoji Movie | No  | Yes  | No  |
Brad's Status | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
Pitch Perfect 3 | No  | Yes  | No  |
The One and Only Ivan | 2020  | No  | Yes  | No  |
Migration | 2023  | No  | Yes  | No  |
Despicable Me 4 | 2024  | No  | Yes  | No  |

#### Acting credits

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Title  | Year  | Role  | Notes

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Star Maps | 1997  | Carmel County Writer  |
Chuck & Buck | 2000  | Buck O'Brien  |
Orange County | 2002  | Mr. Burke  |
The Good Girl | Corny  |
School of Rock | 2003  | Ned Schneebly  |
The Stepford Wives | 2004  | Hank  |
Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody? | 2005  | Respondent  | Short film
Welcome to California | John Goodman  |
Smother | 2008  | Myron Stubbs  |
Gentlemen Broncos | 2009  | Dusty  |
Zombieland | Gas Station Clerk  |
Ride | 2014  | Roger  |
The D Train | 2015  | Jerry  |
Brad's Status | 2017  | Nick Pascale  |
The One and Only Ivan | 2020  | Frankie (voice) / Passing Driver  |

### Television

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Title  | Year(s)  | Director  | Writer  | Producer  | Creator  | Notes

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Dawson's Creek | 1998–1999  | No  | Yes  | Supervising  | No  | Wrote 9 episodes / Produced 22 episodes
Freaks and Geeks | 2000  | No  | Yes  | Supervising  | No  | Wrote 3 episodes / Produced 17 episodes
Pasadena | 2001–2002  | No  | Yes  | Executive  | Yes  | Created and produced 13 episodes / Wrote 6 episodes.
Cracking Up | 2004–2006  | No  | Yes  | Executive  | Yes  | Created and produced 12 episodes / Wrote episode: "The Fixer"
Earth to America | 2005  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Television special
Enlightened | 2011–2013  | Yes  | Yes  | Executive  | Yes  | Created, wrote and produced 18 episodes / Directed 6 episodes
The Boring Life of Jacqueline | 2012  | No  | No  | Executive  | No  | 10 episodes
Mamma Dallas | 2016  | Yes  | Yes  | Executive  | No  | Television pilot
School of Rock | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | Episode: "Come Together" / Also wrote original theatrical film
The White Lotus | 2021–present  | Yes  | Yes  | Executive  | Yes  | Anthology series, wrote and directed every episode

#### Acting credits

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Title  | Year(s)  | Role  | Notes

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Freaks and Geeks | 2000  | Chip Kelly  | Episode: "Kim Kelly Is My Friend"
Undeclared | 2001  | Pet Store Employee  | Episode: "Eric Visits"
Pushing Daisies | 2007  | Billy Balsam  | Episode: "Bitter Sweets"
Enlightened | 2011–2013  | Tyler  | 15 episodes
Mamma Dallas | 2016  | Himself  | Television pilot

#### Non-acting credits

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Title  | Year  | Notes

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Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan | 2007  | Dog Owner
The Amazing Race 14 | 2009  | 6th place (with father, Mel White)
The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business | 2011  | 10th place (with father, Mel White)
Survivor: David vs. Goliath | 2018  | Runner-up
Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | 2026  | TBD

## Awards and nominations

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Organizations  | Year  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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BAFTA TV Awards | 2023 | Best International Programme | The White Lotus | Nominated  | [39]
Critics' Choice Awards | 2003 | Best Song | School of Rock (song: "School of Rock")  | Nominated  |
Directors Guild of America Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series | The White Lotus (episode: "Mysterious Monkeys")  | Nominated  | [40]
2023 | The White Lotus (episode: "Arrivederci")  | Nominated  | [41]
Independent Spirit Awards | 2000 | John Cassavetes Award | Chuck & Buck | Won  | [42]
Best Screenplay | Nominated
Best Debut Performance | Nominated
2002 | Best Screenplay  | The Good Girl | Won  | [43]
2007 | Year of the Dog | Nominated  | [44]
2017 | Beatriz at Dinner | Nominated  | [45]
Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Limited Series | The White Lotus (season one)  | Won  | [46]
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie | Won
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie | Won
2023 | Outstanding Drama Series | The White Lotus (season two)  | Nominated  | [47]
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards | 2021 | Best Limited Series – Television | The White Lotus (season one)  | Nominated  | [48]
2022 | Best Episodic Drama | The White Lotus (season two)  | Won  | [49]
Writers Guild of America Awards | 2021 | Long Form – Original | The White Lotus (season one)  | Nominated  | [50]
2022 | Limited Series | The White Lotus (season two)  | Won  | [51]

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## External links

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Wikiquote has quotations related to Mike White.

* Hirschmann, Lisa (May 28, 2003). "Renowned Alumnus White To Address Graduates of the Class of 2003". The Paw Print. Pasadena: Polytechnic School. Archived from the original on December 22, 2003. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
* Mike White at IMDb
* July 2000 article about White from The Village Voice

Preceded by

Domenick Abbate

|  Runner-Up of Survivor
Survivor: David vs. Goliath | Succeeded by

Gavin Whitson

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* t
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Works by Mike White

Television series|

* Pasadena (2001)
* Cracking Up (2004)
* Enlightened (2011–2013)
* The White Lotus (2021–present)

Feature films|

| Written only|

* Dead Man on Campus (1998)
* Chuck & Buck (2000)
* Orange County (2002)
* The Good Girl (2002)
* School of Rock (2003)
* Nacho Libre (2006)
* Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
* The Emoji Movie (2017)
* Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
* The One and Only Ivan (2020)
* Migration (2023)
* Despicable Me 4 (2024)

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Directed|

* Year of the Dog (2007)
* Brad's Status (2017)

Category

Awards for Mike White

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* t
* e

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

* Fielder Cook (1971)
* Tom Gries (1972)
* Joseph Sargent (1973)
* John Korty (1974)
* George Cukor (1975)
* Daniel Petrie (1976)
* Daniel Petrie (1977)
* David Lowell Rich (1978)
* David Greene (1979)
* Marvin J. Chomsky (1980)
* James Goldstone (1981)
* Marvin J. Chomsky (1982)
* John Erman (1983)
* Jeff Bleckner (1984)
* Lamont Johnson (1985)
* Joseph Sargent (1986)
* Glenn A. Jordan (1987)
* Lamont Johnson (1988)
* Simon Wincer (1989)
* Joseph Sargent (1990)
* Brian Gibson (1991)
* Joseph Sargent (1992)
* James Steven Sadwith (1993)
* John Frankenheimer (1994)
* John Frankenheimer (1995)
* John Frankenheimer (1996)
* Andrei Konchalovsky (1997)
* John Frankenheimer (1998)
* Allan Arkush (1999)
* Charles S. Dutton (2000)
* Mike Nichols (2001)
* David Frankel, Tom Hanks, David Leland, Richard Loncraine, David Nutter, Phil Alden Robinson, Mikael Salomon and Tony To (2002)
* Steven Schachter (2003)
* Mike Nichols (2004)
* Stephen Hopkins (2005)
* Tom Hooper (2006)
* Philip Martin (2007)
* Jay Roach (2008)
* Dearbhla Walsh (2009)
* Mick Jackson (2010)
* Brian Percival (2011)
* Jay Roach (2012)
* Steven Soderbergh (2013)
* Colin Bucksey (2014)
* Lisa Cholodenko (2015)
* Susanne Bier (2016)
* Jean-Marc Vallée (2017)
* Ryan Murphy (2018)
* Johan Renck (2019)
* Maria Schrader (2020)
* Scott Frank (2021)
* Mike White (2022)
* Lee Sung Jin (2023)
* Steven Zaillian (2024)

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* t
* e

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

1970s|

* Saul Levitt / Marvin Schwarz and Tracy Keenan Wynn (1971)
* William Blinn / Allan Sloane (1972)
* Eleanor Perry / Abby Mann (1973)
* Tracy Keenan Wynn / Fay Kanin (1974)
* David W. Rintels / James Costigan (1975)
* David W. Rintels / James Costigan (1976)
* Stewart Stern / Lane Slate (1977)
* Caryl Ledner / George Rubino (1978)
* Michael Mann and Patrick Nolan (1979)

1980s|

* David Chase (1980)
* Arthur Miller (1981)
* Barry Morrow (1982)
* Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick (1983)
* William Hanley (1984)
* Vickie Patik (1985)
* Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, and Sherman Yellen / David Butler (1986)
* Kenneth Blackwell, Tennyson Flowers and Richard Friedenberg (1987)
* William Hanley (1988)
* Ron Hutchison, Abby Mann and Robin Vote (1989)

1990s|

* Terrence McNally (1990)
* Andrew Davies (1991)
* Joshua Brand and John Falsey (1992)
* Jane Anderson (1993)
* Bob Randall (1994)
* Alison Cross (1995)
* Simon Moore (1996)
* Horton Foote (1997)
* Kario Salem (1998)
* Ann Peacock (1999)

2000s|

* David Mills and David Simon (2000)
* Loring Mandel (2001)
* Larry Ramin and Hugh Whitemore (2002)
* William H. Macy and Steven Schachter (2003)
* Tony Kushner (2004)
* Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (2005)
* Richard Curtis (2006)
* Frank Deasy (2007)
* Kirk Ellis (2008)
* Andrew Davies (2009)

2010s|

* Adam Mazer (2010)
* Julian Fellowes (2011)
* Danny Strong (2012)
* Abi Morgan (2013)
* Steven Moffat (2014)
* Jane Anderson (2015)
* D.V. DeVincentis (2016)
* Charlie Brooker (2017)
* William Bridges and Charlie Brooker (2018)
* Craig Mazin (2019)

2020s|

* Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson (2020)
* Michaela Coel (2021)
* Mike White (2022)
* Lee Sung Jin (2023)
* Richard Gadd (2024)

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* t
* e

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay

1980s|

* Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr – Can't Stop the Music (1980)
* Frank Yablans, Frank Perry, Tracy Hotchner, and Robert Getchell – Mommie Dearest (1981)
* Robin Moore and Laird Koenig – Inchon (1982)
* John Kershaw, Shawn Randall, and Ellen Shephard – The Lonely Lady (1983)
* John Derek – Bolero (1984)
* Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron, and Kevin Jarre – Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
* Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz – Howard the Duck (1986)
* Jonathan Reynolds and Bill Cosby – Leonard Part 6 (1987)
* Heywood Gould – Cocktail (1988)
* Eddie Murphy – Harlem Nights (1989)

1990s|

* Daniel Waters, James Cappe, and David Arnott – The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
* Steven E. de Souza, Daniel Waters, Bruce Willis, and Robert Kraft – Hudson Hawk (1991)
* Blake Snyder, William Osborne, and William Davies – Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
* Amy Holden Jones – Indecent Proposal (1993)
* Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein, Steven E. de Souza, and various others – The Flintstones (1994)
* Joe Eszterhas – Showgirls (1995)
* Andrew Bergman – Striptease (1996)
* Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland – The Postman (1997)
* Joe Eszterhas – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
* Jim Thomas, John Thomas, S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, and Peter S. Seaman – Wild Wild West (1999)

2000s|

* Corey Mandell and J. David Shapiro – Battlefield Earth (2000)
* Tom Green and Derek Harvie – Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
* George Lucas and Jonathan Hales – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
* Martin Brest – Gigli (2003)
* Theresa Rebeck, John Brancato, Michael Ferris, and John Rogers – Catwoman (2004)
* Jenny McCarthy – Dirty Love (2005)
* Leora Barish and Henry Bean – Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
* Jeffrey Hammond – I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
* Mike Myers and Graham Gordy – The Love Guru (2008)
* Ehren Kruger, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

2010s|

* M. Night Shyamalan – The Last Airbender (2010)
* Steve Koren, Adam Sandler, and Ben Zook – Jack and Jill (2011)
* David Caspe – That's My Boy (2012)
* Steve Baker, Ricky Blitt, Will Carlough, Tobias Carlson, Jacob Fleisher, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Claes Kjellstrom, Jack Kukoda, Bob Odenkirk, Bill O'Malley, Matthew Alec Portenoy, Greg Pritikin, Rocky Russo, Olle Sarri, Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Jeremy Sosenko, Jonathan van Tulleken, and Jonas Wittenmark – Movie 43 (2013)
* Darren Doane and Cheston Hervey – Saving Christmas (2014)
* Kelly Marcel – Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
* Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
* Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel, and Mike White – The Emoji Movie (2017)
* Niall Leonard – Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
* Lee Hall and Tom Hooper – Cats (2019)

2020s|

* Tomasz Klimala, Barbara Białowąs, Tomasz Mandes, and Blanka Lipińska – 365 Days (2020/21)
* Joe DiPietro and David Bryan – Diana: The Musical (2021)
* Andrew Dominik – Blonde (2022)
* Rhys Frake-Waterfield – Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
* Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Claire Parker, S. J. Clarkson, and Kerem Sanga – Madame Web (2024)

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Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay

1980s|

* Horton Foote (1985)
* Oliver Stone (1986)
* Neal Jimenez (1987)
* Ramon Menendez and Tom Musca (1988)
* Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost (1989)

1990s|

* Charles Burnett (1990)
* Gus Van Sant (1991)
* Neal Jimenez (1992)
* Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994)
* Christopher McQuarrie (1995)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996)
* Kevin Smith (1997)
* Don Roos (1998)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (1999)

2000s|

* Kenneth Lonergan (2000)
* Christopher Nolan (2001)
* Mike White (2002)
* Sofia Coppola (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Dan Futterman (2005)
* Jason Reitman (2006)
* Tamara Jenkins (2007)
* Woody Allen (2008)
* Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (2009)

2010s|

* Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon (2011)
* David O. Russell (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Dan Gilroy (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (2016)
* Greta Gerwig (2017)
* Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (2018)
* Noah Baumbach (2019)

2020s|

* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Maggie Gyllenhaal (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Cord Jefferson (2023)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2024)

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Survivor contestants

Winners of
Survivor

* Richard Hatch (Borneo)
* Tina Wesson (The Australian Outback)
* Ethan Zohn (Africa)
* Vecepia Towery (Marquesas)
* Brian Heidik (Thailand)
* Jenna Morasca (The Amazon)
* Sandra Diaz-Twine (Pearl Islands and Heroes vs. Villains)
* Amber Brkich (All-Stars)
* Chris Daugherty (Vanuatu)
* Tom Westman (Palau)
* Danni Boatwright (Guatemala)
* Aras Baskauskas (Panama)
* Yul Kwon (Cook Islands)
* Earl Cole (Fiji)
* Todd Herzog (China)
* Parvati Shallow (Micronesia)
* Bob Crowley (Gabon)
* James "J.T." Thomas Jr. (Tocantins)
* Natalie White (Samoa)
* Jud "Fabio" Birza (Nicaragua)
* Rob Mariano (Redemption Island)
* Sophie Clarke (South Pacific)
* Kim Spradlin (One World)
* Denise Stapley (Philippines)
* John Cochran (Caramoan)
* Tyson Apostol (Blood vs. Water)
* Tony Vlachos (Cagayan and Winners at War)
* Natalie Anderson (San Juan del Sur)
* Mike Holloway (Worlds Apart)
* Jeremy Collins (Cambodia)
* Michele Fitzgerald (Kaôh Rōng)
* Adam Klein (Millennials vs. Gen X)
* Sarah Lacina (Game Changers)
* Ben Driebergen (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers)
* Wendell Holland (Ghost Island)
* Nick Wilson (David vs. Goliath)
* Chris Underwood (Edge of Extinction)
* Tommy Sheehan (Island of the Idols)
* Erika Casupanan (41)
* Maryanne Oketch (42)
* Mike Gabler (43)
* Yamil "Yam Yam" Arocho (44)
* Dee Valladares (45)
* Kenzie Petty (46)
* Rachel LaMont (47)
* Kyle Fraser (48)

Other
contestants

Single
season

* Alan Ball
* Alexis Jones
* Ashley Massaro
* Brandon Cottom
* Chase Rice
* Chris Hammons
* Christy Smith
* Cliff Robinson
* Colleen Haskell
* Crystal Cox
* Cydney Gillon
* Dan Barry
* Danny McCray
* David Samson
* Elisabeth Filarski
* Elizabeth Beisel
* Elyse Umemoto
* Garrett Adelstein
* Gary Hogeboom
* Grant Mattos
* Helen Glover
* Hunter Ellis
* J. Maya
* J.P. Calderon
* J'Tia Taylor
* Jean-Robert Bellande
* Jeff Kent
* Jennifer Lyon
* Jimmy Johnson
* Joe Del Campo
* John Hennigan
* John Rocker
* Jolanda Jones
* Jon Lovett
* Julia Landauer
* Katrina Radke
* Keith Famie
* Kelly Bruno
* Kelly Goldsmith
* Ken Hoang
* Lisa Whelchel
* Mari Takahashi
* Matt Elrod
* Nadiya Anderson
* Nick Brown
* Noelle Lambert
* Paschal English
* Rafe Judkins
* Rita Verreos
* Ron Clark
* Ronnie Bardah
* Ryan Medrano
* Scot Pollard
* Steve Wright
* Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George
* Tammy Leitner
* Tom Laidlaw
* Tyler Fredrickson
* Whitney Duncan

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Multiple
seasons

* Brad Culpepper
* Cirie Fields
* Benjamin "Coach" Wade
* Colby Donaldson
* Eliza Orlins
* Gervase Peterson
* Jeff Varner
* Jerri Manthey
* Jonathan Penner
* Jonny Fairplay
* Michael Skupin
* Mike White
* Ozzy Lusth
* Rob Cesternino
* Rudy Boesch
* Rupert Boneham
* Russell Hantz
* Stephen Fishbach
* Sue Hawk
* Jessica "Sugar" Kiper
* Terry Deitz
* Troy "Troyzan" Robertson
* Yau-Man Chan

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data
* Australia
* Czech Republic
* Spain
* Norway
* Latvia
* Korea
* Poland

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

People|

* Trove

Other|

* IdRef
* SNAC

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