Directing · Writing · age 41

Damien Chazelle

Best rated: Whiplash (8.5)

Films: 5
Avg rating: 7.38
Peak run: 2009’22
Oscar wins: 1 of 1

Films: 5
Avg rating: 7.38
Peak run: 2009’22
Oscar wins: 1 of 1

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The career

Damien Chazelle, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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20095 films2022

Current formLast 5: 7.38 vs career 7.38 (0.00)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Damien by the numbers

Average

7.38

5 rated films

Vote weighted

7.53

bigger films count more

Median

7.3

half are better

Consistency

±0.95

rating spread

Career

14y

2009 to 2022

Total votes

2.4M

across every film

Best

8.5

Whiplash

Worst

7.1

Babylon

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

2022	Babylon	7.1	211K
2018	First Man	7.3	220K
2016	La La Land	8.0	781K
2014	Whiplash	8.5	1.19M
2009	Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench	6.0	2,134

Better together?

Damien Chazelle's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Damien Chazelle

7 nominations, 5 wins

Awards record

Best Director · Academy Awards 2017
Damien Chazelle
Won
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2017
Written by Damien Chazelle
Nominated
Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2017
Damien Chazelle
Won
Best Director · Critics Choice Awards 2017
Damien Chazelle
Won
Outstanding Directing, Feature Film · Directors Guild Awards 2017
Damien Chazelle
Won
Best Director · BAFTA Film Awards 2017
Damien Chazelle
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2015
Written by Damien Chazelle
Nominated

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