For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction. In 2002, he returned to prominence with the thriller Panic Room starring Jodie Foster.įincher also directed Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Mank (2020).

Fincher found success with The Game (1997) and greater success with Fight Club (1999), with the latter eventually becoming a cult classic. He made his feature film debut with Alien 3 (1992), which garnered mixed reviews, followed by the thriller Seven (1995), which was better received. He directed numerous music videos, most notably Madonna's ' Express Yourself' in 1989 and ' Vogue' in 1990, both of which won him the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films, a film and music video production company.īorn in Denver, Colorado, Fincher was interested in filmmaking at an early age. His films, mostly psychological thrillers and biographical dramas, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director.

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