J. C. Chandor

Jeffrey McDonald J. C. Chandor (; born November 24, 1973) is an American filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films Margin Call, All Is Lost (2013), and A Most Violent Year (2014). His accolades include nominations for the Academy Awards, the Golden Bear and a National Board of Review victory for Best Picture.

Early life and education Chandor grew up in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. He is the son of Mary (McDonald) and Jeff Chandor, an investment banker. After graduating in 1992 from Ridge High School in Bernards Township, he received his bachelor's degree in 1996 from The College of Wooster. It received critical acclaim, especially for Robert Redford's solo performance which featured almost no dialogue, for which Redford won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Critics' Choice Award. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing.

In 2014, Chandor directed Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain in A Most Violent Year, which was nominated for a Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award and which won three National Board of Review awards: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Picture for Chandor and his producing partners Neal Dodson and Anna Gerb.

In 2015, Chandor replaced Kathryn Bigelow as director for the crime film Triple Frontier. The film was released on Netflix in March 2019 to generally favorable reviews. In 2017, he signed a first look deal with Gaumont.

In 2020, it was announced that Chandor would direct Kraven the Hunter for Sony's Spider-Man Universe. In August 2023, it was revealed that he also provided "additional literary material" for the film.

In 2024, Deadline reported that Chandor had closed a deal with Sony Pictures to direct an original contemporary drama he has written, which will likely be his next film as a director. This came after Sony was impressed with Chandor's latest cut of Kraven the Hunter.

Chandor runs the production company CounterNarrative Films with producers Neal Dodson and Anna Gerb in New York City.

Filmography Short film Year Title Director Writer Producer 2004 Despacito

Feature film Year Title Director Writer Producer 2011 Margin Call 2013 All Is Lost 2014 A Most Violent Year 2019 Triple Frontier 2024 Kraven the Hunter

Producer Viper Club (2018)

Executive producer So Good to See You (2016) (short film) The Con Is On (2018) Monos (2019) Run This Town (2019)

Awards and nominations Year Title Award/Nomination 2011 Margin Call Nominated - Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay

Nominated - 61st Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear (Best Film)

Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Best New Director

Won - National Board of Review Best Directorial Debut

Won - Independent Spirit Awards Best First Film

Won - New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best First Film

Won - San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards Best Screenplay 2013 All Is Lost Nominated - Satellite Awards Best Film

Nominated - Independent Spirit Awards Best Film + Best Director

Nominated - 13th AARP Movies Awards Best Film

Won - 39th American Film Festival Best Film 2014 A Most Violent Year Won - 86th National Board of Review Best Film Won - New York Film Critics Top 10 Films of the year

Won - Whistler Film Festival Best Film (Audience Award)

Nominated - San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Original Screenplay

Nominated - Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay

Nominated - Houston Film Critics Society Best Film

Nominated - London Film Critics' Circle Technical Achievement 2019 Triple FrontierNominated - IGN Awards Best Action Film

Nominated - People’s Choice Awards Best Film (Drama)

Nominated - California Film Commission California on Location Award for Team of the Year (Studio Feature Film)