John Logan

He is known for his work as a screenwriter for such films as Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000), Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator (2004) and Hugo (2011), Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Sam Mendes’ Skyfall (2012).

He is a three-time Academy Award nominee; twice for Best Original Screenplay for Gladiator (2000) and The Aviator (2004) and once for Best Adapted Screenplay for Hugo (2011). He is also a two time Tony Award nominee for Best Play for Red in 2010 and Best Book of a Musical for Moulin Rouge! in 2021. He also was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie for RKO 281 in 2000.