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Taika Waititi

Directing·Aug 16, 1975·Wellington, New Zealand

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Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtiti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, writer, actor, and comedian. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and six Emmy Awards. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing film entirely funded and produced within New Zealand. Waititi's 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name in 2019. The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. His directing credits include the superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack. In television, Waititi co-created and produced the comedy drama series Reservation Dogs, and directed, produced, and starred in the comedy Our Flag Means Death. In addition to directing an episode of the series The Mandalorian, he voiced the character IG-11, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taika Waititi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Academy Awards®2020
- Best Adapted Screenplay
  Jojo Rabbit

Film	Credit
Klara and the Sun2026 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever2025 · Director	Director
The Boy & the Octopus2024 · Director	Director
Next Goal Wins2023 · American Samoan Priest, Director, Screenplay, Producer	American Samoan Priest, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Thor: Love and Thunder2022 · Korg / Old Kronan God (voice), Writer, Director	Korg / Old Kronan God (voice), Writer, Director
Jojo Rabbit2019 · Adolf, Director, Screenplay, Producer	Adolf, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Team Darryl2018 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Thor: Ragnarok2017 · Korg (voice), Director	Korg (voice), Director
Team Thor: Part 22017 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Team Thor2016 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Hunt for the Wilderpeople2016 · Minister, Director, Screenplay, Producer	Minister, Director, Screenplay, Producer
What We Do in the Shadows2014 · Viago, Director, Writer, Producer	Viago, Director, Writer, Producer
Blazed2013 · Director	Director
42 One Dream Rush2010 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Boy2010 · Alamein, Director, Writer	Alamein, Director, Writer
Eagle vs Shark2007 · Gordon, Director, Screenplay	Gordon, Director, Screenplay
Falling Leaves2005 · Bodil de Resny, Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography	Bodil de Resny, Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires2005 · Viago, Director, Writer	Viago, Director, Writer
Tama Tū2004 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Heinous Crime2004 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
Two Cars, One Night2004 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TTower of TerrorDirector	Director
JJamesDirector	Director
Untitled Judge Dredd FilmDirector	Director
UUntitled Taika Waititi Star Wars FilmDirector, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
BBarn 8Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TTaika Waiti Flash Gordon MovieWriter, Director	Writer, Director