David O. Russell Articles

David O. Russell, Oscar nominee for Achievement in Directing for the boxing drama The Fighter, makes both a fashion and a facial statement upon arrival with guests for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. This was Russell's first nomination as Best Director. A few years ago, Russell made headlines as a result of a leaked video showing him having a [...]

THE FIGHTER (2010) Direction: David O. Russell Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo Screenplay: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson; from a story by Silver, Tamasy, and Keith Dorrington Oscar Movies Recommended Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, The Fighter David O. Russell's The Fighter is a smart film; smart in the way it's constructed and executed as a means to appeal to a [...]

Javier Bardem, Biutiful The Oscar nominations tend to be fairly predictable, but every year one can find surprising inclusions and just as surprising omissions. This year is no exception. The top surprising inclusions are: Javier Bardem as a Best Actor contender for Alejandro González Iñárritu's Mexican-Spanish drama Biutiful. In 2000, Bardem was nominated for playing a Spanish-speaking person, the Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas in Julian [...]

Ellen Page, Michael Caine, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Nolan, Inception Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), David Fincher (The Social Network), Christopher Nolan (Inception), Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), and David O. Russell (The Fighter) are the 2010 Directors Guild of America Awards' five nominees. [Full list of DGA Feature-Film Nominations.] Missing from the roster are Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island), Roman Polanski (The Ghost Writer), Ben Affleck (The [...]