Capping off a season of accolades, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert were honored with the Academy Award for Directing at the 95th Oscars. Better known as The Daniels, the duo won for just their second feature film, “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” They also became just the third pair to win the award after Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise (“West Side Story”) and Joel and Ethan Coen (“No Country For Old Men”).
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The pair got their start directing music videos and earned Grammy nominations for their videos for Foster the People (“Houdini”) and DJ Snake and Lil Jon (“Turn Down For What”). Their first film, “Swiss Army Man,” debuted at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival eventually landing them Gotham and Film Independent Spirit Award nominations. “Everything Everywhere” was a project The Daniels began researching in 2010. Filmming took place in January 2020 before the pandemic and lasted just 38 days.
As directors, The Daniels have been rewarded with the DGA Award for Outstanding Direction – Feature Film and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director. The also won Oscars for producing “Everything Everywhere” (Best Picture) and Original Screenplay.
