David O. Russell

David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. His early directing career includes the dark comedy films ''Spanking the Monkey'' (1994), ''Flirting with Disaster'' (1996), ''Three Kings'' (1999), and ''I Heart Huckabees'' (2004). He gained critical success with the biographical sports drama ''The Fighter'' (2010), the romantic comedy-drama ''Silver Linings Playbook'' (2012), and the dark comedy crime film ''American Hustle'' (2013). The three films were commercially successful and acclaimed by critics, earning him three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for ''Silver Linings Playbook'' and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for ''American Hustle''. Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy-drama ''Joy'' (2015). Provided by Wikipedia