Damien Sayre Chazelle (born January 19, 1985) is a French-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing the films Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), First Man (2018), and Babylon (2022).
For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, which was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He made his television debut directing the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020).
Academy Awards
Best Director
Sundance Film Festival
U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award
Known For
Babylon
(2022)
Director
Whiplash
(2014)
Director
La La Land
(2016)
Director
First Man
(2018)
Director
Whiplash
(2013)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
(2010)
Director
Whiplash
(2013)
Director
Whiplash
(2014)
Director
La La Land
(2016)
Director
First Man
(2018)
Director
Babylon
(2022)
Director
Life Is the Greatest Odyssey
(2023)
Director
Acting
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
(2010)
Drumming Instructor (uncredited)
Friedkin Uncut
(2018)
Self
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
(2018)
Self
La La La
(2018)
Self - Director
Fellini of the Spirits
(2020)
Self
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
(2022)
Self
A Panoramic Canvas Called 'Babylon'
(2023)
Self
The Costumes of Babylon.
(2023)
Crew
Writing
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
(2010)
Writer
The Last Exorcism Part II
(2013)
Writer
Grand Piano
(2013)
Writer
Whiplash
(2013)
Writer
Whiplash
(2014)
Writer
La La Land
(2016)
Writer and Lyricist
10 Cloverfield Lane
(2016)
Screenplay
Babylon
(2022)
Writer
Editing
Production
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
(2010)
Production Supervisor and Producer
First Man
(2018)
Producer
Camera
Sound