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Profile | プロフィール

Born / 生年月日
August 20, 1958 | New York City, New York, USA

Age / 年齢
66 years old (as of 2025)

Occupation / 職業
Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer

映画監督、脚本家、プロデューサー

Nationality / 国籍
American (アメリカ)

Biography | 経歴

[English] David O. Russell is a filmmaker whose most accomplished works—Three Kings (1999) and the actor-driven ensemble dramas The Fighter (2010), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and American Hustle (2013)—rank among the most energetic American cinema of his era, distinguished by a gift for drawing intense, unpredictable performances from his casts. His formal achievements are historic: Silver Linings Playbook was the first film since 1981 to earn nominations in all four acting categories, American Hustle matched the record of nominations in all major categories, and Russell has guided three actors to Academy Award wins. Any honest account of his career, however, must hold these achievements alongside serious and well-documented conduct allegations. In 2011, his 19-year-old transgender niece filed a police report accusing him of sexual assault; the case was closed without charges, though Russell acknowledged the physical contact. He has also faced decades of documented reports of verbal abuse and combative behavior toward cast and crew—including incidents involving George Clooney, Lily Tomlin, and Amy Adams—and when his film Amsterdam was released in 2022, these past allegations were widely revisited in the press. The institutional honors and the biographical record are both permanent parts of the public account of his work.

[日本語] デヴィッド・O・ラッセルは、『スリー・キングス』（1999年）や、俳優のアンサンブルを軸とする『ザ・ファイター』（2010年）、『世界にひとつのプレイブック』（2012年）、『アメリカン・ハッスル』（2013年）といった作品で、その時代でも指折りのエネルギーに満ちたアメリカ映画を生み出してきた映画作家です。出演者から激しく予測不能な演技を引き出す手腕に長け、その形式的な達成は映画史的なものでもあります。『世界にひとつのプレイブック』は1981年以来となる演技4部門すべてでのノミネートを果たし、『アメリカン・ハッスル』は主要全部門でのノミネートという記録に並び、ラッセル自身は3人の俳優をアカデミー賞受賞へと導きました。しかし、彼のキャリアを誠実に語るならば、こうした達成と並べて、深刻かつ広く記録された言動に関する疑惑にも触れないわけにはいきません。2011年には、19歳のトランスジェンダーの姪が、性的暴行を訴える被害届を警察に提出しています。この件は立件されずに終わりましたが、ラッセル本人は身体的な接触があったこと自体は認めています。また彼は、ジョージ・クルーニー、リリー・トムリン、エイミー・アダムスらをめぐる事例を含め、キャストやスタッフに対する言語的な虐待や攻撃的な振る舞いについて、数十年にわたり数多くの報告を受けてきました。2022年に映画『アムステルダム』が公開された際にも、こうした過去の疑惑が報道で改めて取り上げられています。輝かしい受賞歴と、これらの伝記的な記録は、いずれも彼の仕事をめぐる公的な記録の、消えることのない一部です。

Filmography | 監督作品

Feature Films as Director (監督長編作品)

Awards & Recognition | 受賞歴

Academy Awards (アカデミー賞)

Director nominations: 3 🌟

• Best Director – The Fighter (2011) 🌟
• Best Director – Silver Linings Playbook (2013) 🌟
• Best Director – American Hustle (2014) 🌟

Films directed — total Oscar wins: 3 🏆

• Best Supporting Actor – Christian Bale, The Fighter (2011) 🏆
• Best Supporting Actress – Melissa Leo, The Fighter (2011) 🏆
• Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook (2013) 🏆

Films directed — total nominations across career: 25+ 🌟

American Hustle (2014) — 10 nominations in all 10 major categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Bale), Best Actress (Adams), Best Supporting Actor (Cooper), Best Supporting Actress (Lawrence), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design — equaling the all-category nomination record of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Reds (1981)

Silver Linings Playbook (2013) — 8 nominations including all 4 acting categories: the first film since Reds (1981) to achieve this

Golden Globe Awards

Nominated:

• Best Director – Silver Linings Playbook (2013) 🌟
• Best Director – American Hustle (2014) 🌟
• Multiple acting nominations for films directed

Directors Guild of America (DGA)

Nominated: 3 🌟

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film – The Fighter (2011) 🌟
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film – Silver Linings Playbook (2013) 🌟
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film – American Hustle (2014) 🌟

Sundance Film Festival

Winner: 1 🏆

• Audience Award – Spanking the Monkey (1994) 🏆

Writers Guild of America (WGA)

Nominated:

• Best Adapted Screenplay – Three Kings (1999) 🌟

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• Silver Linings Playbook — Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 🏆 (ensemble)
• Multiple additional SAG nominations for ensemble casts in his films

Box Office Achievements | 興行成績

Career worldwide box office as director: Over $900 million

External Links | 外部リンク

• IMDb
• Wikipedia (English)
• Wikipedia (日本語)