Rian Johnson
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Rankings
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Covers
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Records
Rian Johnson's career is marked by bold creative choices and critical respect. He won a DGA Award for his work on Breaking Bad, widely considered one of the best-directed TV episodes ever. His film Looper earned a Saturn Award for its inventive script. With Knives Out, Johnson revived the whodunit genre and earned multiple critics' awards for his screenplay. In 2023, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world, recognizing his impact on film and television.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Time 100 Most Influential People
Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest TV Episodes of All Time
The 50 Best Movie Directors Working Today
Magazine Covers
Time
March 2023
Rian Johnson: The Director Who Revived the Whodunit
Entertainment Weekly
November 2019
Knives Out: The Murder Mystery That's Cutting Through the Noise
Empire
November 2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Director Speaks
Wired
December 2017
Rian Johnson on the Future of Star Wars
The Hollywood Reporter
September 2019
Rian Johnson: The Man Who Saved the Movie Business
Records & Feats
Directed the highest-rated Breaking Bad episode on IMDb
Johnson directed 'Ozymandias,' which holds a 10/10 rating on IMDb and is widely considered one of the greatest TV episodes ever.
First filmmaker to have a film gross over $1 billion and also earn an Oscar nomination for original screenplay in the same year?
In 2019, Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi grossed $1.33 billion, and his Knives Out earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.