The Social Network
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discussed in biography
- In David Fincher
He then helmed The Social Network (2010), a portrait of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s rise to power. The film was hailed by many critics as a 21st-century analogue to Citizen Kane, and Fincher won the best director Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award.
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Garfield
- In Andrew Garfield: Budding onscreen career and breakthrough in The Social Network
…role of Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network (2010), a film about Facebook’s founding. He received nominations for both a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe for his performance and was credited with “raising the emotional stakes” of the film by movie critic Peter Travers in Rolling Stone.
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history of film
- In history of film: United States
…Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), Gone Girl (2014), and Mank (2020).
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Johnson
- In Dakota Johnson: Early films: The Social Network and 21 Jump Street
…minor role in David Fincher’s The Social Network (2010). The acclaimed drama centers on the creation of Facebook.
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Reznor
- In Nine Inch Nails
Their music for The Social Network (2010) won the Academy Award for best original score, and their work on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) was honoured with a Grammy. Their score for Gone Girl (2015) was also nominated for a Grammy. The pair later provided the…
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Sorkin
- In Aaron Sorkin
For the film The Social Network (2010), Sorkin adapted writer Ben Mezrich’s account of the origins of Facebook and the legal battles faced by its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. Sorkin’s lively dialogue and classical storytelling were seen as instrumental to the movie’s success, and he won an Academy Award…
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Timberlake
- In Justin Timberlake: Solo music career and acting roles
…founding president of Facebook, in The Social Network, a fictionalized account of Facebook’s origins. The same year, he provided the voice of Yogi Bear’s diminutive sidekick Boo Boo in Yogi Bear, a movie adaptation of the classic TV cartoon.
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