Robert W. "Bob" Nelson (born July 18, 1956) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for writing ''

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'' (2013) directed by

Alexander Payne Constantine Alexander Payne (; born February 10, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for the films ''Citizen Ruth'' (1996), ''Election'' (1999), ''About Schmidt'' (2002), ''Sideways'' (2004), ''The Desc ...

and released in 2013, for which Nelson was nominated for an

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Awards, Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Be ...

at the

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. The screenplay was also nominated for a

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Career

Nelson was a cast member and writer on the Seattle sketch comedy TV show '' Almost Live!'' in the 1990s. Nelson won the 2014 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for ''Nebraska''. In 2014, the Seattle-based alternative popular newspaper '' The Stranger'' nominated him for a Stranger Genius Award.Frizzelle, Christopher (2014-05-15)
The 2014 Stranger Genius Award Nominees Are...
The Stranger He wrote and directed ''

The Confirmation ''The Confirmation'' is a 2016 Canadian drama film starring Clive Owen, Jaeden Martell, and Maria Bello. Written and directed by Bob Nelson, who also produced it with Todd Hoffman, the film concerns a young boy (Martell), who tries to reconnec ...

'' starring

Clive Owen Clive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series '' Chancer'' from 1990 to 1991. He received critical acclaim for his work in the film '' Close ...

Maria Bello Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and writer. Her film roles include ''Permanent Midnight'' (1998), ''Payback (1999 film), Payback'' (1999), ''Coyote Ugly (film), Coyote Ugly'' (2000), ''The Cooler'' (2003), ''A Hist ...

, and

Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...

. It opened in March 2016.

Personal life

He was raised in

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, Washington, and currently lives with his wife on Whidbey Island in Washington.

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Indiewire interview with Bob NelsonCollider interview with Bob Nelson
1956 births Living people American male screenwriters Independent Spirit Award winners People from Yankton, South Dakota Screenwriters from South Dakota {{US-screen-writer-stub