{{short description|American screenwriter (born 1973)}} {{Infobox person | name = Jonathan Herman | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1973}} | birth_place = Connecticut, U.S.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zeitchik|first1=Steven|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-straight-outta-compton-screenwriter-jonathan-herman-dre-suge-20150814-story.html|title='Compton' screenwriter makes the journey straight outta Connecticut|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 14, 2015}}</ref> | occupation = Screenwriter | years_active = 2007–present }}
'''Jonathan Herman''' (born 1973)<ref name=Times>{{Cite news|first= Nate|last= Bloom|author-link= Nate Bloom |title= The tribe at the Oscars, 2016 |newspaper=Times of Israel|date=February 25, 2016 |url=http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/the-tribe-at-the-oscars-2016/ }}</ref> is an American screenwriter, best known for his work in ''Straight Outta Compton'' for which he received numerous award nominations, including Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/oscar-nominations-2016-full-list-academy-award-nominees-1201682514/|title=Oscar Nominations: The Complete List|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=January 14, 2016|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> Herman is Jewish.<ref name=Times /><ref>[http://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/182753/ Jewish Journal: "Writers shrug off bad rap over 'Straight Outta Compton'" by Evan Henerson"] February 22, 2016</ref>
== Filmography == * 2015: ''Straight Outta Compton''
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Award ! Category ! Recipients and nominees ! Work ! Result ! Ref |- |Academy Awards |Best Original Screenplay | rowspan="4" |<small>'''Shared with''': <br />Andrea Berloff<br />S. Leigh Savidge<br />Alan Wenkus</small> | rowspan="5" |''Straight Outta Compton'' | {{nominated}} |{{center|<ref name="EW noms">{{cite magazine|last1=Coggan|first1=Devan|title=John Krasinski, Guillermo del Toro, Ang Lee to announce Oscar nominations|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/11/oscars-john-krasinski-guillermo-del-toro-ang-lee|access-date=January 11, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|date=January 13, 2016}}</ref>}} |- |NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture - Theatrical | {{nom}} |- |Satellite Awards |Best Original Screenplay | {{nom}} |{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2015-satellite-award-nominees-announced-844739|title=Satellite Awards Nominees Unveiled|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 2015 |access-date=December 2, 2015}}</ref>}} |- |Writers Guild of America Awards |Best Original Screenplay |{{nom}} |{{center|<ref>{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title='The Martian,' 'Straight Outta Compton' Land Writers Guild Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/martian-straight-outta-compton-writers-guild-nominations-1201672993/|access-date=January 6, 2016|work=Variety|date=January 6, 2016|language=en-US}}</ref>}} |- |}
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|6707680|Jonathan Herman}} {{Authority control}}
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