Simon Blackwell
Simon Blackwell is an Oscar-nominated and two-time Emmy-winning screenwriter and showrunner.
The critically lauded FX Networks and Sky comedy Breeders, which Simon co-created with Martin Freeman and Chris Addison, recently concluded to outstanding reviews.
The critically lauded FX Networks and Sky comedy Breeders, which Simon co-created with Martin Freeman and Chris Addison, recently concluded to outstanding reviews. With Chris, he had previously created the Sky romantic comedy Trying Again.
Season 2 of the equally acclaimed Channel 4 and Sundance sitcom Back, which Simon created for David Mitchell and Robert Webb, aired to great success.
2019 saw the release of the feature film The Personal History of David Copperfield, which Simon co-wrote with long-time collaborator Armando Iannucci. The movie has received exceptional reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Its script won Simon and Armando the Best Screenplay award at British Independent Film Awards and the Writers Guild Great Britain Awards.
Simon was a chief writer on all four series of Armando's double BAFTA-winning political sitcom The Thick Of It and co-wrote its spin-off film In The Loop, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Also with Armando, Simon co-wrote the pilot episode of the HBO comedy Veep and served as a writer and Executive Producer on the subsequent four seasons. For this, he won two Primetime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series. Simon's Veep scripts also earned him two Writers Guild of America Awards. Simon is an Executive Producer on Armando's latest HBO project, Avenue 5.
Simon wrote for Chris Morris's 2010 black comedy film Four Lions alongside Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain. He had previously collaborated with them on the cult Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show and BBC One's The Old Guys and has since written with Jesse on the latter's Emmy-winning HBO drama Succession.
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| Bounty Hamster | Writer | 2000-01-01 |
| Booked! BBC Radio 4 | Writer | 1998-01-01 |
| Succession | Consultant | 2018-01-01 |
| Evening Standard Film Awards | 2010-01-01 | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | 2009-01-01 | |
| The Old Guys BBC 1 | Writer | 2009-01-01 |
| Dead Ringers BBC 2 | Writer | 2001-01-01 |
| Week Ending BBC Radio 4 | Writer | 1996-01-01 |
| British Independent Film Award | 2010-01-01 | |
| The Sketch Show ITV | Writer | 2002-01-01 |
| The Way It Is BBC Radio 4 | Writer | 2000-01-01 |
| Best Sitcom BAFTA | The Thick Of It | 2010-01-01 |
| In The Loop Armando Iannucci | Writer | 2009-01-01 |
| Athens International Film Festival | 2009-01-01 | |
| BAFTA | Best Comedy (The Sketch Show) | 2003-01-01 |
| BAFTA | Best Sitcom (The Thick Of It) | 2006-01-01 |
| The Sunday Format BBC Radio 4 | Writer | 2000-01-01 |
| Nominated for two BAFTAS | In The Loop | 2009-01-01 |
| Back | Writer / Executive Producer | 2017-01-01 |
| The Kumars At No.42 BBC 2 | Writer | 2000-01-01 |
| V Graham Norton Channel 4 | Writer | 2001-01-01 |
| The News Huddlines BBC Radio 2 | Writer | 1996-01-01 |
| Best Comedy BAFTA | Armstrong and Miller | 2010-01-01 |
| Ladies & Gentlemen TalkBack | Writer | 2005-01-01 |
| The Thick Of It BBC 4/BBC 2 | Writer | 2005-01-01 |
| Empire Awards | Best Comedy (In The Loop) | 2010-01-01 |
| Veep HBO | Writer / Executive Producer | 2012-01-01 |
| Have I Got News For You BBC 1 | Writer | 2002-01-01 |
| The 11 O'Clock Show Channel 4 | Writer | 1998-01-01 |
| Peep Show Objective/Channel 4 | Writer | 2008-01-01 |
| The All Star Comedy Show ITV 1 | Writer | 2004-01-01 |
| The MTV Europe Music Awards ITV | Writer | 1999-01-01 |
| Armstrong and Miller BBC 1/Toff | Writer | 2008-01-01 |
| Sony Awards | Sony Gold Winner (Dead Ringers) | 2001-01-01 |
| Rory Bremner...Who Else? Channel 4 | Writer | 1998-01-01 |
| Dead Ringers (series 1 - 6) BBC Radio 4 | Writer | 2001-01-01 |
| Sven & Nancy's Big Impression BBC 1 | Writer | 2003-01-01 |
| Bremner, Bird and Fortune Channel 4 | Writer | 2000-01-01 |
| Trying Again Avalon for Sky | Writer/Creator | 2014-01-01 |
| The Very World Of Milton Jones BBC Radio 4 | Writer | 2002-01-01 |
| Writers Guild of America | Best Comedy Series (Veep) | 2014-01-01 |
| Sony Awards | Sony Silver Winner (The Sunday Format) | 2000-01-01 |
| Emmy Veep | Nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series | 2012-01-01 |
| Four Lions Chris Morris | Writer - Additional Material | 2010-01-01 |
| British Comedy Awards | Best Comedy Film (In The Loop) | 2009-01-01 |
| Broadcast Award | Best New Programme (The Thick Of It) | 2006-01-01 |
| British Comedy Award | Best New Comedy (The Thick Of It) | 2006-01-01 |
| Nominated for an Oscar | Adapted Screenplay (In The Loop) | 2010-01-01 |
| Chlotrudis Awards | Best Original Screenplay (In The Loop) | 2009-01-01 |
| Writers Guild of America Veep | Nomination for WGA Award TV | 2013-01-01 |
| Breeders (Seasons 1 - 4) FX & BBC | Writer and Co-creator | 2020-01-01 |
| BAFTA Scotland | Best Writing in Film/Television (In The Loop) | 2009-01-01 |
| Royal Television Society Award | Best Writing (The Thick Of It) | 2009-01-01 |
| Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series (VEEP) | Winner | 2015-01-01 |
| Avenue 5 (Seasons 1 & 2) HBO | Writer and Executive Producer | 2020-01-01 |
| Primetime Emmy Veep | Nomination for Casting for a Comedy Series | 2012-01-01 |
| Alistair McGowan's Big Impression & World Cup BBC 1 | Writer | 2004-01-01 |
| National Board Of Review | Top Ten Independent Films (In The Loop) | 2009-01-01 |
| London Film Critics' Circle | Screenwriter Of The Year (In The Loop) | 2010-01-01 |
| Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actor/Best Ensemble (In The Loop) | 2009-01-01 |
| The Personal History of David Copperfield | Writer and Executive Producer | 2019-01-01 |
| Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (VEEP) | Winner | 2015-01-01 |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Runner-Up, Best Screenplay (In The Loop) | 2009-01-01 |
| Television Critics Associaton Awards Veep | Nomination Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | 2012-01-01 |
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