Marc Webb

MARC WEBB made his feature film debut with the acclaimed (500) Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. The film was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture - Musical or Comedy. (500) Days of Summer also earned an Independent Spirit Award for Best Original Screenplay. For his work on the film, The National Board of Review presented Webb with The Spotlight Award, which honors outstanding directorial debuts.

Webb began his career as a director for commercials and for music videos for recording artists such as Green Day, Fergie and My Chemical Romance. He was honored with several MTV Video Music Awards, including the 2009 Best Director Award for Green Day's "21 Guns," Best Rock Video in 2006 for AFI's "Miss Murder" and Best Group Video for The All-American Rejects' "Move Along." Also in 2006, The Music Video Production Association honored him as Director of the Year for his work with Weezer, AAR and My Chemical Romance.

Webb attended Colorado College, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, and New York University.

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