Phyllis Nagy is a theatre and film director, screenwriter and dramatist. She was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for writing and directing Mrs. Harris (2005), her screen debut. The film starred Ben Kingsley and Annette Bening (both also Emmy nominated), and garnered a total of 12 Emmy Award nominations, three Golden Globe Award nominations, and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. In 2015, she received many awards and nominations for her work on Carol, including a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay, and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Independent Spirit Award and Writers Guild of America Award nominations.
