M. Night Shyamalan is Indian American film director, screenwriter, author, producer, and actor. Throughout his career he has received several awards including nominations for two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Awards.
Shyamalan gained acclaim and a career breakthrough for his third directorial feature, the psychological thriller The Sixth Sense (1999) and earned nominations for two Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He was also nominated for BAFTA Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay as well as nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing â Feature Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and also received the Empire Award for Best Director.
Since the release of The Sixth Sense (1999), he has received career fluctuations with his critical reception leaning towards mixed to negative, receiving several Golden Raspberry Awards or also known as "Razzie Awards".