Steve Jobs is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Michael Fassbender in the title role. Aaron Sorkin adapted the screenplay from the 2011 biography Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. The film covers fourteen years (1984–1998) in the life of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, specifically ahead of three press conferences he gave during that time. It also stars Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels.
Initially, it had a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles on October 9, 2015. It opened nationwide in the U.S. on October 23, 2015.[1][2]
Steve Jobs garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for Fassbender and Winslet's performances, and Sorkin's writing. It received nominations from Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Critic's Choice Awards, Satellite Awards, London Film Critics' Circle, and Online Film Critics Society, among others. Winslet won Golden Globe, BAFTA, and London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, while Fassbender went on to win Best Actor prizes from Online Film Critics Society, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Austin Film Critics Association, and Houston Film Critics Society, and was honoured with International Star Award by Palm Springs International Film Festival.[3]
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- Arlene Washington. Universal's 'Steve Jobs' to Release Early in New York, Los Angeles The Hollywood Reporter, (Prometheus Global Media), September 11, 2015, retrieved September 12, 2015^
- Dave McNary. Universal Tweaks 'Steve Jobs' Release Variety, September 11, 2015, retrieved September 12, 2015^
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