Clint Eastwood is a director.
American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall . Clint Eastwood . For his work in the Western film Unforgiven ( 1992 ) and the sports drama Million Dollar Baby ( 2004 ) , Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture , as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor . The war drama biopic American Sniper '' ( 2014 ) set box office records for the largest January release ever and was also the largest opening ever for an Eastwood film .