The dicrector of the American psychological thriller "Abandon" wond an academ award for what film?
Stephen Gaghan Stephen Gaghan (born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film "Traffic", based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award, as well as "Syriana" which he wrote and directed.
Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling "Southern Reach" trilogy. The trilogy's first novel, "Annihilation", won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards and has been adapted into an upcoming Hollywood film by director Alex Garland. Among VanderMeer's other novels are "" and "Borne". He has also edited with his wife Ann VanderMeer such influential and award-winning anthologies as "The New Weird", "The Weird", and "The Big Book of Science Fiction".