He won Best Original Screenplay for Crash, which won Best Picture, but he did not win Best Director for it. Even Ang Lee is confused by this.
Haggis is the only person ever to write consecutive Best Picture winners with Million Dollar Baby claiming the big prize the year before Crash.
Also nominated for Best Screenplay three consecutive years for Crash, Million Dollar Baby and Letters from Iwo Jima. Folks, he's pretty good.
Is so sick of sitting through awards ceremonies that he's thinking of taking on a couple of Uwe Boll projects to stay off the banquet circuit for a while.
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