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Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes is an American writer-director represented for U.S.

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Production company & representation
Moxie Pictures
Production company · US · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
Wonderstruck — nominated for Cannes Palme d’Or
Cannes Film Festival · 2017 · award
Carol — six Academy Award nominations
Academy Awards · 2015 · award
Mildred Pierce — Primetime Emmy Award nominations (count conflict in sources)
Primetime Emmy Awards · 2011 · award
Selected clients
GivenchyHeinekenRevlon

Bio & background

Todd Haynes is an American writer-director represented for U.S. commercials by Moxie Pictures. Between narrative features he has directed brand spots for Givenchy, Revlon, and Heineken. The clearest dated campaign is Givenchy’s L’Interdit fragrance film (December 2018), starring Rooney Mara and logged on Directors Library; a Revlon “Ruby” spot appears on his Moxie reel. His feature career includes Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Sundance-winning Poison, Velvet Goldmine (Cannes Special Jury Prize), Far From Heaven (four Oscar nominations), I’m Not There, HBO’s Mildred Pierce, Carol (six Oscar nominations; shot on 16mm), Wonderstruck (Cannes Palme d’Or nominee), Dark Waters, The Velvet Underground (2021), and May December (2023). Recurring collaborators include Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and producer Christine Vachon. Critics note work that walks “a tonal line between winking playfulness and a sincere gooey heart,” plus exhaustive “image book” pre-production drawn from cinema, photography, and painting. Brand assignments sit in fashion-lifestyle and beauty, using the same celebrity-performance and period-polished sensibility as his features. No Super Bowl, automotive, or major commercial-circuit awards are evidenced.

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Awards
  • Wonderstruck — nominated for Cannes Palme d’Or
    Cannes Film Festival · 2017
  • Carol — six Academy Award nominations
    Academy Awards · 2015
  • Mildred Pierce — Primetime Emmy Award nominations (count conflict in sources)
    Primetime Emmy Awards · 2011
Far From Heaven — four Academy Award nominations
Academy Awards · 2002
  • Poison — Sundance prize winner
    Sundance Film Festival
  • Velvet Goldmine — Special Jury Prize for Artistic Contribution
    Cannes Film Festival · 1998
  • Press
    • My Creative Hero: Todd Haynes
      Little Black Book (LBB) · 2023
    • May December movie director interview
      KCRW The Treatment · 2023
    • Interview with Todd Haynes on May December
      Film International · 2023
    • Moxie Pictures roster bio — spots for Givenchy, Revlon and Heineken
      Moxie Pictures
    • Todd Haynes interview
      The Talks
    • Directors Library profile — features and Givenchy campaign
      Directors Library