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David Sirota

David Sirota

Producer and writer · Born November 2, 1975 (50) · New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Oscar nominee · 2 other major award bodies

David Sirota (born November 2, 1975) is an American journalist, columnist at The Guardian, editor for Jacobin, author, television writer, and screenwriter. He is also a political commentator and radio host based in Denver. He is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, political spokesperson, and blogger. In March 2019, he began working as the senior advisor and speechwriter on the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. In 2022, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for conceiving the story for Netflix's Don't Look Up alongside co-writer and director Adam McKay. He is founder of The Lever news outlet.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 2, 1975 (50)
From
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
2 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

Where can I watch David Sirota's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for David Sirota's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

2 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Holly(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Up(2021)

    Co-Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

Career shape

Biggest box office

Don't Look Up (2021)

$792K worldwide

Highest rated

Don't Look Up (2021)

Midcredits 75th

Awards

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.