Josh Singer

Born 1972 · American screenwriter

Josh Singer is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing The Fifth Estate (2013), Spotlight (2015), The Post (2017), First Man (2018), and Maestro (2023). He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Spotlight and was nominated in the same category for Maestro.

Josh Singer, in order

1. 2003–06 The West Wing (TV series): wrote · directed by Alex Graves and Christopher Misiano · critics 81%, audiences 95% · streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
2. 2009–11 Fringe (TV series): wrote · directed by J. J. Abrams · critics 91%, audiences 81% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu
3. 2009 Lie to Me (TV series): wrote
4. 2013 The Fifth Estate: wrote · directed by Bill Condon · critics 34%, audiences 36%
5. 2015 Spotlight: wrote · directed by Tom McCarthy · critics 97%, audiences 93% · streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
6. 2017 The Post: wrote · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 88%, audiences 74% · streaming on HBO Max
7. 2018 First Man: wrote · directed by Damien Chazelle · critics 87%, audiences 68%
8. 2023 Maestro: wrote · directed by Bradley Cooper · critics 78%, audiences 87% · streaming on Netflix
9. Bullitt: wrote · directed by Steven Spielberg · streaming on Hoopla, Tubi