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Goddard in 2005 |
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| Born | Andrew Goddard February 26, 1975 Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation | screenwriter |
| Notable award(s) | Writers Guild of America Award 2006 Lost |
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www.drewgoddard.com |
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Drew Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American film and television screenwriter and producer best known for his collaborations with Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Cabin in the Woods) and J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost, Cloverfield).
Goddard joined the crew of Lost as a freelance writer for the first season in 2004. Goddard and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the season.[1] Goddard rejoined the crew as a supervising producer and writer for the third season in 2006. He was promoted to co-executive producer mid-season. The writing staff were nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons.[2] Goddard and his co-writer, show runner and executive producer Damon Lindelof, were also nominated for the WGA Award for Best Episodic Drama at the February 2008 ceremony for writing the third season episode "Flashes Before Your Eyes".[3] He returned as a co-executive producer for the fourth season in 2007. He was nominated for the WGA award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the fourth season of Lost.[4] Goddard left the crew at the end of the fourth season.
He has a cameo on Joss Whedon's web-based film, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, as "Fake Thomas Jefferson."
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| Preceded by Joss Whedon |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight writer 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Jane Espenson |
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