David Andrew Leo Fincher(born August 28, 1962) is an American film director, film producer, and music video director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for films The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and The Social Network (2010). For The Social Network, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. His most recent film is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), an English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s eponymous 2005 novel.