---
name: "Josh Singer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/josh-singer"
fi1m_id: "josh-singer"
imdb_id: "nm1802857"
tmdb_id: 1219529
wikidata_id: "Q6289383"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-23T13:19:20.168940+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Josh Singer

## Identity

Josh Singer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/josh-singer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** josh-singer
- **IMDb ID:** nm1802857
- **TMDB ID:** 1219529
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6289383
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Singer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6289383, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1802857/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219529

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** 조쉬 싱어, Joshua Singer
- **Frequently works with:** [Christopher Misiano](https://film.one/person/christopher-misiano.md), [Alex Graves](https://film.one/person/alex-graves.md), [Clark Johnson](https://film.one/person/clark-johnson.md), [Fred Berner](https://film.one/person/fred-berner.md), [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md), [Mark Goffman](https://film.one/person/mark-goffman.md), [Michael Zinberg](https://film.one/person/michael-zinberg.md), [Norberto Barba](https://film.one/person/norberto-barba.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 80 (3), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 76 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, History 3, Music 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $384m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Singer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6289383, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1802857/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219529

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86)
- **Tubi:** [*Spotlight*](https://film.one/film/spotlight.md) (85)
- **Disney+:** [*Fringe*](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) (80)
- **Hulu:** [*The Post*](https://film.one/film/the-post.md) (74)
- **Netflix:** [*Maestro*](https://film.one/film/maestro.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Josh Singer is an American screenwriter and producer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1972, he graduated magna cum laude from Yale University and earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He began his career writing for television, including episodes of *The West Wing* (1999).

Singer wrote the screenplay for *The Fifth Estate* (2013) and co-wrote *Spotlight* (2015) with Tom McCarthy, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He later wrote *The Post* (2017) with Liz Hannah and the screenplay for *First Man* (2018). He co-wrote *Maestro* (2023) with Bradley Cooper and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Maestro* (2023), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/maestro.md)
- *First Man* (2018), Fi1m 80, Screenplay, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/first-man.md)
- *The Post* (2017), Fi1m 74, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *Spotlight* (2015), Fi1m 85, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/spotlight.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, Writer, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Writer, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Maestro* (2023), Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/maestro.md)
- *The Last Thing He Told Me* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *First Man* (2018), Executive Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/first-man.md)
- *The Post* (2017), Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *American Pastoral* (2016), 3D Artist
- *Spotlight* (2015), Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/spotlight.md)
- *The Fifth Estate* (2013), Screenplay
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, Writer, Supervising Producer
- *Fringe* (2008), series, Writer, Story, Teleplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Raines* (2007), series, Writer
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Writer, Story, Teleplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, Writer
- *The Night We Lost Him*, Screenplay

## Gallery

- ![Executive Producer and writer Josh Singer arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Th](https://film.one/media/person/15107/gallery-8f5605942153.jpg) Executive Producer and writer Josh Singer arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Th — Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Josh_Singer_in_2018.jpg/1280px-Josh_Singer_in_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Executive Producer and writer Josh Singer arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Th](https://film.one/media/person/15107/gallery-92d28c9fd5c4.jpg) Executive Producer and writer Josh Singer arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Th — Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/%22First_Man%22_Premiere_at_NASM_%28NHQ201810040101%29.jpg/1280px-%22First_Man%22_Premiere_at_NASM_%28NHQ201810040101%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Josh Singer](https://film.one/media/person/15107/gallery-cf0687919028.jpg) Josh Singer — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2024: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Maestro*
- 2016: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (won), for *Spotlight*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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