Michael Dougherty

Michael Patrick Dougherty (born October 28, 1974) is an American writer, director, animator, illustrator, creature designer and producer known for his work in a variety of movie genres, both big and small. Dougherty’s animated work was featured on MTV, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, KidsWB, Discovery Kids, Universal and a line of twisted greeting cards published by NobleWorks. Dougherty's Live Action Films include Trick 'R Treat (2007), Krampus (2015) and Godzilla: King of the Mobsters (2019).

Movies

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2003	X2	No	Yes	No
2005	Urban Legends: Bloody Mary	No	Yes	No
2006	Superman Returns	No	Yes	No
2007	Trick 'r Treat	Yes	Yes	Executive
2015	Krampus	Yes	Yes	Yes
2016	X-Men: Apocalypse	No	Story	No
2019	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	Yes	Yes	No
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	No	Story	No
2023	Chupa	No	Additional	No
2024	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire	No	Additional	No

Awards

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1997	Chicago International Film Festival	Student Animated Short	Season's Greetings	Won
2004	Saturn Awards	Best Writing	X2	Nominated
	Hugo Awards	Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form		Nominated
2007	Saturn Awards[1]	Best Writing	Superman Returns	Won
2008	Screamfest Horror Film Festival	Audience Award	Trick 'r Treat	Won
2009	Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards	Best Film		Nominated
	Fright Meter Awards	Best Director[2]		Won
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
2015	Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards	Best Movie	Krampus	Nominated
2016	Horror Society Awards	Best Horror Film		Nominated
	Fright Meter Awards	Best Director		Nominated
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Best Wide-Release Film		Nominated
2020	Saturn Awards	Best Fantasy Film	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	Nominated