Diablo Cody
"Juno" was runner-up for the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, won second prize at the Rome Film Festival, and earned four Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Picture. Cody herself won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for her debut script, which also picked up a Golden Globe nomination and an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. She also won screenplay honors from BAFTA, the Writers Guild of America, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the National Board of Review, the Satellite Awards, and the 2008 Cinema for Peace Award for Most Valuable Work of Director, Producer & Screenwriter (which she shared with Jason Reitman, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russel Smith and Lianne Halfon).
Montazur Rahman Akbar
His first film as director was "Takar Pahar" (released in 1993), produced by Shadat Hossain Badsha, (aka Badsha Bhai) elder brother of Dipjol. His first film to be released was "Nyay Juddho" in 1991. In 1992, Ilias Kanchon and Diti acted in his third film "Chakor". "The" 60 lakh budget film earned 2 corer with 6 months of continuous run in theaters. He directed his next three films "Prem Dewana" (1993), "Disco Dancer" (1994) and "Babar Adesh" (1995), before directing "Coolie." This film collected 70 million against a budget of 12 million making it the highest-grossing film of 1997. It was also the debut of actress Sadika Parvin Popy.