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The tie, exactly: Adam Driver was born on 19 November 1983 — San Diego, on the Television Academy's own biography page; Fontana, in the standard biographies, a conflict the People section of this history prints whole — and the part of the tie that is this city's is not in dispute: his family moved to Mishawaka when he was seven, he grew up here, and he graduated from Mishawaka High School in 2001, a Marine Corps enlistment, Juilliard, and the stage and screen after. The ledger therefore enters his screen honors at raised-here strength, which is the strength the record supports, and no stronger.
The honor: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' own nominations record carries Driver twice. At the 91st Academy Awards (2019) he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, as Ron Stallworth in BlacKkKlansman. At the 92nd (2020) he was nominated for Best Actor, as Charlie Barber in Marriage Story. He did not win either year, and the ledger prints the line at its true size: two Oscar nominations for a Mishawaka High School graduate within two years — a record no other name in this city's history approaches in his field — and no statuette. The win on his record stands two entries below, at Venice.
Sources:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (oscars.org), nominations announcements and the Academy's awards record — Best Supporting Actor, BlacKkKlansman, 91st Academy Awards (2019); Best Actor, Marriage Story, 92nd Academy Awards (2020).
- Television Academy, biography page for Adam Driver — the San Diego birthplace as the Academy prints it; the People section of this history — the Fontana variant, the move to Mishawaka at seven, and Mishawaka High School, class of 2001.