Anecdotes

Directed 6 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Kate Winslet, Jackie Earle Haley, and Cate Blanchett.

Raised in Portland, Oregon, from the age of two when his father, then a truck driver, moved the family north after taking a job as a traveling salesman hawking welding supplies.

His father in law is famed screenwriter Bo Goldman.

His daughter, Alida P. Field, has appeared in three of his films. Most notably as the "Young Gymnast" selling candy door-to-door in In the Bedroom (2001).

He received his M.F.A from the American Film Institute (AFI).

Son Henry Field played Nick Stahl's character as a child in Sans issue (2001).

Voted Best Director by the London Film Critics' Circle and Los Angeles Film Critics Accosication for TÁR, Field's script was also awarded Best Screenplay. TÁR became only the fourth film in history to be named the Best of the Year by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the London Film Critics' Circle as well as the National Society of Film Critics.

TÁR was named the year's best film by more critics than any other film released in 2022.

Voted Best Director by the National Board of Review for IN THE BEDROOM which was also named Best Picture of the Year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Accosication.

Brother-in-law of Diana Rathbun, Mia Goldman and Justin Ashforth.

His daughter Frances Field recorded the sound for the New York portion of TÁR.

He has directed two films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Sans issue (2001) and Tár (2022).