Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980 in New York City) created and starred in the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2008) about New York’s Washington Heights, and Hamilton: An American Musical (2015) about Alexander Hamilton, which was filmed live on stage and streamed as Hamilton (2020). He co-wrote the songs for the animated movie Moana (2016), co-starred with Emily Blunt in the movie musical Mary Poppins Returns (2018) directed by Rob Marshal from the novels by P.L. Travers, played a supporting role in the movie version of In the Heights (2021) directed by Jon Chu, wrote the songs for the animated Encanto (2021). Miranda directed the film version of the musical Tick, Tick…Boom! (2021) with Andrew Garfield playing composer Jonathan Larson.

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Golden Globe Awards

2021 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Hamilton
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
2019 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
2017 Nominee

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- Moana
- "How Far I'll Go"