Celebrate the A100, the most impactful Asian Pacific Leaders.

Taika Waititi

Director

Taika Waititi is best known for directing the critically-acclaimed blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok for Marvel, as well as the WWII satire Jojo Rabbit for Fox Searchlight. Waititi won an Oscar® for Best Adapted Screenplay forJojo Rabbit, which he directed, wrote, produced, and starred in; the film was nominated for six Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. Previously Waititi wrote and directed the beloved indie films Hunt For The Wilderpeople, What We Do In The Shadows, Boy, and the Oscar®-nominated short film, Two Cars, One Night. He is currently in post-production on the feature film Next Goal Wins, which he directed, wrote, and produced, and he will next write and direct Thor: Love and Thunder. In television, he directed the season one finale of The Mandalorian on Disney+, and he served as executive producer, co-writer, and director of last year’s TV adaptation of What We Do In The Shadows, now going into its second season on FX.