theOscarSite Bio: In addition to P.D. James' The Children of Men, Mark Fergus and his writing partner Hawk Ostby have collaborated on 12 scripts over the past decade, including the thriller CONSEQUENCE (2003) for HBO Pictures as well as adaptations of Philip K. Dick's "A Scanner Darkly" and Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter of Mars".

They wrote IRON MAN (2008) for Marvel Studios, directed Jon Favreau. Fergus made his directing debut with their original screenplay FIRST SNOW (2006). The psychological thriller starred Guy Pearce, Piper Perabo, William Fichtner and J.K. Simmons.

· Achievement in Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 2006: CHILDREN OF MEN (w. Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Hawk Ostby)