Armando Bó Jr. ( born 9 December 1978 ) is an Argentine screenwriter and film director . He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2014 film '' Birdman '' at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 , together with director Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Bo 's cousin Nicolás Giacobone . He also directed the Qualcomm-distributed short film '' Lifeline '' in 2016 , which was also a Best of Branded Entertainment winner at the 2017 One Show Awards
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
Armando Bó (screenwriter)