Josh Safdie has made a mark with his recent directorial Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet in the lead role. Everyone is buzzing about Chalamet’s performance and the brilliance of a man who carefully embedded a touching odyssey of a dreamer in the core of a sports-comedy drama. 

This is the same man who gave Uncut Gems (2019), an endearing crime thriller, together with his brother, Benny Safdie. Through both his movies, fans get a closer look at the kind of storytelling style he uses and how unique it is compared to others. While Uncut Gems was underrated, Marty Supreme’s popularity has led to everybody knowing a little more about him.  

And this curiosity has got people wondering about his financial standing after directing such a blockbuster movie.

Josh Safdie’s net worth in 2026 is somewhere around $10 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. While it is not known exactly what part of this figure is from directing films, we do know that he has tried his hand at producing, too. The most recent example of this would be one of the most critically acclaimed films of last year, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, which he co-produced along with several other producers. 

Surprisingly, he has not even disclosed his salary from Marty Supreme, leaving fans wondering precisely how much he has got for the movie, which was made on a budget of approximately $60-70 million. This makes it even more difficult to determine what backs the $10 million figure and how one got to the number.

Still, it is undeniable that he has put several years’ worth of effort into that big number. As per different sites, he might even be worth more. For now, however, this remains to be a plausible number. He might also have investments in other business ventures and assets, but this is not verified information.  

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Anyhow, the Josh Safdie stocks are about to go even higher as he is nominated for Best Director at the Oscars this year.

Josh Safdie is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director alongside the likes of Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Chloé Zhao (Hamnet), and Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value). He was also nominated for the DGA, Critics Choice, and BAFTA, but eventually lost to Paul Thomas Anderson all three times.

By the looks of it, the chances of him snagging the Oscar are pretty slim, with the most preferred choices being Anderson and Coogler. Nevertheless, anything can happen, and all hope is not lost until the very end.

Josh Safdie, the director of one of the Oscar 2026-nominated movies, is just one of those filmmakers who keep on finding new ways to tell a really offbeat story in the most engaging way possible. The elements of realism combined with peculiar artistic expression in his films are very unique to him. This is what makes him a great asset to cinema.

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