William Condon is an American screenwriter and director. He wrote and directed the films Gods and Monsters (1998), Kinsey (2004), and Dreamgirls (2006), wrote the screenplay for Chicago (2002), and directed the final two installments of the Twilight series, and the live-action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast (2017). Condon won an Oscar as screenwriter for Gods and Monsters and was nominated for his screenplay for Chicago.