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James L. Brooks
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Academy Awards, USA (8)
American Cinema Editors, USA (1)
Annie Awards (1)
Berlin International Film Festival (1)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Czech Lions (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (3)
Primetime Emmy Awards (62)
Golden Globes, USA (6)
Satellite Awards (1)
Imagen Foundation Awards (1)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (3)
National Board of Review, USA (1)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (3)
PGA Awards (3)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1)
ShoWest Convention, USA (1)
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards (1)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Television Critics Association Awards (2)
US Comedy Arts Festival (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (10)
TV Land Awards (1)
Jupiter Award (1)
Online Film & Television Association (8)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (3)
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (1)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (1)
20/20 Awards (2)
52 wins & 82 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1998 Nominee
Oscar
Best Picture
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Bridget Johnson
·
Kristi Zea
1998 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Mark Andrus
1997 Nominee
Oscar
Best Picture
Jerry Maguire
Shared with:
Laurence Mark
·
Richard Sakai
·
Cameron Crowe
1988 Nominee
Oscar
Best Picture
Broadcast News
1988 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Broadcast News
3 more
All
American Cinema Editors, USA
2005 Winner
Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award
Annie Awards
2008 Nominee
Annie
Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production
The Simpsons Movie
Shared with:
Matt Groening
·
Al Jean
·
Ian Maxtone-Graham
·
George Meyer
·
David Mirkin
·
Mike Reiss
·
Mike Scully
·
Matt Selman
·
John Swartzwelder
·
Jon Vitti
Berlin International Film Festival
1988 Nominee
Golden Berlin Bear
Broadcast News
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1988 Winner
BSFC Award
Best Screenplay
Broadcast News
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1998 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Director
As Good as It Gets
1998 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Screenplay
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Mark Andrus
Czech Lions
1999 Nominee
Czech Lion
Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film)
As Good as It Gets
Directors Guild of America, USA
1998 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
As Good as It Gets
1988 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Broadcast News
1984 Winner
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Terms of Endearment
Shared with:
Austen Jewell
·
Albert M. Shapiro
·
Marty P. Ewing
·
Ira Marvin
Primetime Emmy Awards
2023 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Animated Program
The Simpsons
For "Treehouse Of Horror XXXIII"
Shared with:
Joel H. Cohen
·
Al Jean
·
Matt Groening
·
Richard K. Chung
·
Carlton Batten
·
Matt Selman
·
Brian Kelley
·
Dan Vebber
·
Mike B. Anderson
·
Michael Price
·
John Frink
·
Tim Long
·
Rob Oliver
·
Christine Nangle
·
Tom Klein
·
Richard Raynis
·
Carolyn Omine
·
Dane Romley
·
Ryan Koh
2022 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Animated Program
The Simpsons
For "
Pixelated and Afraid (2022)
"
Shared with:
Matt Groening
·
Al Jean
·
Matt Selman
·
John Frink
·
Carolyn Omine
·
Tim Long
·
Rob LaZebnik
·
Brian Kelley
·
Michael Price
·
Jeff Westbrook
·
Dan Vebber
·
Ryan Koh
·
Elisabeth Kiernan Averick
·
Christine Nangle
·
Richard K. Chung
·
Tom Klein
·
Chris Clements
·
Matthew Faughnan
·
Mike B. Anderson
·
Scott Brutz
2022 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
When Billie Met Lisa
Shared with:
Matt Groening
·
Al Jean
·
Matt Selman
·
David Mirkin
·
Richard Sakai
·
Denise Sirkot
·
Richard Raynis
·
Tom Klein
·
Elisabeth Kiernan Averick
·
Cesar Mazariegos
·
Broti Gupta
·
David Silverman
·
Mike Frank Polcino
·
Cyndi Tang
2021 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
The Force Awakens from Its Nap
Shared with:
Matt Groening
·
Matt Selman
·
Richard Sakai
·
Denise Sirkot
·
Richard Raynis
·
Tom Klein
·
Joel H. Cohen
·
Al Jean
·
Michael Price
·
David Silverman
·
Acacia Caputo
·
Karen Carnegie Johnson
·
Mike Frank Polcino
2020 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Animated Program
The Simpsons
For episode
Thanksgiving of Horror (2019)
Shared with:
Matt Groening
·
Al Jean
·
Matt Selman
·
John Frink
·
J. Stewart Burns
·
Michael Price
·
Bill Odenkirk
·
Joel H. Cohen
·
Rob LaZebnik
·
Jeff Westbrook
·
Brian Kelley
·
Ryan Koh
·
Richard K. Chung
·
Rob Oliver
·
Mike B. Anderson
·
Dane Romley
·
Dan Vebber
·
Tom Klein
·
Andrea Romero
·
Carlton Batten
50 more
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Golden Globes, USA
1998 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
As Good as It Gets
1998 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Mark Andrus
1988 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
Broadcast News
1988 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Broadcast News
1984 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
Terms of Endearment
1 more
All
Satellite Awards
1998 Winner
Golden Satellite Award
Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Bridget Johnson
·
Kristi Zea
Imagen Foundation Awards
2005 Nominee
Imagen Award
Best Director - Film
Spanglish
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1987 Nominee
LAFCA Award
Best Director
Broadcast News
1983 Winner
LAFCA Award
Best Director
Terms of Endearment
1983 Winner
LAFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Terms of Endearment
National Board of Review, USA
1983 Winner
NBR Award
Best Director
Terms of Endearment
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1984 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Screenplay
Terms of Endearment
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1987 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best Director
Broadcast News
1987 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Broadcast News
1983 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Terms of Endearment
PGA Awards
2017 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award in Television
2008 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Simpsons Movie
Shared with:
Matt Groening
·
Al Jean
·
Richard Sakai
·
Mike Scully
1998 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Bridget Johnson
·
Kristi Zea
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1997 Winner
SDFCS Award
Best Screenplay, Original
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Mark Andrus
ShoWest Convention, USA
1989 Winner
ShoWest Award
Director of the Year
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
1997 Nominee
STFC Award
Best Screenplay, Original
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Mark Andrus
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1998 Winner
SEFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Mark Andrus
Television Critics Association Awards
2015 Winner
Career Achievement Award
2013 Nominee
Career Achievement Award
US Comedy Arts Festival
1999 Winner
AFI Filmmaker Award
Writers Guild of America, USA
2018 Winner
Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
2006 Winner
Herb Sargent Award
1998 Winner
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Mark Andrus
1998 Winner
Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
Shared with:
Allan Burns
1988 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Broadcast News
5 more
All
TV Land Awards
2007 Winner
Medallion Award
Taxi
Shared with:
Danny DeVito
·
Jeff Conaway
·
Tony Danza
·
Judd Hirsch
·
Carol Kane
·
Randall Carver
Jupiter Award
1985 Nominee
Jupiter Award
Best International Film
Terms of Endearment
Online Film & Television Association
2024 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Architect
2008 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Animated Picture
The Simpsons Movie
Shared with:
Matt Groening
·
Al Jean
·
Mike Scully
·
Richard Sakai
1998 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Picture
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Bridget Johnson
·
Kristi Zea
1998 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Comedy/Musical Picture
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Bridget Johnson
·
Kristi Zea
1998 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Director
As Good as It Gets
3 more
All
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1997 Nominee
ACCA
Best Director
As Good as It Gets
1997 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Screenplay
As Good as It Gets
1996 Nominee
ACCA
Best Motion Picture
Jerry Maguire
Shared with:
Cameron Crowe
·
Laurence Mark
·
Richard Sakai
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
1994 Winner
Stinker Award
What Were They Thinking and Why?
I'll Do Anything
Shared with:
Polly Platt
Gold Derby Awards
2007 Winner
Gold Derby TV Award
Life Achievement (Other)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2005 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Screenwriter
Spanglish
20/20 Awards
2018 Nominee
Felix
Best Director
As Good as It Gets
2018 Nominee
Felix
Best Original Screenplay
As Good as It Gets
Shared with:
Mark Andrus
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