James L. Brooks
Birth Name:
James Lawrence Brooks
Birth Place:
North Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Producer, Writer, Actor, Director, Soundtrack, Script department
Fast Facts
- Honored by Time magazine in 1999 for working on the best television show of the 20th century- "The Simpsons․"
- Worked as an usher at CBS in New York City
- Appeared in the opening credits for some seasons of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show․"
- Named his production company after the late comic Gracie Allen
Awards
- 1968WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
- 1971Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Series - Comedy:Nominated
- 1971Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy:Winner
- 1971Primetime Emmy - Outstanding New Series:Nominated
- 1972Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Series - Comedy:Nominated
- 1973Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy:Nominated
- 1973Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1973WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
- 1974Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1976Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1978WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
- 1979Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1980WGA Award (Screen) - Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium:Nominated
- 1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1982Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1983LAFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 1983LAFCA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 1983NBR Award - Best Director:Winner
- 1983NYFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1983Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1984Oscar - Best Picture:Winner
- 1984Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Winner
- 1984Oscar - Best Director:Winner
- 1984DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Winner
- 1984Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Winner
- 1984Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1984NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1984WGA Award (Screen) - Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium:Winner
- 1985Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 1987LAFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1987NYFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
- 1987NYFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
- 1988Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 1988Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
- 1988Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1988BSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
- 1988DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1988Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1988Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
- 1988WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
- 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Winner
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Winner
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Winner
- 1991Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Winner
- 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Nominated
- 1994Stinker Award - What Were They Thinking and Why?:Winner
- 1995Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Winner
- 1996ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Nominated
- 1997Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
- 1997ACCA - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 1997ACCA - Best Director:Nominated
- 1997OFTA Film Award - Best Comedy/Musical Picture:Nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Winner
- 1997SDFCS Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Winner
- 1997STFC Award - Best Screenplay, Original:Nominated
- 1998Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
- 1998Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 1998CFCA Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 1998CFCA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1998DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1998Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1998Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
- 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Comedy/Musical Picture:Winner
- 1998PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Winner
- 1998Golden Satellite Award - Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical:Winner
- 1998SEFCA Award - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 1998WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
- 1999Czech Lion - Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film):Nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Nominated
- 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less):Winner
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Winner
- 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Winner
- 2004Felix - Best Director:Nominated
- 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2005Movies for Grownups Award - Best Screenwriter:Nominated
- 2005Imagen Award - Best Director - Film:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Winner
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2007Medallion AwardWinner
- 2008Felix - Best Original Screenplay:Winner
- 2008Felix - Best Director:Nominated
- 2008Annie - Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
- 2008OFTA Film Award - Best Animated Picture:Nominated
- 2008PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Winner
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour):Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2018Felix - Best Director:Nominated
- 2018Felix - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Winner
- 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program:Nominated
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Short Form Animated Program:Nominated
- 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Winner
- 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated