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Robert Benton Biography

Profession
wr/di/ep/wos/fpl

Awards

  • 1994Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): nominated
  • 1985Berlin Film Festival-Silver Bear for Best Director: winner
  • 1985Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1985Writers Guild Awards-Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 1984Toronto International Film Festival-People's Choice Award: winner
  • 1984New York Film Critics Circle-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1984Oscar-Best Writing (Original Screenplay): winner
  • 1984Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1984Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 1981César Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1981BAFTA Film Awards-Best Direction: nominated
  • 1981BAFTA Film Awards-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1980Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1980Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: winner
  • 1980Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Drama: winner
  • 1979National Society of Film Critics-Best Director: winner
  • 1979Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Comedy: nominated
  • 1979Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: winner
  • 1979Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1979Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Director: winner
  • 1979Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): winner
  • 1979Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: winner
  • 1978Writers Guild Awards-Original Drama: nominated
  • 1977Edgar Allan Poe Awards-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1977Oscar-Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced): nominated
  • 1973Writers Guild Awards-Original Comedy: winner
  • 1973Writers Guild Awards-Original Drama: nominated
  • 1968Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1968Writers Guild Awards-Drama: winner
  • 1968Writers Guild Awards-Original Screenplay: winner
  • 1967New York Film Critics Circle-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1967Oscar-Best Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen): nominated