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Robert Benton
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Academy Awards, USA (7)
Berlin International Film Festival (5)
BAFTA Awards (2)
César Awards, France (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (2)
Edgar Allan Poe Awards (3)
Golden Globes, USA (4)
Hamptons International Film Festival (1)
Hochi Film Awards (1)
Hugo Awards (1)
Humanitas Prize (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (3)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (3)
Toronto International Film Festival (1)
USC Scripter Award (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (9)
Director's View Film Festival (1)
Kinema Junpo Awards (2)
Blue Ribbon Awards (1)
New York Women in Film & Television (1)
20/20 Awards (1)
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (1)
31 wins & 25 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1995 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Nobody's Fool
1985 Nominee
Oscar
Best Director
Places in the Heart
1985 Winner
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Places in the Heart
1980 Winner
Oscar
Best Director
Kramer vs. Kramer
1980 Winner
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Kramer vs. Kramer
2 more
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Berlin International Film Festival
1995 Nominee
Golden Berlin Bear
Nobody's Fool
1985 Winner
Silver Berlin Bear
Best Director
Places in the Heart
1985 Winner
OCIC Award
Competition
Places in the Heart
1985 Nominee
Golden Berlin Bear
Places in the Heart
1977 Nominee
Golden Berlin Bear
Best Film
The Late Show
BAFTA Awards
1981 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Direction
Kramer vs. Kramer
1981 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay
Kramer vs. Kramer
César Awards, France
1981 Nominee
César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Kramer vs. Kramer
Chicago International Film Festival
2003 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
1985 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Places in the Heart
1980 Winner
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Kramer vs. Kramer
Shared with:
David Golden
·
Thomas John Kane
·
Yudi Bennett
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
2006 Nominee
Edgar
Best Motion Picture Screenplay
The Ice Harvest
Shared with:
Richard Russo
·
Scott Phillips
1983 Nominee
Edgar
Best Motion Picture
Still of the Night
1978 Winner
Edgar
Best Motion Picture
The Late Show
Golden Globes, USA
1985 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Places in the Heart
1980 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
Kramer vs. Kramer
1980 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Kramer vs. Kramer
1968 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay
Bonnie and Clyde
Shared with:
David Newman
Hamptons International Film Festival
1994 Winner
Distinguished Achievement Award
Hochi Film Awards
1980 Winner
Hochi Film Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Kramer vs. Kramer
Hugo Awards
1979 Winner
Hugo
Best Dramatic Presentation
Superman
Shared with:
Richard Donner
·
Mario Puzo
·
David Newman
·
Leslie Newman
·
Jerry Siegel
·
Joe Shuster
Humanitas Prize
1995 Nominee
Humanitas Prize
Feature Film Category
Nobody's Fool
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1979 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Director
Kramer vs. Kramer
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1979 Winner
LAFCA Award
Best Director
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 Winner
LAFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Kramer vs. Kramer
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1980 Winner
NSFC Award
Best Director
Kramer vs. Kramer
Tied with
Woody Allen
for
Manhattan (1979)
.
1980 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Screenplay
Kramer vs. Kramer
3rd place
1968 Winner
NSFC Award
Best Screenplay
Bonnie and Clyde
Shared with:
David Newman
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1984 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Places in the Heart
1979 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Director
Kramer vs. Kramer
1967 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Bonnie and Clyde
Shared with:
David Newman
Toronto International Film Festival
1984 Winner
People's Choice Award
Places in the Heart
USC Scripter Award
1995 Nominee
USC Scripter Award
Nobody's Fool
Shared with:
Richard Russo
Writers Guild of America, USA
2007 Winner
Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
1985 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Places in the Heart
1980 Winner
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Superman
Shared with:
Mario Puzo
·
David Newman
·
Leslie Newman
1978 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
The Late Show
4 more
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Director's View Film Festival
2000 Winner
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Excellence in Filmmaking Award
Kinema Junpo Awards
1981 Winner
Kinema Junpo Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Kramer vs. Kramer
1981 Winner
Readers' Choice Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Kramer vs. Kramer
Blue Ribbon Awards
1981 Winner
Blue Ribbon Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Kramer vs. Kramer
New York Women in Film & Television
1981 Winner
Muse Award
20/20 Awards
2015 Nominee
Felix
Best Adapted Screenplay
Nobody's Fool
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1980 Winner
Korean Association of Film Critics Award
Best Foreign Film
Kramer vs. Kramer
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