List of awards and nominations received by James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks awards and nominations

Brooks in 1990s
Award Wins Nominations
Academy Awards
3 8
Golden Globe Awards
1 6
Primetime Emmy Awards
21 62

James L. Brooks is an American filmmaker. He is known for his work as a writer-director-producer.

Brooks is mostly known for his film work often directing films such as Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as it Gets (1997). He has received eight Academy Award nominations winning three for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay for Terms of Endearment. He also received six Golden Globe Award nominations winning for Best Screenplay for Terms of Endearment. He also received a Directors Guild of America Award, a Producers Guild of America Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award.

He is also known for his work on television including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi and The Simpsons. He has received 62 Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning 21 awards in various categories.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1984 Best Picture Terms of Endearment Won
Best Director Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Won
1988 Best Picture Broadcast News Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
1997 Best Picture Jerry Maguire Nominated
1998 As Good as it Gets Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated

Golden Globe Award

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1984 Best Director Terms of Endearment Nominated [1]
Best Screenplay Won
1988 Best Director Broadcast News Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
1998 Best Director As Good as it Gets Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1971 Outstanding Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show Nominated [2]
Outstanding New Series Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show for "Support Your Local Mothers" Won
1972 Outstanding Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show Nominated
1973 Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show for "The Good-Time News" Nominated
1974 Outstanding Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show Nominated
1975 Won
Rhoda Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Rhoda for "Rhoda's Wedding" Nominated
1976 Outstanding Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show Won
1977 Won
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show for "The Last Show" Won
1978 Outstanding Drama Series Lou Grant Nominated
1979 Outstanding Comedy Series Taxi Won
1980 Won
1981 Won
1982 Nominated
1983 Nominated
1987 Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Nominated
1988 Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Nominated
1989 Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program Won
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Nominated
1990 Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) The Simpsons for "Life on the Fast Lane" Won
The Simpsons for "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Nominated
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series The Tracey Ullman Show Nominated
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show Won
1991 Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) The Simpsons for "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" Won
1992 The Simpsons for "Radio Bart" Nominated
1995 The Simpsons for "Lisa's Wedding" Won
1996 The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror VI" Nominated
1997 The Simpsons for "Homer's Phobia" Won
1998 The Simpsons for "Trash of the Titans" Won
1999 The Simpsons for "Viva Ned Flanders" Nominated
2000 The Simpsons for "Behind the Laughter" Won
2001 The Simpsons for "HOMR" Won
2002 The Simpsons for "She of Little Faith" Nominated
2003 The Simpsons for "Three Gays of the Condo" Won
2004 The Simpsons for "The Way We Weren't" Nominated
2005 The Simpsons for "Future-Drama" Nominated
2006 The Simpsons for "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" Won
2007 The Simpsons for "The Haw-Hawed Couple" Nominated
2008 The Simpsons for "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" Won
2009 The Simpsons for "Gone Maggie Gone" Nominated
2010 Outstanding Animated Program The Simpsons for "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" Nominated
2011 The Simpsons for "Angry Dad: The Movie" Nominated
2012 The Simpsons for "Holidays of Future Passed" Nominated
2013 The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" Nominated
2015 The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror XXV" Nominated
2016 The Simpsons for "Halloween of Horror" Nominated
2017 The Simpsons for "The Town" Nominated
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program The Simpsons for "Planet of the Couches" Nominated
2018 Outstanding Animated Program The Simpsons for "Gone Boy" Nominated
2019 The Simpsons for "Mad About the Toy" Won
2020 The Simpsons for "Thanksgiving of Horror" Nominated
2021 The Simpsons for "The Dad-Feelings Limited" Nominated
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program The Simpsons for "The Force Awakens from Its Nap" Nominated
2022 Outstanding Animated Program The Simpsons for "Pixelated and Afraid" Nominated
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program The Simpsons for "When Billie Met Lisa" Nominated
2023 Outstanding Animated Program The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" Won

Guild awards

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1983 Outstanding Director - Feature Film Terms of Endearment Won
1987 Broadcast News Nominated
1997 As Good as it Gets Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1997 Best Theatrical Motion Picture As Good as it Gets Nominated
2017 Norman Lear Achievement Award In Television n/a Won [3]

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1983 Best Adapted Screenplay Terms of Endearment Won
1987 Best Original Screenplay Broadcast News Nominated
1997 As Good as it Gets Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1983 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Director Terms of Endearment Won
1983 Best Screenplay Won
1983 National Board of Review Best Director Won
1987 Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Broadcast News Nominated
1987 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Director 2nd place
1987 New York Film Critics Circle Best Director Won
1987 Best Screenplay Won
1987 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Director Nominated
1987 San Diego Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Won
1987 Satellite Award Best Film Won
1987 Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Won
1987 Saturn Award Best Fantasy Film Big Nominated
2007 Best Animated Film The Simpsons Movie Nominated

References

  1. ^ "James L. Brooks". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "James L. Brooks". Emmys.org. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Norman Lear Award". Producer's Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
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