List of awards and nominations received by Charlie Kaufman

Charles Stuart Kaufman (/ˈkɔːfmən/; born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, producer, director and novelist. He wrote the films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation (2002), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He made his directorial debut with Synecdoche, New York (2008), which film critic Roger Ebert called "the best movie of the decade" in 2009.[1] Further directorial work include the stop motion animated film Anomalisa (2015).

Charlie Kaufman
Kaufman at the 2015 Fantastic Fest
Born
Charles Stuart Kaufman

(1958-11-19) November 19, 1958
Alma materNew York University
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
  • director
  • novelist
Years active1983–present

One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era,[2][3][4][5] Kaufman has been nominated for four Academy Awards: twice for Best Original Screenplay for Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (winning for the latter), Best Adapted Screenplay (with his fictional brother) for Adaptation, and Best Animated Feature for Anomalisa. He also won two BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplays and one BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Three of Kaufman's scripts appear in the Writers Guild of America's list of the 101 greatest movie screenplays ever written.[6]

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2002 Adaptation Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
2005 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Original Screenplay Won
2015 Anomalisa Best Animated Feature Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Original Screenplay Won
2002 Adaptation Best Adapted Screenplay Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Original Screenplay Won

Boston Society of Film Critics

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Screenplay Won
2002 Adaptation Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominated
2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things Won

Chicago Film Critics Association

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Original Screenplay Won
2002 Adaptation Best Adapted Screenplay Won
2008 Synecdoche, New York Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2015 Anomalisa Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year Film Category Result
2002 Adaptation Best Screenplay Won
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Screenplay Nominated
2002 Adaptation Nominated
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best First Screenplay Won
2008 Synecdoche, New York Best First Feature Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
2015 Anomalisa Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Screenplay Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominated
2008 Synecdoche, New York Nominated

National Board of Review

Year Film Category Result
2001 Human Nature Best Screenplay Won
2002 Adaptation Won
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Won

National Society of Film Critics

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Screenplay Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominated
2008 Synecdoche, New York Nominated
2015 Anomalisa Nominated
2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things Nominated

Online Film Critics Society

Year Film Category Result
2002 Adaptation Best Adapted Screenplay Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Original Screenplay Won
2008 Synecdoche, New York Nominated

San Diego Film Critics Society

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Original Screenplay Won
2002 Adaptation Best Adapted Screenplay Won
2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated

Saturn Awards

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Writing Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominated
2015 Anomalisa Best Animated Film Nominated

Toronto Film Critics Association

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Screenplay Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Won

Writers Guild of America

Year Film Category Result
1999 Being John Malkovich Best Original Screenplay Nominated
2002 Adaptation Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Original Screenplay Won

Other awards

Year Work Award Result
2002 Adaptation Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay Won
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay Won
2008 Synecdoche, New York Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award Won
Palme d'Or Nominated
Caméra d'Or Nominated
2015 Anomalisa Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay Won
Golden Lion Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Nominated
Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production Nominated
2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Won

References

  1. Ebert, Roger. (2009-12-13) The best films of the decade – Roger Ebert's Journal Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Blogs.suntimes.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
  2. Ebert, Roger (November 5, 2008). "Synecdoche, New York Movie Review (2008)". Retrieved October 16, 2015. "Charlie Kaufman is one of the few truly important writers to make screenplays his medium."
  3. "Charlie Kaufman Is The 21st Century's 'Mad Genius Of Cinema'". GQ. June 3, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  4. "Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriters Lecture". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved October 16, 2015. "One of modern cinema's most celebrated writers"...
  5. Ulin, David L. (May 14, 2006). "Why Charlie Kaufman Is Us". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 16, 2015. "In exploring our inner selves, he's become one of the best writers of his generation, David L. Ulin argues."
  6. "101 Greatest Screenplays List". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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