List of awards and nominations received by Charlie Kaufman

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

(1958-11-19) November 19, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
  • director
  • novelist
Years active1983–present

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) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020).

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]

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 Best Original Screenplay Being John Malkovich Nominated [7]
2002 Best Adapted Screenplay Adaptation Nominated [8]
2004 Best Original Screenplay Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Won [9]
2015 Best Animated Feature Anomalisa Nominated [10]

British Academy Film Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 Best Original Screenplay Being John Malkovich Won [11]
2002 Best Adapted Screenplay Adaptation Won [12]
2004 Best Original Screenplay Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Won [13]

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 Best Screenplay Being John Malkovich Nominated [14]
2002 Adaptation Nominated [15]
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominated [16]

Independent Spirit Awards

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

Writers Guild of America

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

Festival awards

Cannes Film Festival

Year Category Nominated work Result
2008 Palme d'Or Synecdoche, New York Nominated
Caméra d'Or Nominated

Venice Film Festival

Year Category Nominated work Result
2015 Grand Jury Prize Anomalisa Won
Golden Lion Nominated

Critics awards

Boston Society of Film Critics

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

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

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

Florida Film Critics Circle Award

Year Category Nominated work Result
2002 Best Screenplay Adaptation Won
2020 Best Adapted Screenplay I'm Thinking of Ending Things Won

London Film Critics' Circle Award

Year Category Nominated work Result
2004 Screenwriter of the Year Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Won

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

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

National Board of Review

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

National Society of Film Critics

Year Category Nominated work Result
1999 Best Screenplay Being John Malkovich 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

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result
2002 Best Screenplay Adaptation Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Won

Online Film Critics Society

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

San Diego Film Critics Society

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

Toronto Film Critics Association

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

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Year Category Nominated work Result
2015 Best Screenplay Anomalisa Won

Washington D.C. Critics Association

Year Category Nominated work Result
2004 Best Original Screenplay Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Won

Miscellaneous awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1999 Saturn Awards Best Writing Being John Malkovich Won
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Nominated
2015 Best Animated Film Anomalisa Nominated
2015 Producers Guild of America Award Outstanding Animated Motion Picture Anomalisa Nominated
2015 Annie Award Directing in a Feature Production Nominated

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.
  7. ^ "72nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "75th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "77th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "88th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "53rd British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "56th British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  13. ^ "58th British Academy Film Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "57th Golden Globe Awards". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "60th Golden Globe Awards". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "62nd Golden Globe Awards". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.