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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1985 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).
Shared with:
 Michael Austin

 
1976 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Original Screenplay
for: Shampoo (1975).
Shared with:
 Warren Beatty

 
1975 Won Oscar Best Writing, Original Screenplay
for: Chinatown (1974).

 
1974 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: The Last Detail (1973).

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay
for: Chinatown (1974) and The Last Detail (1973).

 
Boston Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Film Excellence Award
 
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won Edgar Best Motion Picture
for: Chinatown (1974).

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
for: Chinatown (1974).

 
Hollywood Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Hollywood Film Award Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting
 
Moscow International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated Golden St. George for: Ask the Dust (2006).

 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1975 Won NSFC Award Best Screenplay
for: Shampoo (1975).
Shared with:
 Warren Beatty

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1974 2nd place NYFCC Award Best Screenplay
for: Chinatown (1974).

 
Razzie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Nominated Razzie Award Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million
for: Mission: Impossible (1996).
Shared with:
 David Koepp (also story)
Steven Zaillian (story)

 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1997 Won Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
 
1985 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
for: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).
Shared with:
 Michael Austin

 
1976 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
for: Shampoo (1975).
Shared with:
 Warren Beatty

 
1975 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
for: Chinatown (1974).

 
1974 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
for: The Last Detail (1973).

 

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