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Buck Henry
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Academy Awards, USA (2)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2)
Primetime Emmy Awards (3)
Golden Globes, USA (2)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Venice Film Festival (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (4)
6 wins & 12 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1979 Nominee
Oscar
Best Director
Heaven Can Wait
Shared with:
Warren Beatty
1968 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
The Graduate
Shared with:
Calder Willingham
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1979 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Director
Heaven Can Wait
Shared with:
Warren Beatty
BAFTA Awards
1969 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay
The Graduate
Shared with:
Calder Willingham
Directors Guild of America, USA
1979 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Heaven Can Wait
Shared with:
Warren Beatty
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1996 Nominee
Edgar
Best Motion Picture
To Die For
1986 Nominee
Edgar
Best Television Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
For episode "Wake Me When I'm Dead".
Primetime Emmy Awards
1967 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy
Get Smart
For
Ship of Spies: Part 1 (1966)
&
Ship of Spies: Part 2 (1966)
.
Shared with:
Leonard Stern
1966 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy
Get Smart
For
Mr. Big (1965)
Shared with:
Mel Brooks
1965 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Writers
That Was the Week That Was
Shared with:
William Boardman
·
Dee Caruso
·
Robert Emmett
·
David Frost
·
Gerald Gardner
·
Joseph Hurley
·
Thomas Meehan
·
Herbert Sargent
·
Larry Siegel
·
Gloria Steinem
·
Jim Stevenson
·
Calvin Trillin
·
Saul Turteltaub
Golden Globes, USA
1994 Winner
Special Award
Short Cuts
For the ensemble cast.
Shared with:
Andie MacDowell
·
Bruce Davison
·
Jack Lemmon
·
Zane Cassidy
·
Julianne Moore
·
Matthew Modine
·
Anne Archer
·
Fred Ward
·
Jennifer Jason Leigh
·
Chris Penn
·
Joseph C. Hopkins
·
Josette Maccario
·
Lili Taylor
·
Robert Downey Jr.
·
Madeleine Stowe
·
Tim Robbins
·
Cassie Friel
·
Dustin Friel
·
Austin Friel
·
Lily Tomlin
·
Tom Waits
·
Frances McDormand
·
Peter Gallagher
·
Jarrett Lennon
·
Annie Ross
·
Lori Singer
·
Lyle Lovett
·
Huey Lewis
·
Danny Darst
·
Margery Bond
·
Robert DoQui
·
Darnell Williams
·
Michael Beach
·
Andi Chapman
·
Deborah Falconer
·
Susie Cusack
·
Charles Rocket
·
Jane Alden
1968 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay
The Graduate
Shared with:
Calder Willingham
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1967 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay
The Graduate
Shared with:
Calder Willingham
Venice Film Festival
1993 Winner
Special Volpi Cup
Short Cuts
Shared with:
Andie MacDowell
·
Bruce Davison
·
Jack Lemmon
·
Zane Cassidy
·
Julianne Moore
·
Matthew Modine
·
Anne Archer
·
Fred Ward
·
Jennifer Jason Leigh
·
Chris Penn
·
Joseph C. Hopkins
·
Josette Maccario
·
Lili Taylor
·
Robert Downey Jr.
·
Madeleine Stowe
·
Tim Robbins
·
Cassie Friel
·
Dustin Friel
·
Austin Friel
·
Lily Tomlin
·
Tom Waits
·
Frances McDormand
·
Peter Gallagher
·
Jarrett Lennon
·
Annie Ross
·
Lori Singer
·
Lyle Lovett
·
Huey Lewis
·
Danny Darst
Writers Guild of America, USA
1973 Winner
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
What's Up, Doc?
Shared with:
David Newman
·
Robert Benton
1971 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
The Owl and the Pussycat
1971 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Catch-22
1968 Winner
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Written American Comedy
The Graduate
Shared with:
Calder Willingham
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