| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Won | Oscar |
Best Writing, Original Screenplay for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Shared with: Michel Gondry (story) Pierre Bismuth (story) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 2000 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Writer for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2000 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Writer for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Austin Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Austin Film Critics Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Synecdoche, New York (2008) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Original for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2003 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 2000 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Original for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Screenplay for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 1999 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Screenplay for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Bram Stoker Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | Bram Stoker Award |
Screenplay for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Shared with: Michel Gondry Pierre Bismuth Tied with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright for Shaun of the Dead (2004). |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Writer for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2003 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Writer for: Adaptation. (2002) Also for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002). |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Golden Palm |
for: Synecdoche, New York (2008) |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | COFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2003 | Won | COFCA Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Synecdoche, New York (2008) |
| 2003 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 2000 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Screenplay - Original for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 2000 | Won | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Screenplay for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Screenplay for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 2000 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Gotham Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Best Film |
for: Synecdoche, New York (2008) Shared with: Anthony Bregman (producer) Spike Jonze (producer) Sidney Kimmel (producer) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best First Feature for: Synecdoche, New York (2008) Shared with: Anthony Bregman (producer) Spike Jonze (producer) Sidney Kimmel (producer) |
| Robert Altman Award |
for: Synecdoche, New York (2008) Shared with: Jeanne McCarthy (casting director) Hope Davis Philip Seymour Hoffman Jennifer Jason Leigh Catherine Keener Samantha Morton Tom Noonan Emily Watson Dianne Wiest Michelle Williams |
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| Nominated | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Screenplay for: Synecdoche, New York (2008) |
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| 2000 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best First Screenplay for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Screenplay for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2000 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | ALFS Award |
Screenwriter of the Year for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2004 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
Screenwriter of the Year for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 2001 | Won | ALFS Award |
Screenwriter of the Year for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Munich Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | High Hopes Award |
for: Human Nature (2001) Shared with: Anthony Bregman (producer) Ted Hope (producer) Spike Jonze (producer) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Screenplay - Original for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2002 | Won | NBR Award |
Best Screenplay for: Human Nature (2001) Also for Adaptation. (2002) and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002). |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | NSFC Award |
Best Screenplay for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | NYFCC Award |
Best Screenplay for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Synecdoche, New York (2008) |
| 2005 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Shared with: Michel Gondry (story) Pierre Bismuth (story) |
| 2003 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 2000 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Debut for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
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| PEN Center USA West Literary Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Literary Award |
Screenplay for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2003 | Nominated | PFCS Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | SDFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Adaptation. (2002) |
| 1999 | Won | SDFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | SFFCC Award |
Best Original Screenplay for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 2000 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Nebula Award |
Best Script for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |
| Seattle Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Seattle Film Critics Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2002 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | TFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| 2002 | Won | TFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 1999 | Won | TFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Being John Malkovich (1999) Tied with Paul Thomas Anderson for Magnolia (1999). |
| USC Scripter Award | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | USC Scripter Award |
for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Susan Orlean (author) |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | WAFCA Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2005 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Original Screenplay for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Shared with: Michel Gondry (story) Pierre Bismuth (story) |
| 2003 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Adapted Screenplay for: Adaptation. (2002) Shared with: Donald Kaufman |
| 2000 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Being John Malkovich (1999) |