Being John Malkovich
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany credits
Awards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guidemessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsmemorable quotes
Did You Know?
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
box office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specsliterature listingsNewsDesk
Promotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips
Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Catherine Keener
Best Director
Spike Jonze
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Charlie Kaufman
 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Saturn Award Best Fantasy Film
Best Writer
Charlie Kaufman
Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress
Catherine Keener
 
American Cinema Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Eddie Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
Eric Zumbrunnen
 
American Comedy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
John Malkovich
Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Motion Picture
Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Cameron Diaz
 
Australian Film Institute
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Best Foreign Film Award Steve Golin
Vincent Landay
Sandy Stern
Michael Stipe
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay - Original
Charlie Kaufman
Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Editing
Eric Zumbrunnen
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cameron Diaz
 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
Spike Jonze (director)
 
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won BSFC Award Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman
 
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Critics Choice Award Breakthrough Artist
Spike Jonze
Also for Three Kings (1999).
Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Picture
 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won CFCA Award Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman
Nominated CFCA Award Best Director
Spike Jonze
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
John Malkovich
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Keener
 
Chlotrudis Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Chlotrudis Award Best Director
Spike Jonze
Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Keener
Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Movie
Best Supporting Actor
John Malkovich
Best Supporting Actress
Cameron Diaz
 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Spike Jonze
USA.
 
Deauville Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Critics Award Spike Jonze
Grand Special Prize Spike Jonze
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Spike Jonze
 
Empire Awards, UK
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Empire Award Best Debut
Spike Jonze
 
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated FCCA Award Best Foreign Film
 
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won FFCC Award Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Keener
Newcomer of the Year
Spike Jonze
 
GLAAD Media Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Film (Wide Release)
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Cameron Diaz
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Catherine Keener
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Charlie Kaufman
 
Hugo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation
Charlie Kaufman (written by)
Spike Jonze (director)
 
Independent Spirit Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature - Over $500,000
Spike Jonze (director)
Michael Stipe (producer)
Sandy Stern (producer)
Steve Golin (producer)
Vincent Landay (producer)
Best First Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman
Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Male Lead
John Cusack
 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
Spike Jonze
 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Keener
 
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Sierra Award Best Editing
Eric Zumbrunnen
Best Newcomer
Spike Jonze
Best Screenplay, Original
Charlie Kaufman
Nominated Sierra Award Best Director
Spike Jonze
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
John Malkovich
Best Supporting Actress
Cameron Diaz
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Keener
 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won ALFS Award Director of the Year
Spike Jonze
Film of the Year
Screenwriter of the Year
Charlie Kaufman
Nominated ALFS Award Actor of the Year
John Cusack
 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won LAFCA Award Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman
2nd place LAFCA Award Best Supporting Actor
John Malkovich
 
MTV Movie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won MTV Movie Award Best New Filmmaker
Spike Jonze
 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won NBR Award Top Ten Films
 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won NSFC Award Best Film
Tied with Topsy-Turvy (1999).
Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman
 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won NYFCC Award Best First Film
Spike Jonze
Best Supporting Actor
John Malkovich
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Keener
 
Online Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won OFCS Award Best Debut
Spike Jonze (director)
Best Screenplay, Original
Charlie Kaufman
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Keener
Nominated OFCS Award Best Debut
Charlie Kaufman (screenwriter)
Best Director
Spike Jonze
Best Ensemble Cast Performance
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor
John Malkovich
Best Supporting Actress
Cameron Diaz
 
PGA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Vision Award Theatrical Motion Pictures
Michael Stipe
Sandy Stern
Steve Golin
Vincent Landay
Nominated PGA Award Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Michael Stipe
Sandy Stern
Steve Golin
Vincent Landay
 
Robert Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Robert Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
Spike Jonze (director)
 
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won SDFCS Award Best Screenplay, Original
Charlie Kaufman
2nd place SDFCS Award Best Picture
 
Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won SFFCC Award Best Original Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman
 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
Catherine Keener
Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
Cameron Diaz
Best Screenplay, Original
Charlie Kaufman
 
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Nebula Award Best Script
Charlie Kaufman
 
Screen Actors Guild Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture
Orson Bean
John Cusack
Cameron Diaz
Catherine Keener
John Malkovich
Mary Kay Place
Charlie Sheen
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Cameron Diaz
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Catherine Keener
 
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won SEFCA Award Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Keener
2nd place SEFCA Award Best Director
Spike Jonze
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
John Malkovich
 
Teen Choice Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Teen Choice Award Film - Choice Actress
Cameron Diaz
 
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won TFCA Award Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman
Tied with Paul Thomas Anderson for Magnolia (1999).
 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won FIPRESCI Prize Parallel Sections
Spike Jonze
For an ingeniously written absurdist satire on the fascination of fame directed with great flair.
Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special Mention Spike Jonze
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Charlie Kaufman
 

Related Links

User reviews Ratings Parents Guide
Newsgroup reviews External reviews Recommendations
Main details IMDb awards section

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Edit page' button will take you through a step-by-step process.