Academy Awards, USA
| 2004 |
Nominee Oscar |
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Golden Globes, USA
| 2004 |
Nominee Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Nominee Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture L.A. Confidential (1997) |
BAFTA Awards
| 2004 |
Nominee BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Nominee BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted L.A. Confidential (1997) |
20/20 Awards
| 2018 |
Winner Felix |
Best Adapted Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
American Screenwriters Association, USA
| 2004 |
Nominee Discover Screenwriting Award |
Mystic River (2003)
|
Awards Circuit Community Awards
| 2003 |
Winner ACCA |
Best Adapted Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
| 1997 |
Winner ACCA |
Best Adapted Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
| 1997 |
Winner BSFC Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
| 2004 |
Nominee Critics Choice Award |
Best Writer Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner Critics Choice Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
| 2004 |
Nominee COFCA Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted Mystic River (2003) Tied with Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of ... More Tied with Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) in 2nd place. |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
| 2004 |
Nominee CFCA Award |
Best Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner CFCA Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Chlotrudis Awards
| 1998 |
Winner Chlotrudis Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Cognac Festival du Film Policier
| 1999 |
Winner Audience Award |
Payback (1999)
|
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
| 1998 |
Winner DFWFCA Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
| 2004 |
Nominee Edgar |
Best Motion Picture Screenplay Mystic River (2003)
|
| 1998 |
Winner Edgar |
Best Motion Picture L.A. Confidential (1997) |
|
Nominee Edgar |
Best Motion Picture Conspiracy Theory (1997) |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
| 1998 |
Winner FFCC Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Gold Derby Awards
| 2004 |
Nominee Gold Derby Award |
Adapted Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
Golden Schmoes Awards
| 2003 |
Nominee Golden Schmoes |
Best Screenplay of the Year Mystic River (2003) |
Hochi Film Awards
| 2013 |
Winner Hochi Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film 42 (2013) |
Image Awards (NAACP)
| 2014 |
Nominee Image Award |
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television) 42 (2013) |
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
| 2004 |
Nominee INOCA |
Best Adapted Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
| 2004 |
Nominee IOMA |
Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale) Mystic River (2003) |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
| 1998 |
Winner Sierra Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
London Critics Circle Film Awards
| 2004 |
Nominee ALFS Award |
Screenwriter of the Year Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner ALFS Award |
Screenwriter of the Year L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
| 1997 |
Winner LAFCA Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
| 2004 |
Nominee NSFC Award |
Best Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner NSFC Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
| 1997 |
Winner NYFCC Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Online Film & Television Association
| 2004 |
Nominee OFTA Film Award |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner OFTA Film Award |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
| 2004 |
Nominee OFCS Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
| 2004 |
Winner Literary Award |
Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
Razzie Awards
| 1998 |
Winner Razzie Award |
Worst Screenplay The Postman (1997) Helgeland was presented with his award at his office on the Warner Bros. lot by Razzie Founder John... More Helgeland was presented with his award at his office on the Warner Bros. lot by Razzie Founder John Wilson. His acceptance statement concluded "I wish to thank John Wilson and I look forward to a time when the Razzies are given their own proper ceremony and national telecast. The world will be a better place with a few more laughs in it." |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
| 1997 |
Winner SDFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Satellite Awards
| 2004 |
Winner Golden Satellite Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner Golden Satellite Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
| 1997 |
Winner STFC Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted L.A. Confidential (1997) |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
| 2003 |
Winner SEFCA Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner SEFCA Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay L.A. Confidential (1997) |
USC Scripter Award
| 2004 |
Winner USC Scripter Award |
Mystic River (2003)
|
| 1998 |
Winner USC Scripter Award |
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Curtis Hanson (screenwriter) |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
| 2003 |
Winner WAFCA Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted Mystic River (2003) |
Writers Guild of America, USA
| 2004 |
Nominee WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Adapted Screenplay Mystic River (2003) |
| 1998 |
Winner WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published L.A. Confidential (1997) |
