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Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)

Awards

Robert Zemeckis

37 wins & 42 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Winner Oscar
    • Best Director
    • Forrest Gump
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1986 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Back to the Future
    Shared with: Bob Gale

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • What Lies Beneath (2000)
    2001 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Director
    • What Lies Beneath
  • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)
    1998 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Director
    • Contact
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Director
    • Forrest Gump
  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    1995 Winner George Pal Memorial Award
  • Death Becomes Her (1992)
    1993 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Director
    • Death Becomes Her

American Cinema Editors, USA

  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    2001 Winner Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award

BAFTA Awards

  • Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, and Josh Hutcherson in The Polar Express (2004)
    2005 Nominee BAFTA Children's Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Polar Express
    Shared with: Steve Starkey
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Nominee David Lean Award for Direction
    • Forrest Gump
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Forrest Gump
    Shared with: Wendy Finerman · Steve Tisch · Steve Starkey
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1986 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Back to the Future
    Shared with: Bob Gale · Neil Canton
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1986 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Original
    • Back to the Future
    Shared with: Bob Gale

CableACE Awards

  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    1995 Nominee CableACE
    • Dramatic Series
    • Tales from the Crypt
    Shared with: Richard Donner · David Giler · Walter Hill · Joel Silver
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    1995 Nominee CableACE
    • Dramatic Series
    • Tales from the Crypt
    Shared with: Richard Donner · David Giler · Walter Hill · Joel Silver · Gilbert Adler · A L Katz · William Malone · Russell Mulcahy · Dick Beebe · Ron Finley
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    1995 Nominee CableACE
    • Directing a Dramatic Special or Series
    • Tales from the Crypt
    For episode "You, Murderer"
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    1994 Nominee CableACE
    • Dramatic Series
    • Tales from the Crypt
    Shared with: Richard Donner · David Giler · Walter Hill · Joel Silver · Gilbert Adler · A L Katz
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    1993 Nominee CableACE
    • Dramatic Series
    • Tales from the Crypt
    Shared with: Richard Donner · David Giler · Walter Hill · Joel Silver · Gilbert Adler

César Awards, France

  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    1989 Nominee César
    • Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
    2001 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Cast Away
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Forrest Gump
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    1989 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    2024 Winner Founder’s Legacy Award
  • Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, and Jacqueline Marie Zwick in Flight (2012)
    2012 Winner Founder's Award
    • Flight
  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    2004 Winner Career Achievement Award

Christopher Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
    2001 Winner Christopher Award
    • Feature Films
    • Cast Away
    Shared with: William Broyles Jr. · Steve Starkey · Tom Hanks · Jack Rapke · Joan Bradshaw

CINE Competition

  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    1996 Winner CINE Golden Eagle
    • Broadcast Division: Entertainment - Drama
    • Tales from the Crypt
  • The Lift (1972)
    1973 Winner CINE Golden Eagle
    • Short Films
    • A Field of Honor
  • The Lift (1972)
    1972 Winner CINE Golden Eagle
    • Short Films
    • The Lift

Czech Lions

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Winner Czech Lion
    • Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film)
    • Forrest Gump

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • Forrest Gump

David di Donatello Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Nominee David
    • Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
    • Forrest Gump
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1986 Winner David
    • Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera)
    • Back to the Future
    Shared with: Bob Gale

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House (1996)
    1997 Nominee Daytime Emmy
    • Outstanding Audience Participation Show/Game Show
    • Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House
    Shared with: Eytan Keller · Jack Wohl · Richard Donner · David Giler · Walter Hill · Joel Silver · Grant Johnson · Stephanie Keane · Philip Wallnutt · Julia Gilbert

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Forrest Gump
    Shared with: Charles Newirth · Bruce Moriarty · Cherylanne Martin · Dana J. Kuznetzkoff
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    1989 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Golden Globes, USA

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Forrest Gump
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1986 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Back to the Future
    Shared with: Bob Gale

Golden Rooster Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1996 Winner Golden Rooster
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Forrest Gump

Guldbagge Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Nominee Guldbagge
    • Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film)
    • Forrest Gump

Hugo Awards

  • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)
    1998 Winner Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation
    • Contact
    Shared with: James V. Hart · Michael Goldenberg · Carl Sagan · Ann Druyan
  • Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen in Back to the Future Part III (1990)
    1991 Nominee Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation
    • Back to the Future Part III
    Shared with: Bob Gale
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    1989 Winner Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation
    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    Shared with: Jeffrey Price · Peter S. Seaman · Gary K. Wolf
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1986 Winner Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation
    • Back to the Future
    Shared with: Bob Gale

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
    2000 Nominee Sierra Award
    • Best Director
    • Cast Away

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    1988 Winner Special Award
    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    For outstanding technical achievement.

ICG Publicists Awards

  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    2010 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    1995 Winner Showmanship Award
    • Motion Picture

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, and Jacqueline Marie Zwick in Flight (2012)
    2013 Winner Director of the Year Award
    • Flight

PGA Awards

  • Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
    2023 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures
    • Pinocchio
    Shared with: Derek Hogue · Andrew Miano · Chris Weitz

Razzie Awards

  • Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
    2023 Nominee Razzie Award
    • Worst Director
    • Pinocchio
  • Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
    2023 Nominee Razzie Award
    • Worst Screenplay
    • Pinocchio
    Shared with: Chris Weitz

ShoWest Convention, USA

  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    1995 Winner ShoWest Award
    • Director of the Year

Student Academy Awards, USA

  • The Lift (1972)
    1975 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Dramatic
    • A Field of Honor
    University of Southern California.

Venice Film Festival

  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    1988 Winner Children and Cinema Award - Special Mention
    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1985 Winner Young Venice Award - Special Mention
    • Back to the Future

Walk of Fame

  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    2004 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
    • Motion Picture
    On November 5, 2004. At 6925 Hollywood Blvd.

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1986 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Back to the Future
    Shared with: Bob Gale

Visual Effects Society Awards

  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    2005 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Amanda Awards, Norway

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1995 Winner Amanda
    • Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
    • Forrest Gump

Black Reel Awards

  • Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, and Jacqueline Marie Zwick in Flight (2012)
    2013 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Film
    • Flight
    Shared with: Laurie MacDonald · Walter F. Parkes · Jack Rapke · Steve Starkey

Sant Jordi Awards

  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    1989 Winner Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit

DVD Exclusive Awards

  • Used Cars (1980)
    2003 Nominee DVD Premiere Award
    • Best Audio Commentary, Library Release
    • Used Cars
    Shared with: Kurt Russell · Bob Gale

Jupiter Award

  • Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part II (1989)
    1990 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Film
    • Back to the Future Part II
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    1989 Winner Jupiter Award
    • Best International Film
    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    1986 Winner Jupiter Award
    • Best International Film
    • Back to the Future
  • Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone (1984)
    1985 Nominee Jupiter Award
    • Best International Film
    • Romancing the Stone

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

  • Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, and Jacqueline Marie Zwick in Flight (2012)
    2013 Nominee Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
    • Flight
    Shared with: John Gatins

Online Film & Television Association

  • Robert Zemeckis in Beowulf (2007)
    2021 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Architect
  • Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, and Josh Hutcherson in The Polar Express (2004)
    2005 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Animated Picture
    • The Polar Express
    Shared with: Gary Goetzman · Steve Starkey · William Teitler
  • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)
    1998 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Picture
    • Contact
    Shared with: Steve Starkey

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
    1994 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Director
    • Forrest Gump

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, and Josh Hutcherson in The Polar Express (2004)
    2005 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Animated Feature
    • The Polar Express

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards

  • Ray Winstone in Beowulf (2007)
    2007 Nominee Rondo Statuette
    • Best Movie
    • Beowulf

Yoga Awards

  • What Lies Beneath (2000)
    2001 Winner Yoga Award
    • Worst Foreign Film
    • What Lies Beneath

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    1988 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    Fifth Place

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