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Simon Beaufoy

Awards

Simon Beaufoy

27 wins & 41 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer, and Tom Wilkinson in The Full Monty (1997)
    1998 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • The Full Monty

Austin Film Festival

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner Audience Award
    • Out of Competition Feature
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Danny Boyle

Banff Television Festival

  • Neve Campbell, Rupert Penry-Jones, Marc Warren, and Bradley Whitford in Burn Up (2008)
    2009 Nominee Banff Rockie Award
    • Best Mini-Series
    • Burn Up
    UK
    Shared with: Omar Madha · Christopher Hall

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Yellow (1997)
    1997 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Best Short Film
    • Yellow
    Shared with: Bille Eltringham

BAFTA Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay (Adapted)
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · Christian Colson · John Smithson
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Christian Colson · Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer, and Tom Wilkinson in The Full Monty (1997)
    1998 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Original
    • The Full Monty

British Independent Film Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Critics Choice Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Writer
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner CFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

European Film Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Screenwriter
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner FFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Golden Globes, USA

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Satellite Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer, and Tom Wilkinson in The Full Monty (1997)
    1998 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • The Full Monty

Hugo Awards

  • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    2014 Nominee Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
    • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    Shared with: Michael Arndt · Francis Lawrence

Humanitas Prize

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • Feature Film Category
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • Feature Film Category
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner KCFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • Slumdog Millionaire

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner ALFS Award
    • Screenwriter of the Year
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer, and Tom Wilkinson in The Full Monty (1997)
    1998 Winner ALFS Award
    • British Screenwriter of the Year
    • The Full Monty

National Board of Review, USA

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner NBR Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island

  • The Darkest Light (1999)
    2001 Winner Best Director Award
    • The Darkest Light
    Shared with: Bille Eltringham

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner SDFCS Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

  • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    2014 Nominee Bradbury Award
    • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    Shared with: Francis Lawrence · Michael Arndt

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner SEFCA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Stockholm Film Festival

  • The Darkest Light (1999)
    1999 Nominee Bronze Horse
    • The Darkest Light
    Shared with: Bille Eltringham

USC Scripter Award

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee USC Scripter Award
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · Aron Ralston
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner USC Scripter Award
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    Shared with: Vikas Swarup

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Based on the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer, and Tom Wilkinson in The Full Monty (1997)
    1998 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • The Full Monty

Writers' Guild of Great Britain

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Winner Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
    • Best Film Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner COFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner WAFCA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Gaudí Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2010 Nominee Gaudí Award
    • Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea)
    • Slumdog Millionaire
    UK/USA
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · Loveleen Tandan · Vikas Swarup

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee EDA Award
    • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Nominee EDA Award
    • Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

New York Film Critics, Online

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner NYFCO Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Denver Film Critics Society

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee DFCS Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

  • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    2014 Nominee Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
    • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    Shared with: Francis Lawrence · Michael Arndt

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner OFCC Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner HFCS Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Online Film & Television Association

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Slumdog Millionaire

International Online Film Critics' Poll

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner IOFCP Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle
  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Winner ACCA
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Golden Schmoes Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2008 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Best Screenplay of the Year
    • Slumdog Millionaire

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner INOCA
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

Gold Derby Awards

  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    2009 Winner Gold Derby Film Award
    • Adapted Screenplay
    • Slumdog Millionaire

20/20 Awards

  • Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer, and Tom Wilkinson in The Full Monty (1997)
    2018 Nominee Felix
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • The Full Monty

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