Awards & Winners

Sidney Lumet

Date of Birth 25-June-1924
Place of Birth Philadelphia
(Pennsylvania, United States of America, Area code 215, Area code 267, Area codes 215 and 267)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Sydney Lumet, Alan Smithee, Sidney Arthur Lumet, Sidney Arthur Lumet
Profession Film director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Television Producer, Actor, Television Director
Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and The Verdict. He did not win an individual Academy Award, but he did receive an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as Network, which was nominated for ten, winning four. The Encyclopedia of Hollywood states that Lumet was one of the most prolific directors of the modern era, making more than one movie per year on average since his directorial debut in 1957. He was noted by Turner Classic Movies for his "strong direction of actors", "vigorous storytelling" and the "social realism" in his best work. Film critic Roger Ebert described him as having been "one of the finest craftsmen and warmest humanitarians among all film directors." Lumet was also known as an "actor's director," having worked with the best of them during his career, probably more than "any other director." Sean Connery, who acted in five of his films, considered him one of his favorite directors, and a director who had that "vision thing."

Awards by Sidney Lumet

Check all the awards nominated and won by Sidney Lumet.

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Satellite Award for Best Director Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Bear Award for Best Motion Picture Find Me Guilty

2004


Academy Honorary Award
(in recognition of his brilliant services to screenwriters, performers and the art of the motion picture)

1998


Gotham Independent Film Tribute Award
(Lifetime Achievement Award)

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Palme d'Or A Stranger Among Us

1989


DGA Honorary Life Member Award

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture Running on Empty

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture The Verdict

1982


National Board of Review Award for Best Director
Honored for : The Brass Verdict: A Novel

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama Prince of the City
Academy Award for Best Director The Verdict
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Prince of the City
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture Prince of the City
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Prince of the City

1981


New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
Honored for : Prince of the City

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Prince of the City
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay Prince of the City
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Prince of the City

1978


Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Direction Network

1977


Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture
Honored for : Network

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture Network

1976


Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Honored for : Network

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture Dog Day Afternoon
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Network
Academy Award for Best Director Network
BAFTA Award for Best Direction Dog Day Afternoon
BAFTA Award for Best Film Dog Day Afternoon

1975


Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Honored for : Dog Day Afternoon

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Dog Day Afternoon
Academy Award for Best Director Dog Day Afternoon
BAFTA Award for Best Film Murder on the Orient Express
BAFTA Award for Best Direction Murder on the Orient Express","Serpico

1974


Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Murder on the Orient Express

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Serpico

1969


Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Palme d'Or The Appointment

1968


Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best British Film The Deadly Affair

1967


Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA United Nations Award The Pawnbroker

1966


Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Bear Award for Best Motion Picture The Group
BAFTA Award for Best Film The Hill
BAFTA Award for Best British Film The Hill
BAFTA United Nations Award Fail-Safe

1965


Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Palme d'Or The Hill
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film The Pawnbroker

1964


Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Bear Award for Best Motion Picture The Pawnbroker

1962


Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Palme d'Or Long Day's Journey into Night
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Long Day's Journey into Night

1961


Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program NBC Sunday Showcase
The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1

1959


Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Bear Award for Best Motion Picture That Kind of Woman

1958


Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture 12 Angry Men
BAFTA Award for Best Film 12 Angry Men

1957


Golden Bear Award for Best Motion Picture
Honored for : 12 Angry Men

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director 12 Angry Men
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film 12 Angry Men