Awards & Winners

Willard Huyck

Date of Birth 08-September-1945
Place of Birth Los Angeles
(Southern California, Los Angeles County, United States of America, California)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Willard Miller Huyck Jr.
Profession Screenwriter, Film director, Actor, Film Producer
Willard Huyck is an American screenwriter, director and producer, best known for his association with George Lucas. They met as students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and became members of Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope group of filmmakers. Along with his wife Gloria Katz, Huyck has created the screenplays of films including American Graffiti, Lucky Lady, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Radioland Murders, as well as uncredited work on the original Star Wars. He also directed four films he co-wrote with Gloria Katz, Messiah of Evil, French Postcards, Best Defense, and Howard the Duck.

Awards by Willard Huyck

Check all the awards nominated and won by Willard Huyck.

1986


Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay
Honored for : Howard the Duck
(Based on The Marvel Comics Character Created by Steve Gerber)

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Razzie Award for Worst Director Howard the Duck
Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay Howard the Duck
Based on the Marvel Comic characters created by Steve Gerber

1974


Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Comedy American Graffiti

1973


National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
Honored for : American Graffiti

Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay American Graffiti
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay American Graffiti