Awards & Winners

Ernest Lehman

Date of Birth 08-December-1915
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Ernie, Ernest Paul Lehman, ארני, ארנסט פול להמן
Profession Screenwriter, Film Producer, Film director
Ernest Lehman was an American screenwriter. He received six Academy Award nominations during his career, without a single win. At the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his ingenious and influential works for the screen that has inspired new generations of screenwriters and captivated filmmakers, actors, film critics, and audiences by the beauty of his screenwriting. He was the first screenwriter to receive that honor. The award was presented to him by friend and The Sound of Music star Julie Andrews.

Awards by Ernest Lehman

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ernest Lehman.

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical Sweet Smell of Success
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Sweet Smell of Success

2000


Academy Honorary Award
(To Ernest Lehman, in appreciation of a body of varied and enduring work.)

1996


Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Sabrina

1978


Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Black Sunday

1977


Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Honored for : Family Plot

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Comedy Family Plot
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Family Plot

1970


Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Hello, Dolly!

1969


Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Picture Hello, Dolly!

1967


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama
Honored for : Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical
Honored for : The Sound of Music

Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical The Sound of Music
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Academy Award for Best Picture Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1962


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical
Honored for : West Side Story

Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical West Side Story

1961


Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay West Side Story

1960


Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Honored for : North by Northwest

Nominations 1960 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy North by Northwest
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay North by Northwest

1959


Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay North by Northwest

1957


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical
Honored for : The King and I

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama Somebody Up There Likes Me
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Musical The King and I

1955


Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Honored for : Sabrina
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy
Honored for : Sabrina

Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama Executive Suite
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy Sabrina
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Sabrina

1954


Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Screenplay Sabrina