Awards & Winners

James Poe

Date of Birth 04-October-1921
Place of Birth Dobbs Ferry
(Westchester County, New York)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Jim
Profession Screenwriter
James Poe was an American film and television screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the movies Around the World in 80 Days for which he jointly won an Academy Award in 1956, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lilies of the Field, and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. He also worked as a writer on the radio shows Escape and Suspense, writing the scripts for some of their best episodes, most notably "Three Skeleton Key" and "The Present Tense", both of which starred Vincent Price.

Awards by James Poe

Check all the awards nominated and won by James Poe.

1978


Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Special Program - Drama Or Comedy - Original Teleplay The Gathering

1971


Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1970


Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969


Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1964


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy
Honored for : Lilies of the Field

Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy Lilies of the Field

1963


Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Lilies of the Field

1959


Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958


Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1957


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy
Honored for : Around the World in 80 Days

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy Around the World in 80 Days

1956


Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Around the World in 80 Days