Awards & Winners

John Sayles

Date of Birth 28-September-1950
Place of Birth Schenectady
(Schenectady County, New York, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as John Thomas Sayles, John Thomas Sayles, John Thomas Sayles
Profession Screenwriter, Film director, Actor, Film Editor, Film Score Composer, Author, Film Producer
John Thomas Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor and author.

Awards by John Sayles

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Sayles.

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Honeydripper

1999


Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director
Honored for : Limbo

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director Limbo
Palme d'Or Limbo

1997


Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
Honored for : Lone Star

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay Lone Star
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Lone Star
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Lone Star
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay Lone Star
Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay Lone Star
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Lone Star

1996


Gotham Independent Film Tribute Award
(Filmmaker Award)

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Lone Star
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director The Secret of Roan Inish
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay The Secret of Roan Inish

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay Passion Fish

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Passion Fish

1990


Edgar Awards for Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay
Honored for : Shannon's Deal

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Awards for Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay Shannon's Deal

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Matewan
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Matewan

1987


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Long Form - Television
Honored for : Unnatural Causes

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Long Form - Television Unnatural Causes

1981


Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Comedy Return of the Secaucus 7

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay Return of the Secaucus 7

1978


Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Fiction Union Dues