Awards & Winners

James Schamus

Date of Birth 07-September-1959
Place of Birth Detroit
(Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America, Area code 313)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as James Allan Schamus, James Allan Schamus
Profession Screenwriter, Film Producer, Writer, Teacher
James Schamus is an award-winning screenwriter, co-founder of Good Machine production company, and the CEO of Focus Features until its merging with FilmDistrict, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company. His output includes as screenwriter The Ice Storm, Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, both directed by Ang Lee, and as producer Brokeback Mountain, Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Pianist, Coraline, and The Kids Are All Right. He is Professor of Professional Practice in Columbia University’s School of the Arts, where he teaches film history and theory. He is the author of Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud: The Moving Word, published by the University of Washington Press. He earned his BA, MA, and Ph.D. in English from University of California, Berkeley. Schamus participates as a member of the Jury for the NYICFF, a local New York City Film Festival dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18. He was president of the jury for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.

Awards by James Schamus

Check all the awards nominated and won by James Schamus.

2008


GLAAD Media Golden Gate Award

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film Lust, Caution

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Asian Film Award for Best Screenwriter Lust, Caution
Taiwan/ Chinese Mainland / USA
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Lust, Caution

2006


Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture
Honored for : Brokeback Mountain
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
Honored for : Brokeback Mountain
BAFTA Award for Best Film
Honored for : Brokeback Mountain

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Brokeback Mountain
BAFTA Award for Best Film Brokeback Mountain
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Brokeback Mountain

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature Film Brokeback Mountain
Academy Award for Best Picture Brokeback Mountain

2001


Nebula Award for Best Script
Honored for : Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film
Honored for : Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Honored for : Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Nebula Award for Best Script Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media A Love Before Time

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Academy Award for Best Original Song A Love Before Time
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Ice Storm
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted The Ice Storm
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Ice Storm
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film The Ice Storm

1997


1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Eat Drink Man Woman
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Eat Drink Man Woman

1994


Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature The Wedding Banquet
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay The Wedding Banquet

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature Swoon

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature Poison