William Goldman - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	12-August-1931
Place of Birth	Highland Park (Lake County, Illinois, United States of America)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	S. Morgenstern, Simon Morgenstern, Simon Morgenstern
Profession	Novelist, Screenwriter, Script doctor, Playwright, Author
William Goldman is an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film. He has won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and again for All the President's Men, about journalists who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon. Both films starred Robert Redford. His other notable works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and comedy-fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both of which Goldman adapted for film.

Awards by William Goldman

Check all the awards nominated and won by William Goldman.

1988

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

Honored for : The Princess Bride

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	The Princess Bride
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation	The Princess Bride

1984

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel	The Silent Gondoliers

1979

Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay

Honored for : Magic

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay	Magic

1977

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama

Honored for : All the President's Men

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama	All the President's Men
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama	Marathon Man
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay	Marathon Man
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay	All the President's Men
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture	All the President's Men
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture	Marathon Man

1976

Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Honored for : All the President's Men

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay	All the President's Men

1973

Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay	The Hot Rock

1971

BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay

Honored for : Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1970

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Drama

Honored for : Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Drama	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Honored for : Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1967

Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay

Honored for : Harper

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama	Harper
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay	Harper

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