Awards & Winners

Jay Presson Allen

Date of Birth 03-March-1922
Place of Birth San Angelo
(Tom Green County, Texas)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Jacqueline Presson, Jay Presson, Jay Allen, Sara Schiff
Profession Screenwriter, Novelist, Playwright, Television Producer, Actor
Jay Presson Allen was an American screenwriter, playwright, stage director, television producer and novelist. Known for her withering wit and sometimes-off-color wisecracks, she was one of the few women making a living as a screenwriter at a time when women were a rarity in the profession. "You write to please yourself," she said, "The only office where there's no superior is the office of the scribe."

Awards by Jay Presson Allen

Check all the awards nominated and won by Jay Presson Allen.

1992


Gotham Independent Film Tribute Award
(Writer Award)

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production Tru
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower theater

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama Prince of the City
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Prince of the City

1981


Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay Prince of the City
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Prince of the City

1980


David di Donatello for Best Foreign Screenplay
Honored for : Just Tell Me What You Want

1973


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Comedy
Honored for : Cabaret

Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Comedy Cabaret
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Comedy Travels with My Aunt
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Travels with My Aunt
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay Cabaret
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Cabaret

1972


Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Cabaret

1970


Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie