Awards & Winners

William Goldman

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