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Steven Zaillian
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Academy Awards, USA (5)
Austin Film Festival (1)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1)
BAFTA Awards (5)
Critics Choice Awards (2)
Camerimage (1)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (4)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (7)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Golden Globes, USA (3)
Satellite Awards (2)
Humanitas Prize (4)
Image Awards (NAACP) (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (1)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (1)
MTV Movie + TV Awards (1)
National Board of Review, USA (1)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (1)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (2)
PGA Awards (2)
Razzie Awards (1)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (2)
ShoWest Convention, USA (1)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Tokyo International Film Festival (2)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (2)
USC Scripter Award (7)
Valladolid International Film Festival (2)
Writers Guild of America, USA (9)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (1)
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards (1)
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (1)
Capri, Hollywood (1)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (2)
Austin Film Critics Association (1)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (2)
International Cinephile Society Awards (2)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (2)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (2)
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US (1)
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Denver Film Critics Society (2)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (2)
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
Online Film & Television Association (3)
Village Voice Film Poll (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (5)
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) (1)
Golden Schmoes Awards (3)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (4)
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (1)
Indiewire Critics' Poll (1)
North Carolina Film Critics Association (1)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (3)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (3)
20/20 Awards (2)
AACTA International Awards (2)
Hawaii Film Critics Society (1)
New Mexico Film Critics (1)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (1)
Online Association of Female Film Critics (1)
Hollywood Critics Association (1)
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards (1)
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards (1)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) (1)
Columbus Film Critics Association (1)
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (1)
Seattle Film Critics Society (1)
Odyssey Awards (1)
Gotham TV Awards (1)
49 wins & 103 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2020 Nominee
Oscar
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
2003 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Gangs of New York
Shared with:
Jay Cocks
·
Kenneth Lonergan
1994 Winner
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Schindler's List
1991 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Awakenings
Austin Film Festival
2009 Winner
Distinguished Screenwriter Award
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2011 Winner
BSFC Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
BAFTA Awards
2020 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay (Adapted)
The Irishman
2012 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
2008 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay - Original
American Gangster
2003 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay - Original
Gangs of New York
Shared with:
Jay Cocks
·
Kenneth Lonergan
1994 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Schindler's List
Critics Choice Awards
2020 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Winner
Critics Choice Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
Camerimage
2024 Nominee
Golden Frog
TV Series Competition
Ripley
Episode: "I A Hard Man to Find"
Shared with:
Robert Elswit
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2019 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Winner
CFCA Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
1994 Winner
CFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Schindler's List
1994 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2019 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Screenplay
The Irishman
2nd place
1994 Winner
DFWFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Schindler's List
Directors Guild of America, USA
2017 Winner
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
The Night Of
Episode: "
The Beach (2016)
"
Shared with:
Greer Yeaton
·
Michael E. Steele
·
Ginger Gonzalez
·
Rachel Iovine
·
Shane Haden
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
2003 Nominee
Edgar
Best Motion Picture
Gangs of New York
Shared with:
Jay Cocks
·
Kenneth Lonergan
Primetime Emmy Awards
2024 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Ripley
Shared with:
Garrett Basch
·
Clayton Townsend
·
Guymon Casady
·
Benjamin Forkner
·
Philipp Keel
·
Sharon Levy
·
Charlie Corwin
·
Ben Rosenblatt
·
Enzo Sisti
·
Andrew Scott
2024 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Ripley
2024 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Ripley
2019 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Television Movie
My Dinner with Hervé
Shared with:
Richard Middleton
·
Ross Katz
·
Jessica de Rothschild
·
Sacha Gervasi
·
Peter Dinklage
·
Nathalie Tanner
2017 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
The Night Of
For
The Beach (2016)
2 more
All
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Nominee
FFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Golden Globes, USA
2020 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
The Irishman
2012 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
1994 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Schindler's List
Satellite Awards
2019 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
The Irishman
2011 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Humanitas Prize
2017 Nominee
Humanitas Prize
60 Minute Category
The Night Of
Shared with:
Richard Price
1999 Nominee
Humanitas Prize
Feature Film Category
A Civil Action
1994 Winner
Humanitas Prize
Feature Film Category
Schindler's List
1994 Nominee
Humanitas Prize
Feature Film Category
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Image Awards (NAACP)
2008 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
American Gangster
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Nominee
KCFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2011 Winner
Sierra Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2020 Nominee
ALFS Award
Screenwriter of the Year
The Irishman
MTV Movie + TV Awards
1994 Winner
MTV Movie Award
Best New Filmmaker
Searching for Bobby Fischer
National Board of Review, USA
2019 Winner
NBR Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2012 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2011 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
1993 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Schindler's List
Tied with
Danny Rubin
and
Harold Ramis
for
Groundhog Day (1993)
.
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2016 Nominee
Emmy
Best Documentary
Life Itself
Shared with:
Steve James
·
Zak Piper
·
Garrett Basch
·
Martin Scorsese
·
Michael W. Ferro Jr.
·
Gordon Quinn
·
Justine Nagan
·
Kat White
·
Mark Mitten
·
Vinnie Malhotra
·
Amy Entelis
·
Courtney Sexton
·
Lizzie Kerner
·
Emily Hart
·
Josh Schollmeyer
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2020 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
PGA Awards
2019 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures
My Dinner with Hervé
Shared with:
Richard Middleton
·
Ross Katz
·
Jessica de Rothschild
·
Sacha Gervasi
·
Peter Dinklage
·
Nathalie Tanner
2017 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
The Night Of
Shared with:
Richard Price
·
Jane Tranter
·
Garrett Basch
·
Scott Ferguson
Razzie Awards
1997 Nominee
Razzie Award
Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million
Mission: Impossible
Shared with:
David Koepp
·
Robert Towne
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2019 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Winner
SDFCS Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
ShoWest Convention, USA
1994 Winner
ShoWest Award
Screenwriter of the Year
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2019 Winner
SEFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Nominee
SEFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Tokyo International Film Festival
1993 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 Nominee
Tokyo Grand Prix
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2019 Winner
TFCA Award
Best Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Winner
TFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
USC Scripter Award
2020 Nominee
USC Scripter Award
Film
The Irishman
Based on the nonfiction work "I Heard You Paint Houses" by
Charles Brandt
Shared with:
Charles Brandt
2012 Nominee
USC Scripter Award
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
·
Michael Lewis
2008 Winner
Scripter Literary Achievement Award
1999 Winner
USC Scripter Award
A Civil Action
Shared with:
Jonathan Harr
1994 Nominee
USC Scripter Award
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Shared with:
Fred Waitzkin
2 more
All
Valladolid International Film Festival
1993 Winner
Best New Director
Best New Director
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 Nominee
Golden Spike
Best Film
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Writers Guild of America, USA
2020 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2017 Nominee
WGA Award (TV)
Long Form - Adaptation
The Night Of
Shared with:
Richard Price
·
Peter Moffat
2012 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson, originally published by Norstedts
2012 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Based on the book by Michael Lewis
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
2011 Winner
Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
4 more
All
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2012 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
1994 Winner
Literary Award
Screenplay
Schindler's List
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
2002 Nominee
Chainsaw Award
Best Screenplay
Hannibal
Shared with:
David Mamet
Capri, Hollywood
2007 Winner
Capri Legend Award
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2012 Winner
COFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2012 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Austin Film Critics Association
2020 Nominee
AFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2019 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
International Cinephile Society Awards
2020 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2019 Winner
SLFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2020 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Winner
EDA Award
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Tied with
Alexander Payne
,
Jim Rash
, and
Nat Faxon
for
The Descendants (2011)
.
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2019 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Winner
DFCS Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2011 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Nominee
DFCC
Best Screenplay
The Irishman
5th place
Denver Film Critics Society
2020 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2020 Winner
GAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Winner
GAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Winner
OFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Winner
OFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Online Film & Television Association
2020 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
The Irishman
Tied with
Taika Waititi
for
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
in second place.
2012 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2012 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
Village Voice Film Poll
2011 Nominee
VVFP Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
5th place. Tied with
Andrew Haigh
for
Weekend (2011)
.
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2020 Nominee
ACCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2011 Winner
ACCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
2011 Nominee
ACCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2002 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Screenplay
Gangs of New York
Shared with:
Jay Cocks
·
Kenneth Lonergan
1993 Winner
ACCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
Schindler's List
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2003 Nominee
IOMA
Best Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura)
Gangs of New York
Shared with:
Jay Cocks
·
Kenneth Lonergan
Golden Schmoes Awards
2019 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Screenplay of the Year
The Irishman
2011 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Screenplay of the Year
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Screenplay of the Year
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2024 Nominee
INOCA TV
Best Directing for a Limited Series or TV Movie
Ripley
2024 Nominee
INOCA TV
Best Writing for a Limited Series or TV Movie
Ripley
2020 Nominee
INOCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Nominee
INOCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
1996 Nominee
Stinker Award
Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math
Mission: Impossible
Shared with:
David Koepp
·
Robert Towne
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2011 Nominee
ICP Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
3rd place.
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2020 Nominee
NCFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2019 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Gold Derby Awards
2020 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Winner
Gold Derby Film Award
Adapted Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Stan Chervin
·
Aaron Sorkin
2003 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Original Screenplay
Gangs of New York
Shared with:
Jay Cocks
·
Kenneth Lonergan
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2020 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Screenwriter
The Irishman
2012 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Screenwriter
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
2008 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Screenwriter
American Gangster
20/20 Awards
2014 Winner
Felix
Best Adapted Screenplay
Schindler's List
2011 Nominee
Felix
Best Adapted Screenplay
Awakenings
AACTA International Awards
2020 Nominee
AACTA International Award
Best Screenplay
The Irishman
2012 Nominee
AACTA International Award
Best Screenplay
Moneyball
Shared with:
Aaron Sorkin
·
Stan Chervin
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2020 Winner
HFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
New Mexico Film Critics
2019 Winner
NMFC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
2020 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Online Association of Female Film Critics
2019 Nominee
OAFFC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Hollywood Critics Association
2020 Nominee
HCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
2019 Winner
GWNYFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards
2019 Nominee
DFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
2nd place
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)
2020 Nominee
CIC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Columbus Film Critics Association
2020 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2019 Nominee
SFBAFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Seattle Film Critics Society
2019 Nominee
SFCS Award
Best Screenplay
The Irishman
Odyssey Awards
2019 Nominee
Odyssey Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Gotham TV Awards
2024 Nominee
Gotham TV Award
Breakthrough Limited Series
Ripley
Shared with:
Garrett Basch
·
Guymon Casady
·
Charlie Corwin
·
Benjamin Forkner
·
Philipp Keel
·
Sharon Levy
·
Clayton Townsend
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