James L. Brooks
5 credits on file—5 films, spanning 1983–2010.
61
Average MEANRANK
across 5 scored credits
across 5 scored credits
5
Credits
in the catalogue
in the catalogue
27
Years active
1983–2010
1983–2010
Also credited for writing (6), created (4).
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On record for their credited titles
Oscars
3 won
+ 2 nominations
Golden Globes
1 won
+ 3 nominations
- Won Oscar · Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium Terms of Endearment · 1983
- Won Oscar · Best Director Terms of Endearment · 1983
- Won Oscar · Best Picture Terms of Endearment · 1983
- Won Golden Globe · Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Terms of Endearment · 1983
- Nominated Oscar · Best Original Screenplay As Good as It Gets · 1997
- Nominated Oscar · Best Picture As Good as It Gets · 1997
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director As Good as It Gets · 1997
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Screenplay As Good as It Gets · 1997
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director – Motion Picture Terms of Endearment · 1983
13
Wins
19
Nominations
32 awards — James L. Brooks
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Academy Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Winner |
| Best Picture | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
| Best Picture | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Comedy – Adapted from Another Medium | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Winner |
| Best Director | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Winner |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Comedy/Musical Picture | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Winner |
| Best Director | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
| Best Picture | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Original | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenwriter | Spanglish · 2004 | Nominee |
Czech Lion Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
Imagen Foundation Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director – Film | Spanglish · 2004 | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Terms of Endearment · 1983 | Nominee |
Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Original | As Good as It Gets · 1997 | Nominee |
