Levinson in 2009 | ||
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4 | 11 | |
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Barry Levinson is a writer, director and producer.
He is known for his work in film and television. He has received various awards and nominations including six Academy Award nominations winning for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). He also received nominations for ...And Justice for All (1979), Diner (1982), Avalon (1990), and Bugsy (1991). He received three Golden Globe Award for Best Director nominations for Rain Man, Avalon, and Bugsy. He has received eleven Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning four times for his work on The Carol Burnett Show and Homicide: Life on the Street . He also received nominations for his work on various HBO television films including You Don't Know Jack (2010), Phil Spector (2013), The Wizard of Lies (2017), and Paterno (2018).
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1980 | Best Original Screenplay | ...And Justice for All | Nominated | [1] |
1983 | Diner | Nominated | [2] | |
1989 | Best Director | Rain Man | Won | [3] |
1991 | Best Original Screenplay | Avalon | Nominated | [4] |
1992 | Best Picture | Bugsy | Nominated | [5] |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Best Picture Made for Television | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated | [6] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Rain Man | Nominated | [7] |
1991 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Avalon | Nominated | |
1992 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Bugsy | Nominated | |
2011 | Best Miniseries or Television Film | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1974 | Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music | The Carol Burnett Show | Won | [8] |
1975 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series | Won | ||
1976 | Nominated | |||
1985 | Outstanding Children's Program | Displaced Person | Won | |
1993 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street (for "Gone for Goode") | Won | |
2010 | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated | |
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated | |||
2013 | Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | Phil Spector | Nominated | |
2017 | Outstanding Television Movie | The Wizard of Lies | Nominated | |
2018 | Paterno | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special | Nominated | |||
2022 | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Dopesick | Nominated | |
Outstanding Television Movie | The Survivor | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1988 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Rain Man | Won | [9] |
1990 | Avalon | Nominated | [10] | |
1991 | Bugsy | Nominated | [11] | |
1993 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Homicide: Life on the Street (for "Gone for Goode") | Nominated | [12] |
2010 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated | [13] |
2017 | The Wizard of Lies | Nominated | [14] | |
2018 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series | Paterno | Nominated | [15] |
2021 | Dopesick | Nominated | [16] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated | [17] |
2013 | Phil Spector | Nominated | [18] | |
2017 | The Wizard of Lies | Nominated | [19] | |
2018 | Paterno | Nominated | [20] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1976 | Best Comedy – Written Directly for the Screen | Silent Movie | Nominated | [21] |
1982 | Diner | Nominated | ||
1990 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Avalon | Won | |
2010 | Screen Laurel Award | Received | [22] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1982 | Best Screenplay | Diner | Won | [23] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1991 | Best Director | Bugsy | Nominated | [24] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Continuing Series Award | 30 for 30 (for "The Band That Wouldn't Die") | Won | [25] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1988 | Best Director | Rain Man | Won | [26] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1982 | Best Screenplay | Diner | Runner-up | [27] |
1991 | Best Director | Bugsy | Won | [28] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | Special Citation | The Baltimore Series | Won | [29] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1982 | Best Screenplay | Diner | Runner-up | [30] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1982 | Best Screenplay | Diner | Runner-up | [31] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Best Comedy/Musical Picture | Wag the Dog | Nominated | [32] |
2010 | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated | [33] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" | Rain Man | Won | [34] |
Golden Bear | Won | |||
1992 | Bugsy | Nominated | [35] | |
1993 | Toys | Nominated | [36] | |
1998 | Wag the Dog | Nominated | [37] | |
Silver Bear Special Jury Prize | Won | |||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | People's Choice Award – Midnight Madness | The Bay | Nominated | [38] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1989 | Best Foreign Film | Rain Man | Nominated | [39] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Worst Director | Toys | Nominated | [40] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Best Motion Picture Made for Television | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated | [41] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1992 | Worst Picture | Toys | Nominated | [42] |
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