List of awards and nominations received by Kenneth Lonergan

Kenneth Lonergan awards and nominations
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	6
Nominations	18
	Note ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

Last updated December 11, 2024

Kenneth Lonergan is an American playwright, director, and screenwriter. Over his career he has received several awards including an Academy Award and BAFTA Award as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award and three Tony Awards.

He has received four Academy Award nominations three for Best Original Screenplay for You Can Count on Me (2000), Gangs of New York (2002), and Manchester by the Sea (2016) winning for the later. He has also received three Tony Award nominations for Best Revival for a Play for This is Our Youth in 2015, Lobby Hero in 2018, and The Waverly Gallery in 2019.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2000	Best Original Screenplay	You Can Count on Me	Nominated	^[1]
2002		Gangs of New York	Nominated	^[2]
2016		Manchester by the Sea	Won	^[3]
2016	Best Director	Manchester by the Sea	Nominated	^[3]

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
British Academy Film Awards
2002	Best Original Screenplay	Gangs of New York	Nominated
2016	Best Original Screenplay	Manchester by the Sea	Won
2016	Best Direction	Manchester by the Sea	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2000	Best Screenplay	You Can Count on Me	Nominated	^[4]
2016	Best Screenplay	Manchester by the Sea	Nominated	^[4]
2016	Best Director	Manchester by the Sea	Nominated	^[4]

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	Best Revival of a Play	This Is Our Youth	Nominated	^[5]
2018		Lobby Hero	Nominated	^[6]
2019		The Waverly Gallery	Nominated	^[7]

Theatre awards

Drama Desk Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1996	Best Play	This Is Our Youth	Nominated
2001	Best Play	Lobby Hero	Nominated

Pulitzer Prize

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2000	Pulitzer Prize for Drama	The Waverly Gallery	Nominated

Olivier Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Play	Lobby Hero	Nominated

Outer Critics Circle Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2001	Best Play	Lobby Hero	Nominated
2001	John Gassner Award		Nominated

Industry awards

Directors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Outstanding Directing - Feature Film	Manchester by the Sea	Nominated

Writers Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2000	Best Original Screenplay	You Can Count on Me	Won
2002		Gangs of New York	Nominated
2016		Manchester by the Sea	Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2000	Independent Spirit Award	Best First Feature	You Can Count on Me	Won
	Independent Spirit Award	Best Screenplay		Won
	Sundance Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize for Drama		Won
	Sundance Film Festival	Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award		Won
	Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Screenplay		Won
	AFI Award	Best New Writer		Won
	National Board of Review	Special Achievement Award		Won
	National Society of Film Critics Award	Best Screenplay		Won
	New York Film Critics Circle Award	Best Screenplay		Won
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Screenplay		Won
	Boston Society of Film Critics Award	Best New Filmmaker		Won
	Chicago Film Critics Association Award	Best Screenplay		Nominated
	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Russell Smith Award		Won
	Satellite Award	Best Screenplay		Won
2011	Boston Society of Film Critics Award	Best Screenplay	Margaret	Nominated
2011	London Film Critics' Circle Award	Screenwriter of the Year	Margaret	Nominated
2016	Independent Spirit Award	Best Screenplay	Manchester by the Sea	Nominated
	Gotham Award	Best Screenplay		Nominated
	National Board of Review	Best Original Screenplay		Won
	New York Film Critics Circle Award	Best Screenplay		Won
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Screenplay		Nominated
	Satellite Award	Best Director		Won
	Satellite Award	Best Original Screenplay		Nominated
	Washington D.C. Film Critics Association	Best Director		Nominated
	Washington D.C. Film Critics Association	Best Original Screenplay		Nominated

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References

↑ "73rd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
↑ "75th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
↑ "89th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
1 2 3 "Kenneth Lonergan - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards . Retrieved September 17, 2024.
↑ "Tony Awards 2015: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
↑ "72nd Annual Tony Awards: The Complete List Of Nominees". CBS News . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
↑ "Tony Awards Winners List: 'Hadestown' Rules With Eight Wins, 'The Ferrymen' Garners Four". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 1, 2022.

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[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[2] "73rd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[3] "75th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[4] "89th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[globes-5] 1 2 3 "Kenneth Lonergan - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards . Retrieved September 17, 2024.

[6] "Tony Awards 2015: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[7] "72nd Annual Tony Awards: The Complete List Of Nominees". CBS News . Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[8] "Tony Awards Winners List: 'Hadestown' Rules With Eight Wins, 'The Ferrymen' Garners Four". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 1, 2022.

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