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James Schamus
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Academy Awards, USA (3)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1)
Australian Film Institute (2)
Berlin International Film Festival (1)
BAFTA Awards (4)
CableACE Awards (1)
Cannes Film Festival (1)
Golden Horse Film Festival (4)
Satellite Awards (2)
Gotham Awards (5)
Grammy Awards (1)
Hamptons International Film Festival (1)
Hong Kong Film Awards (1)
Hugo Awards (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (5)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (1)
Nantucket Film Festival (1)
PGA Awards (1)
Provincetown International Film Festival (1)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (1)
ShoWest Convention, USA (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (3)
Athens International Film Festival (1)
Asian Film Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (3)
Asian Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Iron Elephant Film Awards (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (3)
Indiewire Critics' Poll (1)
Gold Derby Awards (1)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (2)
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards (1)
Hawaii Film Critics Society (1)
Israel Film Festival (1)
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival (1)
24 wins & 36 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2006 Nominee
Oscar
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Brokeback Mountain
Shared with:
Diana Ossana
2001 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Kuo Jung Tsai
2001 Nominee
Oscar
Best Music, Original Song
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
For the song "A Love Before Time".
Shared with:
Jorge Calandrelli
·
Dun Tan
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2001 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Writing
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Kuo Jung Tsai
Australian Film Institute
2001 Winner
Best Foreign Film Award
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Ang Lee
1998 Nominee
Best Foreign Film Award
The Ice Storm
Shared with:
Ang Lee
·
Ted Hope
Berlin International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Best First Feature Award
Indignation
BAFTA Awards
2008 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Film Not in the English Language
Lust, Caution
Shared with:
William Kong
·
Ang Lee
2006 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Film
Brokeback Mountain
Shared with:
Diana Ossana
2001 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Kuo Jung Tsai
1998 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay - Adapted
The Ice Storm
CableACE Awards
1997 Winner
CableACE
Historical Documentary Special or Series
Wonderland
Shared with:
Sheila Nevins
·
Ted Hope
·
David Linde
·
John O'Hagan
·
Mary Jane Skalski
·
Nancy Abraham
·
Sheri Bylander
·
Anne Carey
Cannes Film Festival
1997 Winner
Best Screenplay
The Ice Storm
Golden Horse Film Festival
2007 Winner
Golden Horse Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Lust, Caution
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
2000 Nominee
Golden Horse Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Kuo Jung Tsai
1993 Winner
Golden Horse Award
Best Feature Film
The Wedding Banquet
Shared with:
Ted Hope
·
Ang Lee
1993 Winner
Golden Horse Award
Best Original Screenplay
The Wedding Banquet
Shared with:
Ang Lee
·
Neil Peng
Satellite Awards
2007 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Lust, Caution
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
1998 Nominee
Golden Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
The Ice Storm
Gotham Awards
2021 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Feature
The Assistant
Shared with:
Kitty Green
·
Scott Macaulay
·
P. Jennifer Dana
·
Ross Jacobson
2021 Nominee
Audience Award
The Assistant
Shared with:
Kitty Green
·
Scott Macaulay
·
P. Jennifer Dana
·
Ross Jacobson
2010 Winner
Tribute Award
2005 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Feature
Brokeback Mountain
Shared with:
Ang Lee
·
Diana Ossana
1996 Winner
Producer Award
Founders of the Good Machine production company.
Shared with:
Ted Hope
Grammy Awards
2002 Nominee
Grammy
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
For the song "A Love Before Time"
Shared with:
Jorge Calandrelli
·
Dun Tan
Hamptons International Film Festival
2012 Winner
Industry Toast
Hong Kong Film Awards
2001 Nominee
Hong Kong Film Award
Best Screenplay
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Kuo Jung Tsai
Hugo Awards
2001 Winner
Hugo
Best Dramatic Presentation
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Ang Lee
·
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Kuo Jung Tsai
·
Du Lu Wang
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2006 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Feature
Brokeback Mountain
Shared with:
Diana Ossana
1995 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Feature
Eat Drink Man Woman
Shared with:
Ted Hope
·
Li-Kong Hsu
1995 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Screenplay
Eat Drink Man Woman
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Ang Lee
1994 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Feature
The Wedding Banquet
Shared with:
Ted Hope
·
Ang Lee
1994 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Screenplay
The Wedding Banquet
Shared with:
Ang Lee
·
Neil Peng
London Critics Circle Film Awards
1999 Nominee
ALFS Award
Screenwriter of the Year
The Ice Storm
Nantucket Film Festival
2002 Winner
Screenwriters Tribute
PGA Awards
2006 Winner
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Brokeback Mountain
Shared with:
Diana Ossana
Provincetown International Film Festival
2001 Winner
Filmmaker on the Edge Award
Shared with:
Ted Hope
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
2002 Winner
Nebula Award
Best Script
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Kuo Jung Tsai
·
Hui-Ling Wang
ShoWest Convention, USA
2008 Winner
ShoWest/NATO Freedom of Expression Award
Writers Guild of America, USA
2003 Winner
Richard B. Jablow Award
2001 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Kuo Jung Tsai
1998 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
The Ice Storm
Athens International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Golden Athena
Best Picture
Indignation
Asian Film Awards
2008 Nominee
Asian Film Award
Best Screenwriter
Lust, Caution
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
Online Film & Television Association
2006 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Shared with:
Diana Ossana
2001 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Kuo Jung Tsai
1998 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
The Ice Storm
Asian Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Nominee
NETPAC Award
Best Screenplay
Lust, Caution
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
Iron Elephant Film Awards
2008 Winner
Iron Elephant Award
Best Screenplay
Lust, Caution
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2005 Winner
ACCA
Best Motion Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Shared with:
Diana Ossana
2000 Nominee
ACCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Shared with:
Hui-Ling Wang
·
Kuo Jung Tsai
1997 Nominee
ACCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Ice Storm
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2016 Nominee
ICP Award
Best First Feature
Indignation
5th place. Tied with
Kaili Blues (2015)
.
Gold Derby Awards
2006 Winner
Gold Derby Film Award
Motion Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Shared with:
Diana Ossana
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2017 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Breakthrough Achievement
Indignation
2010 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Screenwriter
Taking Woodstock
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
2017 Winner
AACTA Award
Best Feature Length Documentary
Casting JonBenet
Shared with:
Kitty Green
·
Scott Macaulay
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2017 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best New Filmmaker
Indignation
Israel Film Festival
2005 Winner
Israel Film Festival Award
Visionary Award
Shared with:
David Linde
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Grand Prix du Jury
Compétition internationale
Indignation
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