List of awards and nominations received by James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks awards and nominations

Brooks in 1990s
Award	Wins	Nominations
Academy Awards	3	8
Golden Globe Awards	1	6
Primetime Emmy Awards	22	62

James L. Brooks is an American filmmaker. He is known for his work as a writer-director-producer.

Brooks is mostly known for his film work often directing films such as Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as it Gets (1997). He has received eight Academy Award nominations winning three for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay for Terms of Endearment. He also received six Golden Globe Award nominations winning for Best Screenplay for Terms of Endearment. He also received a Directors Guild of America Award, a Producers Guild of America Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award.

He is also known for his work on television including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi and The Simpsons. He has received 62 Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning 21 awards in various categories.

Major associations

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1984	Best Picture	Terms of Endearment	Won
	Best Director		Won
	Best Adapted Screenplay		Won
1988	Best Picture	Broadcast News	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay		Nominated
1997	Best Picture	Jerry Maguire	Nominated
1998		As Good as it Gets	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay		Nominated

Golden Globe Award

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1984	Best Director	Terms of Endearment	Nominated
	Best Screenplay		Won
1988	Best Director	Broadcast News	Nominated
	Best Screenplay		Nominated
1998	Best Director	As Good as it Gets	Nominated
	Best Screenplay		Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1971	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Nominated
	Outstanding New Series		Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	The Mary Tyler Moore Show for "Support Your Local Mothers"	Won
1972	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Nominated
1973			Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	The Mary Tyler Moore Show for "The Good-Time News"	Nominated
1974	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Nominated
1975			Won
		Rhoda	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Rhoda for "Rhoda's Wedding"	Nominated
1976	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Won
1977			Won
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	The Mary Tyler Moore Show for "The Last Show"	Won
1978	Outstanding Drama Series	Lou Grant	Nominated
1979	Outstanding Comedy Series	Taxi	Won
1980			Won
1981			Won
1982			Nominated
1983			Nominated
1987	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program	The Tracey Ullman Show	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
1988	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
1989	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Won
	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program		Nominated
1990	Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less)	The Simpsons for "Life on the Fast Lane"	Won
		The Simpsons for "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	Nominated
	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	The Tracey Ullman Show	Nominated
	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program	The Tracey Ullman Show	Won
1991	Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less)	The Simpsons for "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"	Won
1992		The Simpsons for "Radio Bart"	Nominated
1995		The Simpsons for "Lisa's Wedding"	Won
1996		The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror VI"	Nominated
1997		The Simpsons for "Homer's Phobia"	Won
1998		The Simpsons for "Trash of the Titans"	Won
1999		The Simpsons for "Viva Ned Flanders"	Nominated
2000		The Simpsons for "Behind the Laughter"	Won
2001		The Simpsons for "HOMR"	Won
2002		The Simpsons for "She of Little Faith"	Nominated
2003		The Simpsons for "Three Gays of the Condo"	Won
2004		The Simpsons for "The Way We Weren't"	Nominated
2005		The Simpsons for "Future-Drama"	Nominated
2006		The Simpsons for "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story"	Won
2007		The Simpsons for "The Haw-Hawed Couple"	Nominated
2008		The Simpsons for "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind"	Won
2009		The Simpsons for "Gone Maggie Gone"	Nominated
2010	Outstanding Animated Program	The Simpsons for "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"	Nominated
2011		The Simpsons for "Angry Dad: The Movie"	Nominated
2012		The Simpsons for "Holidays of Future Passed"	Nominated
2013		The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror XXIII"	Nominated
2015		The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror XXV"	Nominated
2016		The Simpsons for "Halloween of Horror"	Nominated
2017		The Simpsons for "The Town"	Nominated
	Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program	The Simpsons for "Planet of the Couches"	Nominated
2018	Outstanding Animated Program	The Simpsons for "Gone Boy"	Nominated
2019		The Simpsons for "Mad About the Toy"	Won
2020		The Simpsons for "Thanksgiving of Horror"	Nominated
2021		The Simpsons for "The Dad-Feelings Limited"	Nominated
	Outstanding Short Form Animated Program	The Simpsons for "The Force Awakens from Its Nap"	Nominated
2022	Outstanding Animated Program	The Simpsons for "Pixelated and Afraid"	Nominated
	Outstanding Short Form Animated Program	The Simpsons for "When Billie Met Lisa"	Nominated
2023	Outstanding Animated Program	The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII"	Won

Guild awards

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1983	Outstanding Director - Feature Film	Terms of Endearment	Won
1987		Broadcast News	Nominated
1997		As Good as it Gets	Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1997	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	As Good as it Gets	Nominated
2017	Norman Lear Achievement Award In Television	n/a	Won

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1983	Best Adapted Screenplay	Terms of Endearment	Won
1987	Best Original Screenplay	Broadcast News	Nominated
1997		As Good as it Gets	Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1983	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Director	Terms of Endearment	Won
1983		Best Screenplay		Won
1983	National Board of Review	Best Director		Won
1987	Berlin International Film Festival	Golden Bear	Broadcast News	Nominated
1987	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Director		2nd place
1987	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Director		Won
1987		Best Screenplay		Won
1987	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Director		Nominated
1987	San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Original Screenplay		Won
1987	Satellite Award	Best Film		Won
1987	Southeastern Film Critics Association	Best Original Screenplay		Won
1987	Saturn Award	Best Fantasy Film	Big	Nominated
2007		Best Animated Film	The Simpsons Movie	Nominated