List of awards and nominations received by Neil Simon
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This article is a List of awards and nominations received by Neil Simon.
Neil Simon was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He has received numerous accolades including a Pulitzer Prize, four Tony Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He has received several honorary awards such as the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1983, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1995 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006.
Major associations
[edit]| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Odd Couple | Nominated | [1] |
| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys | Nominated | [1] | |
| 1977 | Best Original Screenplay | The Goodbye Girl | Nominated | [1] |
| 1978 | Best Adapted Screenplay | California Suite | Nominated | [1] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | Caesar's Hour | Nominated | [2] |
| 1958 | Caesar's Hour | Nominated | [2] | |
| 1992 | Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Special | Broadway Bound | Nominated | [2] |
| 2001 | Outstanding Television Movie | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Nominated | [2] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Best Musical | Little Me | Nominated | [3] |
| 1964 | Best Play | Barefoot in the Park | Nominated | [3] |
| 1965 | The Odd Couple | Nominated | [3] | |
| 1965 | Best Author | The Odd Couple | Won | [3] |
| 1968 | Best Play | Plaza Suite | Nominated | [3] |
| 1970 | Last of the Red Hot Lovers | Nominated | [3] | |
| 1972 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Nominated | [3] | |
| 1973 | The Sunshine Boys | Nominated | [3] | |
| 1975 | Special Tony | — | Won | [4] |
| 1978 | Best Play | Chapter Two | Nominated | [3] |
| 1979 | Best Book of a Musical | They're Playing Our Song | Nominated | [3] |
| 1985 | Best Play | Biloxi Blues | Won | [3] |
| 1987 | Broadway Bound | Nominated | [3] | |
| 1991 | Lost in Yonkers | Won | [3] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | The Heartbreak Kid | Nominated | [5] |
| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys | Nominated | [5] | |
| 1977 | The Goodbye Girl | Won | [5] |
Miscellaneous awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Lifetime Achievement | Received | [6] | |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Outstanding New Play | Lost in Yonkers | Won | [7] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Sweet Charity | Won | [8] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Best Play | The Odd Couple | Nominated | |
| 1983 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Won | ||
| 1985 | Biloxi Blues | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Won | [6] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Best Written Comedy | Barefoot in the Park | Nominated | [1] |
| 1969 | The Odd Couple | Won | [1] | |
| 1970 | Best Original Screenplay | The Out-of-Towners | Won | [1] |
| 1972 | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Heartbreak Kid | Nominated | [1] |
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Nominated | [7] | |
| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys | Won | [1] | |
| 1976 | Best Original Screenplay | Murder by Death | Nominated | [1] |
| 1977 | The Goodbye Girl | Nominated | [1] | |
| 1978 | Best Adapted Screenplay | California Suite | Nominated | [1] |
| 1979 | Screen Laurel Award | — | Won | [6] |
Honorary accolades
[edit]- 1968 Sam S. Shubert Award[8][7]
- 1972 Cue Entertainer of the Year Award[8]
- 1981 Doctor of Humane Letters from Hofstra University[6]
- 1983 American Theater Hall of Fame[8]
- 1986 New York State Governor's Award[6]
- 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama – Lost in Yonkers[8]
- 1995 Kennedy Center Honoree[6][9]
- 2006 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Neil Simon". IMDb.
- ^ a b c d "Neil Simon". Television Academy.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Neil Simon Tony Awards Info". www.broadwayworld.com.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (August 26, 2018). "Neil Simon, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, Dead at 91".
- ^ a b c "Neil Simon". www.goldenglobes.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Konas, Gary (1997). Neil Simon: A Casebook. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–14. ISBN 9780815321323.
Azenberg... has produced every one of Neil Simon's 17 plays since 1973's The Sunshine Boys, with number 18 in the works.
- ^ a b c Guernsey, Otis L.; Sweet, Jeffrey (1992). The Applause-Best Plays Theater Yearbook, 1990–1991: The Complete Broadway and Off-Broadway Sourcebook. Milwaukee, WI: Applause Books. pp. 183–185. ISBN 978-1557831071.
- ^ a b c d e Brennan, Elizabeth A. & Clarage, Elizabeth C. (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 131–32. ISBN 9781573561112.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa (August 26, 2018). "America's playwright Neil Simon, who wrote 'The Odd Couple' and 'Sweet Charity,' has died". USA Today. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Neil Simon, Broadway's Master of Comedy, Dies at 91". VOA.
External links
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- List of awards and nominations received by Neil Simon at IMDb
- List of awards and nominations received by Neil Simon at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- video: "Neil Simon's Broadway" on YouTube, 6 minutes
- The Neil Simon Festival
- PBS article, American Masters
- James Lipton (Winter 1992). "Neil Simon, The Art of Theater No. 10". The Paris Review.
