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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.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Best Picture | Terms of Endearment | ||
| Best Director | ||||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | ||||
| Best Picture | Broadcast News | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | ||||
| 1997 | Best Picture | Jerry Maguire | ||
| 1998 | As Good as it Gets | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | ||||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Director | Terms of Endearment | [1] | ||
| Best Screenplay | ||||
| 1988 | Best Director | Broadcast News | ||
| Best Screenplay | ||||
| 1998 | Best Director | As Good as it Gets | ||
| Best Screenplay | ||||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | [2] | ||
| Outstanding New Series | ||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show for "Support Your Local Mothers" | |||
| 1972 | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | ||
| 1973 | ||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show for "The Good-Time News" | |||
| 1974 | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | ||
| 1975 | ||||
| Rhoda | ||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Rhoda for "Rhoda's Wedding" | |||
| 1976 | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | ||
| 1977 | ||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show for "The Last Show" | |||
| 1978 | Lou Grant | |||
| 1979 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi | ||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1981 | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1987 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tracey Ullman Show | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | ||||
| 1988 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | ||||
| 1989 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | ||||
| 1990 | Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons for "Life on the Fast Lane" | ||
| The Simpsons for "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" | ||||
| Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | The Tracey Ullman Show | |||
| Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program | The Tracey Ullman Show | |||
| 1991 | Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons for "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment" | ||
| The Simpsons for "Radio Bart" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Lisa's Wedding" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror VI" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Homer's Phobia" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Trash of the Titans" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Viva Ned Flanders" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Behind the Laughter" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "HOMR" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "She of Little Faith" | ||||
| 2003 | The Simpsons for "Three Gays of the Condo" | |||
| The Simpsons for "The Way We Weren't" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Future-Drama" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "The Haw-Hawed Couple" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Gone Maggie Gone" | ||||
| 2010 | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons for "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" | ||
| The Simpsons for "" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Holidays of Future Passed" | ||||
| 2013 | The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" | |||
| The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror XXV" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Halloween of Horror" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "The Town" | ||||
| Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program | The Simpsons for "Planet of the Couches" | |||
| 2018 | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons for "Gone Boy" | ||
| The Simpsons for "Mad About the Toy" | ||||
| The Simpsons for "Thanksgiving of Horror" | ||||
| 2021 | The Simpsons for "The Dad-Feelings Limited" | |||
| Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | The Simpsons for "The Force Awakens from Its Nap" | |||
| 2022 | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons for "Pixelated and Afraid" | ||
| Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | The Simpsons for "When Billie Met Lisa" | |||
| 2023 | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons for "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Outstanding Director - Feature Film | Terms of Endearment | ||
| 1987 | Broadcast News | |||
| 1997 | As Good as it Gets | |||
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | As Good as it Gets | |||
| 2017 | Norman Lear Achievement Award In Television | n/a | [3] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Terms of Endearment | ||
| 1987 | Best Original Screenplay | Broadcast News | ||
| 1997 | As Good as it Gets | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Director | Terms of Endearment | ||
| 1983 | Best Screenplay | ||||
| 1983 | National Board of Review | Best Director | |||
| 1987 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | Broadcast News | ||
| 1987 | |||||
| 1987 | Best Director | ||||
| 1987 | Best Screenplay | ||||
| 1987 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Director | |||
| 1987 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Original Screenplay | |||
| 1987 | Satellite Award | Best Film | |||
| 1987 | Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Original Screenplay | |||
| 1987 | Saturn Award | Best Fantasy Film | Big | ||
| 2007 | Best Animated Film | The Simpsons Movie | |||