FILMOGRAPHY

AS DIRECTOR

1957

 

The Delinquents (producer, screenwriter)

1957

 

The James Dean Story (codirector, producer)*

1964

 

Nightmare in Chicago (producer)

1968

 

Countdown

1969

 

That Cold Day in the Park

1970

 

M*A*S*H*

1970

 

Brewster McCloud*

1971

 

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (coscreenwriter)*

1972

 

Images (screenwriter)*

1973

 

The Long Goodbye*

1974

 

Thieves Like Us (coscreenwriter)*

1974

 

California Split (producer)*

1975

 

Nashville (producer)*

1976

 

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (producer, coscreenwriter)*

1977

 

3 Women (producer, screenwriter)*

1978

 

A Wedding (producer, coscreenwriter)*

1979

 

Quintet (producer, coscreenwriter)*

1979

 

A Perfect Couple (producer, coscreenwriter)*

1980

 

HealtH (producer, coscreenwriter)

1980

 

Popeye*

1982

 

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

1983

 

Streamers (producer)

1984

 

Secret Honor (producer)*

1985

 

O.C. and Stiggs (coproducer)*

1985

 

Fool for Love*

1987

 

Beyond Therapy (coscreenwriter)*

1988

 

Aria (director and screenwriter of “Les Boréades” segment)*

1990

 

Vincent & Theo*

1992

 

The Player*

1993

 

Short Cuts (coscreenwriter)*

1994

 

Prêt-à-Porter (Ready to Wear) (producer, coscreenwriter)*

1996

 

Kansas City (producer, coscreenwriter)*

1996–97

 

Robert Altman’s Jazz ‘34: Remembrances of Kansas City Swing (producer)

1998

 

The Gingerbread Man*

1999

 

Cookie’s Fortune (producer)*

2000

 

Dr. T & the Women (producer)*

2001

 

Gosford Park (producer)*

2003

 

The Company (producer)*

2006

 

A Prairie Home Companion (producer)*

AS PRODUCER

1977

 

Welcome to L.A. (director, Alan Rudolph)

1977

 

The Late Show (director, Robert Benton)*

1978

 

Remember My Name (director, Alan Rudolph)

1979

 

Rich Kids (director, Robert M. Young)

1994

 

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (director, Alan Rudolph)*

1997

 

Afterglow (director, Alan Rudolph)*

2000

 

Trixie (director, Alan Rudolph)*

* Denotes available on DVD

TELEVISION

1957–65

 

Writer, director, producer: various television series, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Millionaire, Bonanza, Combat!, Kraft Suspense Theatre

1982

 

2 by South: Rattlesnake in a Cooler and Precious Blood (producer, director, with Leo Burmester and Alfre Woodard), Hearst-ABC

1985

 

The Laundromat (by Marsha Norman, with Carol Burnett and Amy Madigan), HBO

1987

 

The Dumb Waiter (by Harold Pinter, with John Travolta and Tom Conti), ABC Television

   

The Room (by Harold Pinter, with Linda Hunt, Julian Sands, Annie Lennox, and Donald Pleasance), ABC Television

1988

 

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (with Brad Davis, Eric Bogosian, Jeff Daniels, Peter Gallagher, and Michael Murphy), CBS Television

1988

 

Tanner ‘88 (written by Garry Trudeau, starring Michael Murphy), miniseries, HBO

1991

 

Black and Blue, Great Performances, PBS

1993

 

The Real McTeague (concept and creative supervision), Great Performances, PBS

1997

 

Robert Altman’s Jazz ‘34: Remembrances of Kansas City Swing, Great Performances, PBS

1997

 

Gun (producer) Anthology Series, ABC Television, episode director: “All the President’s Women”

1998–’99

 

Killer App (executive producer; written by Garry Trudeau), Fox Television

2004

 

Tanner on Tanner (written by Garry Trudeau, miniseries starring Cynthia Nixon and Michael Murphy), the Sundance Channel

THEATER AND OPERA

1981

 

2 by South (by Frank South, Los Angeles Actors’ Theater; St. Clement’s Theater, NYC)

1982

 

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (by Ed Graczyk, with Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black)

1983

 

The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky, University of Michigan)

1987

 

The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky, Opéra de Lille, France)

1992

 

McTeague (director and coauthor of libretto with composer William Bolcom, Lyric Opera of Chicago)

2004

 

A Wedding (director and coauthor of libretto with Arnold Weinstein; composer William Bolcom, Lyric Opera of Chicago)

2006

 

Resurrection Blues (director, written by Arthur Miller, Old Vic Theatre, London, England)

AWARDS AND HONORS

FILMS and TV

2004

 

Tanner on Tanner

   

DGA (Directors Guild of America) nomination for Outstanding Television Miniseries

2001

 

Gosford Park

   

Golden Globe: Best Director (Musical or Comedy)

   

New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Director; Best Supporting Actress, Helen Mirren

   

National Society of Film Critics: Best Director; Best Supporting Actress, Helen Mirren

   

BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Award: Best British Film

   

AFI (American Film Institute) Award: Best Director

   

Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture; Best Supporting Actress, Helen Mirren

   

Seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Director, Best Film

   

Academy Award: Best Screenplay

1997

 

Robert Altman’s Jazz ‘34: Remembrances of Kansas City Swing

   

Twenty-first Sao Paulo International Film Festival: Prémio do Público, Best Documentary

1996

 

Kansas City

   

New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor, Harry Belafonte

   

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Score

1994

 

Prêt-à-Porter (Ready to Wear)

   

The National Board of Review: Acting Award for Ensemble Cast

1994

 

Black and Blue

   

Emmy nomination for Best Director

1993

 

Short Cuts

   

Venice Film Festival: Grand Prix, Best Film; Grand Prix, Best Acting Award to the Ensemble

   

Golden Globe: Ensemble Cast

   

IFP Independent Spirit Award: Best Film

   

Swedish Film Critics Award: Best Film

   

Bodil Award, Denmark: Best American Film

   

Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Screenplay

   

Academy Award nomination for Best Director

   

New York Film Festival, shown opening night

1992

 

The Player

   

New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Film, Best Director

   

Cannes Film Festival: Best Director; Best Actor, Tim Robbins

   

Golden Globe: Best Film (Musical or Comedy); Best Actor, Tim Robbins

   

DGA Award: Outstanding Directorial Achievement

   

BAFTA: Best Director

   

Chicago Film Critics Award: Best Director

   

Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Director

   

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Award: Best Director of a Foreign Film

   

Bodil Award, Denmark: Best American Film

   

Academy Award nomination for Best Director

1988

 

Tanner ‘88

   

Emmy Award (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences): Best Director

   

BAFTA: Best Foreign Television Series

   

FIPA (International Festival of Audiovisual Programs), France: Best Foreign Series

1988

 

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

   

Monte Carlo Television Festival: Best Director

1985

 

The Laundromat

   

ACE Award

1983

 

Streamers

   

Venice Film Festival: Grand Prix, Acting, Ensemble

1982

 

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

   

Chicago International Film Festival: Grand Prix

1978

 

A Wedding

   

New York Film Festival, shown opening night

1977

 

3 Women

   

Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress, Shelley Duvall

   

New York Film Festival: Best Supporting Actress, Sissy Spacek

1976

 

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson

   

Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Bear, Best Film

1975

 

Nashville

   

National Society of Film Critics Award: Best Film, Best Director

   

New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Film, Best Director

   

National Board of Review: Best Film, Best Director

   

David di Donatello Award, Italy

   

AFI (Australian Film Institute) Film Awards, Australia, Best Foreign Film

   

Academy Award nominations for Best Film, Best Director

   

Academy Award: Best Song, “I’m Easy”

1972

 

Images

   

Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress, Susannah York

1970

 

M*A*S*H

   

Cannes Film Festival: Palme d’Or (Best Film)

   

National Society of Film Critics Award: Best Film

   

Academy Award nominations for Best Film, Best Director

CAREER HONORS

2006

 

Hamptons International Film Festival: Golden Starfish Award for Career Achievement in Directing

2005

 

Honorary Academy Award in recognition of a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike

2001

 

Women in Film: Mentor Award

2000

 

Independent Feature Project: Gotham Awards; Bravo Lifetime Achievement Award

1999

 

American Society of Cinematographers: Board of Governors Award

1998

 

Classically Independent Film Festival, San Francisco, California: Independent Director Honoree

1996

 

Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion

1996

 

University of Michigan: honorary doctorate of fine arts

1996

 

American Film Institute: honorary doctorate of fine arts

1995

 

American Cinema Editors (ACE): award for unique and distinguished contributions to the art and craft of the motion picture

1994

 

Directors Guild of America: D. W. Griffith Award for distinguished achievement in motion picture direction

1994

 

Film Society of Lincoln Center, Gala Tribute honoree

1994

 

Cinema Arts Centre Award for unique achievement in advancing the art of independent film

1992

 

IFP: John Cassavetes Award, for significantly extending the possibilities of film art

1992

 

USA Film Festival: Great Director Award

1991

 

Cinema Audio Society: Lifetime Achievement Award

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