# List of awards and nominations received by Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson is a writer, director and producer.
He is known for his work in film and television. He has received various awards and nominations including six Academy Award nominations winning for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). He also received nominations for ...And Justice for All (1979), Diner (1982), Avalon (1990), and Bugsy (1991). He received three Golden Globe Award for Best Director nominations for Rain Man, Avalon, and Bugsy. He has received eleven Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning four times for his work on The Carol Burnett Show and Homicide: Life on the Street. He also received nominations for his work on various HBO television films including You Don't Know Jack (2010), Phil Spector (2013), The Wizard of Lies (2017), and Paterno (2018).

## Major awards
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1980 | Best Original Screenplay | ...And Justice for All | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Original Screenplay | Diner | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Director | Rain Man | Won |
| 1991 | Best Original Screenplay | Avalon | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Picture | Bugsy | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Director | Bugsy | Nominated |

### Critics' Choice Movie Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Best Picture Made for Television | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated | |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1989 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Rain Man | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Avalon | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Bugsy | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Miniseries or Television Film | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated |

### Primetime Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1974 | Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music | The Carol Burnett Show | Won |
| 1975 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series | The Carol Burnett Show | Won |
| 1976 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series | The Carol Burnett Show | Nominated |
| 1985 | Outstanding Children's Program | Displaced Person | Won |
| 1993 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street (for "Gone for Goode") | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | Phil Spector | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Television Movie | The Wizard of Lies | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Television Movie | Paterno | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special | Paterno | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Dopesick | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Television Movie | The Survivor | Nominated |

## Guild awards
### Directors Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1988 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Rain Man | Won |
| 1990 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Avalon | Nominated |
| 1991 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Bugsy | Nominated |
| 1993 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Homicide: Life on the Street (for "Gone for Goode") | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries | The Wizard of Lies | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series | Paterno | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series | Dopesick | Nominated |

### Producers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2010 | David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated |
| 2013 | David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Phil Spector | Nominated |
| 2017 | David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | The Wizard of Lies | Nominated |
| 2018 | David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Paterno | Nominated |

### Writers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1976 | Best Comedy – Written Directly for the Screen | Silent Movie | Nominated |
| 1982 | Best Comedy – Written Directly for the Screen | Diner | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Avalon | Won |
| 2010 | Screen Laurel Award | Screen Laurel Award | Received |

## Critics awards
### Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1982 | Best Screenplay | Diner | Won | |

### Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1991 | Best Director | Bugsy | Nominated | |

### International Documentary Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Continuing Series Award | 30 for 30 (for "The Band That Wouldn't Die") | Won | |

### Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1988 | Best Director | Rain Man | Won | |

### Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1982 | Best Screenplay | Diner | Runner-up | |
| 1991 | Best Director | Bugsy | Won | |

### National Board of Review Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1999 | Special Citation | The Baltimore Series | Won | |

### National Society of Film Critics Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1982 | Best Screenplay | Diner | Runner-up | |

### New York Film Critics Circle Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1982 | Best Screenplay | Diner | Runner-up | |

### Online Film & Television Association Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1997 | Best Comedy/Musical Picture | Wag the Dog | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated | |

## Film festival awards
### Berlin International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1989 | Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" | Rain Man | Won |
| 1989 | Golden Bear | Rain Man | Won |
| 1992 | Golden Bear | Bugsy | Nominated |
| 1993 | Golden Bear | Toys | Nominated |
| 1998 | Golden Bear | Wag the Dog | Nominated |
| 1998 | Silver Bear Special Jury Prize | Wag the Dog | Won |

### Toronto International Film Festival

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | People's Choice Award – Midnight Madness | The Bay | Nominated | |

## Miscellaneous awards
### César Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1989 | Best Foreign Film | Rain Man | Nominated | |

### Golden Raspberry Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1992 | Worst Director | Toys | Nominated | |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Best Motion Picture Made for Television | You Don't Know Jack | Nominated | |

### Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 1992 | Worst Picture | Toys | Nominated | |