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Horton Foote

Awards

Horton Foote

16 wins & 6 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Rebecca De Mornay and Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
    1986 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • The Trip to Bountiful
  • Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, and Allan Hubbard in Tender Mercies (1983)
    1984 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Tender Mercies
  • Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    1963 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • To Kill a Mockingbird
    Horton Foote was not present at the awards ceremony. Alan J. Pakula, the film's producer, accepted the award on his behalf.

Christopher Awards

  • Jeanne Tripplehorn and Arliss Howard in Old Man (1997)
    1997 Winner Christopher Award
    • Best Film
    • Old Man
    Shared with: John Kent Harrison · Richard Welsh · Brent Shields

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Queen Latifah in Bessie (2015)
    2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
    • Bessie
    Shared with: Dee Rees · Christopher Cleveland · Bettina Gilois
  • Jeanne Tripplehorn and Arliss Howard in Old Man (1997)
    1997 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special
    • Old Man
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    1959 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Best Writing of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer
    • Playhouse 90
    For episode "The Old Man". Horton Foote would again adapt this Faulkner short story in 1997, winning an Emmy on his second try.

Heartland Film Festival

  • Horton Foote
    1995 Winner Career Achievement Award
    Shared with: Lillian V. Foote

Humanitas Prize

  • Jeanne Tripplehorn and Arliss Howard in Old Man (1997)
    1997 Winner Humanitas Prize
    • 90 Minute Category
    • Old Man

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Rebecca De Mornay and Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
    1986 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • The Trip to Bountiful
    Shared with: Sterling Van Wagenen
  • Rebecca De Mornay and Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
    1986 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Trip to Bountiful

Lone Star Film & Television Awards

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
    1997 Winner Lone Star Film & Television Award
    • Best TV Teleplay
    • Hallmark Hall of Fame
    For episode "Lily Dale (#45.4)".

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    1963 2nd Place NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • To Kill a Mockingbird

Retirement Research Foundation, USA

  • Rebecca De Mornay and Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
    1987 Winner Wise Owl Award
    • Television and Theatrical Film Fiction
    • The Trip to Bountiful
    Shared with: Sterling Van Wagenen

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Horton Foote
    1999 Winner Honorary Award
  • Horton Foote
    1993 Winner Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
  • Rebecca De Mornay and Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
    1986 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • The Trip to Bountiful
  • Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, and Allan Hubbard in Tender Mercies (1983)
    1984 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
    • Tender Mercies
  • Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    1963 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Written American Drama
    • To Kill a Mockingbird

Wild Rose Independent Film Festival

  • John Magaro in One Armed Man (2014)
    2014 Winner WRIFF Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • One Armed Man

Telluride Film Festival

  • Horton Foote
    1997 Winner Silver Medallion Award

Texas Film Awards

  • Horton Foote
    2003 Winner Texas Film Hall of Fame
    • Texas Film Hall Of Fame

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