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Robert Towne at an event for Ask the Dust (2006)

Awards

Robert Towne

12 wins & 10 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Christopher Lambert and Andie MacDowell in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
    1985 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
    Shared with: Michael Austin
  • Shampoo (1975)
    1976 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • Shampoo
    Shared with: Warren Beatty
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    1975 Winner Oscar
    • Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • Chinatown
  • Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail (1973)
    1974 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • The Last Detail

BAFTA Awards

  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    1975 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Chinatown
    • The Last Detail

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    1975 Winner Edgar
    • Best Motion Picture
    • Chinatown

Golden Globes, USA

  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    1975 Winner Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Chinatown

Hollywood Film Awards

  • Robert Towne at an event for Ask the Dust (2006)
    2002 Winner Hollywood Film Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting

Moscow International Film Festival

  • Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell in Ask the Dust (2006)
    2006 Nominee Golden St. George
    • Ask the Dust

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Shampoo (1975)
    1975 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Shampoo
    Shared with: Warren Beatty

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Shampoo (1975)
    1975 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Shampoo
    Shared with: Warren Beatty
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    1974 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Chinatown

Razzie Awards

  • Mission: Impossible (1996)
    1997 Nominee Razzie Award
    • Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million
    • Mission: Impossible
    Shared with: David Koepp · Steven Zaillian

USC Scripter Award

  • Robert Towne at an event for Ask the Dust (2006)
    2014 Winner Scripter Literary Achievement Award

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Mad Men (2007)
    2016 Winner WGA Award (TV)
    • Drama Series
    • Mad Men
    Shared with: Lisa Albert · Semi Chellas · Jonathan Igla · Janet Leahy · Erin Levy · Tom Smuts · Matthew Weiner · Carly Wray
  • Robert Towne at an event for Ask the Dust (2006)
    1997 Winner Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
  • Christopher Lambert and Andie MacDowell in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
    1985 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
    Shared with: Michael Austin
  • Shampoo (1975)
    1976 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
    • Shampoo
    Shared with: Warren Beatty
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    1975 Winner WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
    • Chinatown

Boston Film Festival

  • Robert Towne at an event for Ask the Dust (2006)
    1998 Winner Film Excellence Award

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

  • Mission: Impossible (1996)
    1996 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math
    • Mission: Impossible
    Shared with: David Koepp · Steven Zaillian

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