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Frank Pierson
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Academy Awards, USA (3)
Berlin International Film Festival (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
CableACE Awards (3)
Casting Society of America, USA (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (3)
Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (4)
Golden Globes, USA (1)
Humanitas Prize (1)
USC Scripter Award (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (9)
Western Heritage Awards (1)
American Indian Film Festival (1)
Ojai Film Festival (1)
Virginia Film Festival (1)
Online Film & Television Association (2)
19 wins & 16 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1976 Winner
Oscar
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Dog Day Afternoon
Frank Pierson was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter
Gore Vidal
accepted the award on his behalf.
1968 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Cool Hand Luke
Shared with:
Donn Pearce
1966 Nominee
Oscar
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Cat Ballou
Shared with:
Walter Newman
Berlin International Film Festival
1965 Winner
Special Mention
Cat Ballou
To the authors of the screenplay.
Shared with:
Walter Newman
BAFTA Awards
1976 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay
Dog Day Afternoon
CableACE Awards
1993 Winner
CableACE
Movie or Miniseries
Citizen Cohn
Shared with:
Mark Rosenberg
·
Paula Weinstein
·
Doro Bachrach
·
David Franzoni
1993 Winner
CableACE
Directing a Movie or Miniseries
Citizen Cohn
1992 Winner
CableACE
Directing a Movie or Miniseries
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Casting Society of America, USA
2003 Winner
Career Achievement Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
2002 Winner
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television
Conspiracy
1996 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials
Truman
1993 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials
Citizen Cohn
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1991 Nominee
Edgar
Best Motion Picture
Presumed Innocent
Shared with:
Alan J. Pakula
Primetime Emmy Awards
2003 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Soldier's Girl
2001 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Conspiracy
2001 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Conspiracy
Shared with:
Frank Doelger
·
David M. Thompson
·
Peter Zinner
·
Nick Gillott
1993 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special
Citizen Cohn
Golden Globes, USA
1976 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Dog Day Afternoon
Humanitas Prize
2005 Winner
Kieser Award
USC Scripter Award
1991 Nominee
USC Scripter Award
Presumed Innocent
Shared with:
Alan J. Pakula
·
Scott Turow
Writers Guild of America, USA
2013 Nominee
WGA Award (TV)
Dramatic Series
Mad Men
Shared with:
Lisa Albert
·
Semi Chellas
·
Jonathan Igla
·
André Jacquemetton
·
Maria Jacquemetton
·
Brett Johnson
·
Janet Leahy
·
Victor Levin
·
Erin Levy
·
Michael Saltzman
·
Matthew Weiner
2010 Winner
WGA Award (TV)
Drama Series
Mad Men
Shared with:
Lisa Albert
·
Andrew Colville
·
Kater Gordon
·
Cathryn Humphris
·
André Jacquemetton
·
Maria Jacquemetton
·
Brett Johnson
·
Erin Levy
·
Marti Noxon
·
Robin Veith
·
Dahvi Waller
·
Matthew Weiner
2006 Winner
Morgan Cox Award
1999 Winner
Edmund H. North Award
1992 Winner
Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement
4 more
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Western Heritage Awards
1995 Winner
Bronze Wrangler
Television Feature Film
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Shared with:
Lois Bonfiglio
·
Fred Berner
·
Bill Kerby
·
Irene Bedard
American Indian Film Festival
1994 Winner
American Indian Movie Award
Best Film
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Ojai Film Festival
2001 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Virginia Film Festival
2003 Winner
Virginia Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
2013 Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Writing in a Drama Series
Mad Men
Shared with:
Semi Chellas
·
Jonathan Igla
·
André Jacquemetton
·
Maria Jacquemetton
·
Janet Leahy
·
Erin Levy
·
Tom Smuts
·
Matthew Weiner
·
Carly Wray
2012 Winner
OFTA Television Award
Best Writing in a Drama Series
Mad Men
Shared with:
Erin Levy
·
Matthew Weiner
·
Janet Leahy
·
André Jacquemetton
·
Maria Jacquemetton
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