Robert Benton

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Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American screenwriter and film director.

He has enjoyed a highly successful career in film, winning numerous prestigious awards for both writing and directing. He was also the art director at Esquire magazine in the early 1960s.

Contents 1 Filmography 1.1 Directing 1.2 Writing 2 Film Awards 2.1 Wins 2.2 Nominations

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Directing

• Feast of Love (2007, based on the novel by Charles Baxter) - starring Radha Mitchell
• The Human Stain (2003)
• Twilight (1998)
• Nobody's Fool (1994)
• Billy Bathgate (1991)
• Nadine (1987) starring Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Rip Torn
• Places in the Heart (1984)
• Still of the Night (1982) starring Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep and Jessica Tandy
• Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
• The Late Show (1977)
• Bad Company (1972)

[edit] Writing

• Ice Harvest (2005) - directed by Harold Ramis
• Twilight (1998)
• Nobody's Fool (1994)
• Nadine (1987)
• Places in the Heart (1984)
• Still of the Night (1982)
• Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
• Superman (1978) - directed by Richard Donner
• The Late Show (1977)
• It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (1975, TV)
• Bad Company (1972)
• Oh! Calcutta! (1972, contribution) - directed by Jacques Levy
• What's Up, Doc? (1972) - directed by Peter Bogdanovich
• There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) - directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
• Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - directed by Arthur Penn

[edit] Film Awards

[edit] Wins

• 1978 - Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for The Late Show
• 1980 - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for Kramer vs. Kramer
• 1980 - Academy Award for Directing for Kramer vs. Kramer
• 1980 - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for Kramer vs. Kramer
• 1980 - Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Kramer vs. Kramer
• 1984 - People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival
• 1985 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart

Preceded by Michael Cimino for The Deer Hunter

Academy Award for Best Director 1979 for Kramer vs. Kramer

Succeeded by Robert Redford for Ordinary People

[edit] Nominations

• 1968 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
• 1968 - Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
• 1978 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for The Late Show
• 1980 - Golden Globe for Best Director - Motion Picture for Kramer vs. Kramer
• 1981 - César Award for Best Foreign Film for Kramer vs. Kramer
• 1985 - Academy Award for Directing for Places in the Heart
• 1980 - Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Places in the Heart
• 1985 - Golden Globe for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for Places in the Heart
• 1995 - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for Nobody's Fool