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Awards

William Nicholson

3 wins & 24 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
    2001 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Gladiator
    Shared with: David Franzoni · John Logan
  • Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger in Shadowlands (1993)
    1994 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
    • Shadowlands

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
    2001 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Writing
    • Gladiator
    Shared with: David Franzoni · John Logan

BAFTA Awards

  • Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
    2014 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    Shared with: Justin Chadwick · Anant Singh · David M. Thompson
  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
    2013 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Les Misérables
    Shared with: Tom Hooper · Tim Bevan · Eric Fellner · Debra Hayward · Cameron Mackintosh · Claude-Michel Schönberg · Alain Boublil · Herbert Kretzmer
  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
    2001 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Original
    • Gladiator
    Shared with: David Franzoni · John Logan
  • Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger in Shadowlands (1993)
    1994 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • Shadowlands
  • Screen Two (1984)
    1989 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Single Drama
    • Screen Two
    For episode "Sweet as You Are (#4.3)".
    Shared with: Ruth Caleb · Angela Pope

Critics Choice Awards

  • Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)
    2015 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Unbroken
    Shared with: Joel Coen · Ethan Coen · Richard LaGravenese

CableACE Awards

  • Crime of the Century (1996)
    1997 Nominee CableACE
    • Writing a Movie or Miniseries
    • Crime of the Century
  • Sissy Spacek and Aidan Quinn in A Private Matter (1992)
    1993 Nominee CableACE
    • Movie or Miniseries
    • A Private Matter
    Shared with: Ronnie D. Clemmer · Bill Pace · Lindsay Doran · Sydney Pollack · David C. Thomas · Joan Micklin Silver
  • Sissy Spacek and Aidan Quinn in A Private Matter (1992)
    1993 Nominee CableACE
    • Writing a Movie or Miniseries
    • A Private Matter
  • Jeff Goldblum in The Race for the Double Helix (1987)
    1989 Nominee ACE
    • Writing a Movie or Miniseries
    • The Race for the Double Helix
  • 1988 Nominee ACE
    • Documentary Series
    • Lovelaw

Christopher Awards

  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
    2013 Winner Christopher Award
    • Feature Films
    • Les Misérables
    Shared with: Tom Hooper · Alain Boublil · Claude-Michel Schönberg · Herbert Kretzmer · Cameron Mackintosh · Tim Bevan · Eric Fellner · Debra Hayward · Bernard Bellew · Nicholas Allott · Liza Chasin · Angela Morrison · F. Richard Pappas

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Crime of the Century (1996)
    1997 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special
    • Crime of the Century

Humanitas Prize

  • Crime of the Century (1996)
    1997 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • PBS/Cable Category
    • Crime of the Century
  • Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger in Shadowlands (1993)
    1994 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • Feature Film Category
    • Shadowlands

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
    2000 Nominee Sierra Award
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • Gladiator
    Shared with: David Franzoni · John Logan

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)
    2014 Nominee SDFCS Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Unbroken
    Shared with: Joel Coen · Ethan Coen · Richard LaGravenese

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Firelight (1997)
    1997 Winner Special Prize of the Jury
    • Firelight
  • Firelight (1997)
    1997 Nominee Golden Seashell
    • Firelight

Cabourg Romantic Film Festival

  • Annette Bening and Bill Nighy in Hope Gap (2019)
    2020 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Best Film
    • Hope Gap

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
    2012 Nominee PFCS Award
    • Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium
    • Les Misérables
    Shared with: Claude-Michel Schönberg · Alain Boublil · Herbert Kretzmer

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)
    2014 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Unbroken
    Shared with: Joel Coen · Ethan Coen · Richard LaGravenese

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
    2000 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Gladiator
    Shared with: David Franzoni · John Logan

Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival

  • Annette Bening and Bill Nighy in Hope Gap (2019)
    2020 Winner Best Film
    • Hope Gap

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