LAWRENCE KASDAN

DIRECTOR / WRITER / PRODUCER
ARTISTRY AWARD NOMINEE

Nominated for 4 Oscars.
17 wins & 33 nominations.

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Awards

Nominee

Best Original Screenplay
Grand Canyon
Shared with Meg Kasdan

Nominee

Best Picture
The Accidental Tourist
Shared with Charles Okun, Michael Grillo

Nominee

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Accidental Tourist
Shared with Frank Galati

1983

Nominee

Best Original Screenplay
The Big Chill
Shared with Barbara Benedek

Nominee

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Accidental Tourist
Shared with Frank Galati

1984

Nominee

Best Original Screenplay
The Big Chill
Shared with Barbara Benedek

Nominee

Best Screenplay
Grand Canyon
Shared with Meg Kasdan

1983

Nominee

Best Screenplay
The Big Chill
Shared with Barbara Benedek

1983

Nominee

Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
The Big Chill

Nominee

Best Original Screenplay
Grand Canyon
Shared with Meg Kasdan

Nominee

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Accidental Tourist
Shared with Frank Galati

1983

Winner

Best Comedy Written for the Screen
The Big Chill
Shared with Barbara Benedek

1981

Nominee

Best Drama Written for the Screen
Body Heart

Nominee

Best Comedy Written for the Screen
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Shared with George Lucas, Philip Kaufman

1980

Nominee

Best Adapted Comedy
Star Wars: Episode V –
The Empire Strikes Back
Shared with Leigh Brackett