Mike Nichols Net Worth
Mike Nichols Net Worth is
$20 Million
Mike Nichols Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Mike Nichols was a German-born American film and theatre director, producer, actor and comedian. He began his career in the 1950s with the improv troupe The Compass Players, predecessor of the Second City in Chicago, and as one half of the comedy duo Nichols and May, along w... | Full Name | Mike Nichols |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | November 6, 1931, Berlin, Germany |
| Died | November 19, 2014, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Berlin |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m) |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| Profession | Film director, Film Producer, Theatre Director, Actor, Comedian, Writer |
| Education | University of Chicago |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Spouse | Diane Sawyer (m. 1988–2014) |
| Children | Max Nichols, Jenny Nichols, Daisy Nichols |
| Parents | Brigitte Peschkowsky, Paul Peschkowsky |
| Siblings | Robert Nichols |
| Nicknames | Mikhail Igorevich Peschkowsky , Michael Igor Peschkowsky |
| Awards | AFI Life Achievement Award, Academy Award for Best Director, Tony Award for Best Musical, Kennedy Center Honors, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best... |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Picture, Tony Award for Best Play, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Mo... |
| Movies | The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Working Girl, The Birdcage, Silkwood, Carnal Knowledge, Primary Colors, Charlie Wilson's War, Catch-22, Postcards from the Edge, Wit, Regarding Henry, Closer, The Day of the Dolphin, Biloxi Blues, What Planet Are You From?, The Fortune, Gilda Live, Hear... |
| TV Shows | The Big Party |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often includes extremely long starting and/or ending shots taken from high in the air, for example Working Girl (1988) and Angels in America (2003). |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Regarding Henry (1991) | $3,000,000 |
| Catch-22 (1970) | $1,000,000 |
| Teach Me! (1968) | $1,000,000 + 10% of profits |
| The Graduate (1967) | $150,000 + 17% of profits |
| The Graduate (1967) | $500,000 |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | $400,000 |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) | $250,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on firing Mandy Patinkin during making of Heartburn (1986)] I loved Mandy then, and I love him now. It was awful to have to replace him, but on film I couldn't see the chemistry I wanted. I don't know how many days it was, but to save the damn thing, I had to move fast to get Jack [Nicholson]. Mandy was, of course, devastated, and I've felt awful about it all my life. |
| 2 | [on coming to New York as a child] American society to me and my brother was thrilling because, first of all, the food made noise. We were so excited about Rice Krispies and Coca-Cola. We had only silent food in our country, and we loved listening to our lunch and breakfast. |
| 3 | Do you know my theory about '[Who's Afraid of] Virginia Woolf' which I think I only developed lately? It may be the only play - certainly the only play I can think of, including Shakespeare - in which every single thing that happens is in the present. Even the beautiful reminiscences of the past are traps being set in the present, sprung in the present, having violent effect in the present. It's why you can't hurt it. It's now. It's the one thing plays have the hardest time with. |
| 4 | [on developing an act with Elaine May] We were winging it, making up as it went along, It never crossed our minds that it had any value beyond the moment. We were stunned when we got to New York. Never for a moment did we consider that we would do this for living. It was just a handy way to make some money until we grew up. |
| 5 | [on his experience judging a limerick contest] It was easy. We just threw out the dirty limericks and gave the prize to the one that was left. |
| 6 | [on Stanley Kubrick] In the end, I think he began to have trouble, because if you can't leave home, you lose track of reality, and I think that happened to him. Still, he made great movies and he was a completely gifted director. If you look at 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), you suddenly realize: My God, there's nobody in this movie! |
| 7 | [on Elizabeth Taylor] There are three things I never saw Elizabeth Taylor do: Tell a lie; be unkind to anyone; and be on time. |
| 8 | [on Jack Nicholson] Jack is the sort of guy who takes parts others have turned down, might turn down, and explodes them into something nobody could have conceived of. All his brilliance of character and gesture is consumed and made invisible by the expanse of his nature. |
| 9 | [on working with Orson Welles on Catch-22 (1970)] We were talking about Jean Renoir one day on the set and Orson said, very touchingly, that Renoir was a great man but that unfortunately Renoir didn't like his pictures. And then he said, "Of course, if I were Renoir I wouldn't like my pictures either". |
| 10 | [Part of 2005 Tony Award acceptance speech] "God, my head is totally empty. I had a thing I was going to say, and I have forgot it, because I had given up so long ago. But the first thing to say is thank you. To the other members of my category, my friends Jack and James and Bartlett, I guess you are thinking age before beauty, me too! My congratulations to the winners. My love to those who have not won tonight. I just want to remind you of my motto: Cheer up, life isn't everything. It always stands me in good stead." |
| 11 | When I was 17, for my first job, I worked at the midtown Howard Johnson's. A customer asked me what our ice-cream flavor of the week was, which was a dumb question, because there was a huge banner showing that it was maple. So I told him that it was chicken. The customer laughed, but the manager fired me immediately. They were bastards there. |
| 12 | I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That's the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein. |
| 13 | If everybody's adorable, you can't go anywhere, you can't have any events. |
| 14 | I've never understood that aspect of DVDs, where you suddenly put back the things you took out that could go. Why ruin your movie? With material that you've taken out? I never get that. I don't have that impulse... To put them back seems very unpleasant to me. And pointless. It's like when you've written something, when you cut a paragraph, doesn't it seem dead to you? Doesn't it look like something you'd never want to include, because the point is, it could go? You'll never see anything in my pictures, the stuff that came out, stays out. |
| 15 | It's not a film-maker's job to explain his technique, but to tell his story the best way he can. |
| 16 | A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was nominated for a 1978 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Director of a Play for "The Gin Game" on Broadway in New York City. |
| 2 | He was nominated for a 1977 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Director of a Play for "Streamers" on Broadway in New York City. |
| 3 | His favorite films included George Stevens's "A Place In The Sun", Ingmar Bergman's "Persona" and Federico Fellini's "8 1/2". |
| 4 | In an interview conducted shortly before his death, he admitted that he considered his adaptation of Angels in America (2003) to be the crowning achievement of his career. |
| 5 | He considered Diane Sawyer to be the love of his life. |
| 6 | Six of his nine Tony Awards were for Best Direction of a Play, a record. He won for "Barefoot in the Park" (1964); "Luv and The Odd Couple" (1965); "Plaza Suite" (1968); "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1972); "The Real Thing" (1984); and "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman" (2012). He also won once for Best Direction of a Musical, "Monty Python's Spamalot" (2005); and twice for producing, "Annie" (1977) and "The Real Thing" (1984). He was also nominated seven additional times for Direction of a Play or Direction of a Musical: musical "The Apple Tree" (1967); "Uncle Vanya" (1974); "Comedians" (1977); "Streamers" (1977); "The Gin Game" (1978, also as producer); and further as producer of "The Play What I Wrote" (2003) and "Whoopi, The 20th Anniversary Show (2005, Special Theatrical Events). |
| 7 | Was told as a child that he was a cousin of Albert Einstein, and although he never quite believed it, he repeated it to friends as he was growing up. While doing Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) he found out that it was true. They would have been 3rd or 4th cousins several times removed. |
| 8 | Won a Tony Award for directing. [June 2005] |
| 9 | Director of hit Broadway musical 'Monty Python's Spamalot' ("lovingly ripped off from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).") [February 2005] |
| 10 | Like Steve Martin, Paul Simon, and Lorne Michaels, Nichols has had his portrait painted by Eric Fischl. |
| 11 | Won more Tony Awards for Best Direction of a Play than any other individual. His won for "Barefoot in the Park" (1964); "Luv and The Odd Couple" (1965); "Plaza Suite" (1968); "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1972); "The Real Thing" (1984); and "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman" (2012). He also won best direction of a musical for "Monty Python's Spamalot" (2005); and as producer for "Annie" (1977) and "The Real Thing" (1984). |
| 12 | While paying tribute to Nichols during his 2003 Kennedy Center Honors, Meryl Streep and Candace Bergen read Nichols' "Five Rules for Filmmaking": 1: The careful application of terror is an important form of communication. 2: Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for. 3: There's absolutely no substitute for genuine lack of preparation. 4: If you think there's good in everybody, you haven't met everybody. 5: Friends may come and go, but enemies will certainly become studio heads. |
| 13 | Recipient of the Producers Guild of America's Visionary Award. |
| 14 | Was at one point going to direct The Public Eye (1972). See the trivia page for the film for more information. |
| 15 | Is a member of the Democratic Party. |
| 16 | Mike Nichols was the original choice to direct the 1976 film The Last Tycoon (1976). He left the project because of creative differences with actor Robert De Niro. |
| 17 | Through the television series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2010), he learned that he was a distant relative of actor Meryl Streep. A few years later on a different Gates show, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012), he also found out that he was related to Albert Einstein. |
| 18 | He is one of 9 directors to have won the Golden Globe, Director's Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar for the same movie, all for The Graduate (1967). The other directors to have achieved this are Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Richard Attenborough for Gandhi (1982), Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986), Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List (1993), Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain (2005), Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity (2013), and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for The Revenant (2015). |
| 19 | In April 2009, Nichols told The New York Times that when he came to the U.S. from Germany (in 1939, at age 7), he could speak only two English sentences, which were, "I do not speak English" and "Please, do not kiss me.". |
| 20 | Was the last person to have won a best director Oscar prior to 1972 still living as of January 2009. |
| 21 | Recovering from heart bypass surgery in New York hospital [July 17, 2008]. |
| 22 | When he won his Oscar as Best Director for The Graduate (1967), the statuette was presented to him by actress Leslie Caron. |
| 23 | Son, Max Nichols, is married to ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols. |
| 24 | Teaches occasionally at The New Actor's Workship in New York City. |
| 25 | Formed a comedy team with Elaine May, appearing in nightclubs, on radio and television and most notably at President Jimmy Carter's inauguration gala. |
| 26 | Became a naturalized US citizen in 1944. |
| 27 | Attended the University of Chicago where he became close friends with fellow student Susan Sontag (then Susan Rosenblatt). |
| 28 | Was interested in directing First Blood (1982) with Dustin Hoffman as John Rambo. |
| 29 | Two of his films are on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All time. They are Working Girl (1988) at #87 and Silkwood (1983) at #66. |
| 30 | He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2001 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C. |
| 31 | Received the first straight $1,000,000 director's salary for Catch-22 (1970). When percentages were figured in, Nichols was the first director to earn $1,000,000, combination salary and percentage of net or gross, from a single film, for The Graduate (1967). |
| 32 | From the early 1960s until his death, he was a well-known figure among Arabian Horse fans - as a breeder of over 400 registered Arabians, including owning and breeding many US National Champion horses. |
| 33 | Father of Daisy Nichols (born in 1964), Max Nichols (born in 1974) and Jenny Nichols (born in 1977). |
| 34 | Worked at the Howard Johnson's restaurant in New York's Times Square when he was 17 years old. |
| 35 | According to Jack Nicholson's April 1972 Playboy Magazine interview, Nichols asked Nicholson and other cast members not to smoke marijuana while filming Carnal Knowledge (1971) on location in Vancouver, British Columbia, where cannabis was easily available. Nichols thought that it dulled an actor's performance. |
| 36 | Directed 17 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances:Elizabeth Taylor, Sandy Dennis,Richard Burton, George Segal,Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft,Katharine Ross, Ann-Margret, Meryl Streep,Cher, Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver,Joan Cusack, Kathy Bates, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Taylor and Dennis won Oscars for their performances in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). |
| 37 | Directed Postcards from the Edge (1990), which was written by Carrie Fisher and based on her relationship with her real-life mother, Debbie Reynolds. He later directed Closer (2004), with featured Fisher's on-screen Star Wars mother, Natalie Portman. |
| 38 | Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 704-710. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. |
| 39 | Lost much of his body hair in his early teen years due to a bad batch of whooping cough vaccine. |
| 40 | One of 5 recipients of the 2003 Kennedy Center Honors; other recipients were James Brown, Carol Burnett, Loretta Lynn and Itzhak Perlman. |
| 41 | Is one of the only 12 people who are an EGOT, which means that he won at least one of all of the four major entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. The other ones in chronological order are Richard Rodgers, Barbra Streisand, Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks and Whoopi Goldberg. Barbra Streisand, however, won a Special Tony Award, not a competitive one, and Liza Minnelli won a Special Grammy. |
| 42 | One of the Directors Guild of America's annual Honorees in 2000. |
| 43 | Fled from Berlin, Nazi Germany with his family in 1939. |
| 44 | Back in Berlin, Germany, Mike's father was part of a young intellectual circle that included Russian immigrants such as Vladimir Nabokov's sister and Boris Pasternak's parents. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Wilson's War | 2007 | ||
| Closer | 2004/I | ||
| Angels in America | 2003 | TV Mini-Series 5 episodes | |
| Wit | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| What Planet Are You From? | 2000 | ||
| Primary Colors | 1998 | ||
| The Birdcage | 1996 | ||
| Wolf | 1994 | ||
| Regarding Henry | 1991 | ||
| Postcards from the Edge | 1990 | ||
| Working Girl | 1988 | ||
| Biloxi Blues | 1988 | ||
| Heartburn | 1986 | ||
| Silkwood | 1983 | ||
| Gilda Live | 1980 | Documentary | |
| The Fortune | 1975 | ||
| The Day of the Dolphin | 1973 | ||
| Carnal Knowledge | 1971 | ||
| Catch-22 | 1970 | ||
| Teach Me! | 1968 | Short | |
| The Graduate | 1967 | ||
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | 1966 |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescendo! The Power of Music | 2014 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Friends with Kids | 2011 | executive producer | |
| Closer | 2004/I | producer | |
| Angels in America | 2003 | TV Mini-Series executive producer - 5 episodes | |
| Wit | 2001 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| What Planet Are You From? | 2000 | producer | |
| Primary Colors | 1998 | producer | |
| The Designated Mourner | 1997 | producer | |
| The Birdcage | 1996 | producer | |
| The Remains of the Day | 1993 | producer | |
| Regarding Henry | 1991 | producer | |
| Postcards from the Edge | 1990 | producer | |
| Heartburn | 1986 | producer | |
| The Longshot | 1986 | executive producer | |
| Silkwood | 1983 | producer | |
| The 'Annie' Christmas Show | 1977 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Family | 1976 | TV Series executive producer | |
| The Fortune | 1975 | producer | |
| Carnal Knowledge | 1971 | producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary | 2005 | TV Special documentary original stage production director / original stage production producer | |
| Capturing the Friedmans | 2003 | Documentary particularly good advice | |
| Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway | 1985 | TV Special documentary original stage director / original stage producer | |
| Annie | 1982 | originally presented on the New York Stage by | |
| The Gin Game | 1981 | TV Movie director: stage production | |
| Plaza Suite | 1971 | adapted from the Broadway play directed by |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Dread | 1998 | Short | Protester |
| The Designated Mourner | 1997 | Jack | |
| Bach to Bach | 1967 | Short | Man |
| Playhouse 90 | 1960 | TV Series | Arthur Millman |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | 1958 | TV Series | Rod Carter |
| Omnibus | 1958 | TV Series |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wit | 2001 | TV Movie teleplay | |
| Bach to Bach | 1967 | Short | |
| Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall | 1962 | TV Special documentary writer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Masters | 2007 | TV Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall | 1962 | TV Special documentary writer: "No Mozart Tonight", "You're So London", "From Switzerland: The Pratt Family |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | 2009 | special thanks | |
| The Graduates | 2008/I | grateful acknowledgment | |
| Solaris | 2002 | special thanks | |
| Annie | 1999 | TV Movie acknowledgment: originally presented on the New York stage by | |
| The Pallbearer | 1996 | special thanks | |
| The Private Eye | the producers wish to thank announced | ||
| Mad Men | 2015 | TV Series in memory of - 1 episode | |
| The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary special thanks - 3 episodes | |
| Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store | 2015 | TV Special dedicatee / special thanks | |
| Welcome to the Basement | 2014 | TV Series in memory of - 1 episode | |
| Saturday Night Live | 2014 | TV Series in memory of - 1 episode | |
| Two Night Stand | 2014 | the producers wish to thank | |
| Rampart | 2011 | special thanks | |
| All Good Things | 2010 | very special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sills | Documentary post-production | Himself | |
| Becoming Mike Nichols | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Everything Is Copy | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Fatherhood | 2014 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| American Masters | 1995-2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 66th Annual Tony Awards | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Winner: Best Direction of a Play |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| Charlie Rose | 1998-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Making of 'Charlie Wilson's War' | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The South Bank Show | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Legends Ball | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Mark Twain Prize: Steve Martin | 2005 | TV Special documentary | |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Direction of a Musical |
| 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards | 2005 | Video | Himself - Sam Mendes Tribute |
| The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Co-Presenter: Cecil B. DeMille Award & Nominee: Best Director |
| The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | 2004 | TV Special | Mike Nichols - Interviewee |
| The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special and Outstanding Miniseries |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Meryl Streep | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Honoree |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Harrison Ford | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Annual Film Society of Lincoln Center Honors Mike Nichols | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself - Honoree |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Who Makes You Laugh? | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Barbara Walters | 1994 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Love and Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| In the Life | 1992 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 3th Annual Mr. Abbot Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 39th Annual Tony Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Direction of a Play |
| The 38th Annual Tony Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Direction of a Play |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Play & Best Direction of a Play |
| The 31st Annual Tony Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Musical & Nominee: Best Direction of a Play |
| Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 30th Annual Tony Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Director |
| The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 26th Annual Tony Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 42nd Annual Academy Awards | 1970 | TV Special | Himself - Commenting on New Freedom and Trends in Film: Pre-Recorded |
| The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 40th Annual Academy Awards | 1968 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Director |
| The 39th Annual Academy Awards | 1967 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Accepting Best Supporting Actress Award for Sandy Dennis |
| Today | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 20th Annual Tony Awards | 1966 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| That Was the Week That Was | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| President Kennedy's Birthday Salute | 1962 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| Person to Person | 1960 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| What's My Line? | 1960 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
| Jack Paar Presents | 1960 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big Party | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| Laugh Line | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1959 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Accent on Love | 1959 | TV Movie | Himself - Comedian |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| Welcome to the Basement | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 87th Annual Academy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Director, Producer (In Memoriam) |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| CNN Newsroom | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Extra | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Inside Edition | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Making the Boys | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | 2009 | TV Series documentary | |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Fifties | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (in Nichols & May sketch) (uncredited) |
| American Masters | 1996-1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Great Standups | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Beatlemania | 1981 | Himself (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Creative | |
| 2010 | Life Achievement Award | American Film Institute, USA | ||
| 2010 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Life Achievement (Other) | |
| 2007 | Golden Apple Award | Casting Society of America, USA | ||
| 2005 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | Closer (2004) |
| 2005 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Angels in America (2003) |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Angels in America (2003) |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Miniseries | Angels in America (2003) |
| 2004 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television | Angels in America (2003) |
| 2004 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | ||
| 2004 | Visionary Award | PGA Awards | Angels in America (2003) | |
| 2003 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Angels in America (2003) |
| 2002 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Television & Cable | Wit (2001) |
| 2001 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Wit (2001) |
| 2001 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Wit (2001) |
| 2001 | Special Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Berlin International Film Festival | Competition | Wit (2001) |
| 2001 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | 90 Minute or Longer Cable Category | Wit (2001) |
| 2000 | Career Tribute | US Comedy Arts Festival | ||
| 1999 | Gala Tribute | Film Society of Lincoln Center | ||
| 1994 | Creative Achievement Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | ||
| 1971 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Best Director | |
| 1970 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Director | |
| 1969 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Direction | The Graduate (1967) |
| 1969 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | The Graduate (1967) |
| 1968 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | The Graduate (1967) |
| 1968 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director | The Graduate (1967) |
| 1968 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Graduate (1967) |
| 1967 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film from any Source | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) |
| 1967 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | The Graduate (1967) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Life Achievement (Other) | |
| 2008 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
| 2007 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Director | Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Closer (2004) |
| 2005 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Motion Picture | Closer (2004) |
| 2005 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Director | Closer (2004) |
| 2005 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Casting | Closer (2004) |
| 2001 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Wit (2001) |
| 2001 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Wit (2001) | |
| 2001 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Wit (2001) |
| 2001 | Golden Spike | Valladolid International Film Festival | Wit (2001) | |
| 1999 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Comedy/Musical Picture | Primary Colors (1998) |
| 1997 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Comedy/Musical Picture | The Birdcage (1996) |
| 1996 | Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders) | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Honorable Mentions | The Birdcage (1996) |
| 1994 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | The Remains of the Day (1993) |
| 1994 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film | The Remains of the Day (1993) |
| 1994 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | The Remains of the Day (1993) |
| 1989 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Working Girl (1988) |
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Working Girl (1988) |
| 1989 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Working Girl (1988) |
| 1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Silkwood (1983) |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Silkwood (1983) |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Family (1976) |
| 1967 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) |
| 1967 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) |
| 1967 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Director |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Director |
Known for movies
Closer (2004)
as Director
The Graduate (1967)
as Director
The Birdcage (1996)
as Director
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
as Director