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Barry Levinson is a writer, director and producer.

He is known for his work in film and television. He has received various awards and nominations including six Academy Award nominations winning for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). He also received nominations for ...And Justice for All (1979), Diner (1982), Avalon (1990), and Bugsy (1991). He received three Golden Globe Award for Best Director nominations for Rain Man, Avalon, and Bugsy. He has received eleven Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning four times for his work on The Carol Burnett Show and Homicide: Life on the Street. He also received nominations for his work on various HBO television films including You Don't Know Jack (2010), Phil Spector (2013), The Wizard of Lies (2017), and Paterno (2018).

Major awards Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1980 Best Original Screenplay ...And Justice for All 1983 Diner 1989 Best Director Rain Man 1991 Best Original Screenplay Avalon 1992 Best Picture Bugsy Best Director

Critics' Choice Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2010 Best Picture Made for Television You Don't Know Jack

Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1989 Best Director – Motion Picture Rain Man 1991 Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Avalon 1992 Best Director – Motion Picture Bugsy 2011 Best Miniseries or Television Film You Don't Know Jack

Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1974 Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music The Carol Burnett Show 1975 Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series 1976 1985 Outstanding Children's Program Displaced Person 1993 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series Homicide: Life on the Street 2010 Outstanding Made for Television Movie You Don't Know Jack Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special 2013 Outstanding Miniseries or Movie Phil Spector 2017 Outstanding Television Movie The Wizard of Lies 2018 Paterno Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special 2022 Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Dopesick Outstanding Television Movie The Survivor

Guild awards Directors Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1988 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Rain Man 1990 Avalon 1991 Bugsy 1993 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Homicide: Life on the Street 2010 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries You Don't Know Jack 2017 The Wizard of Lies 2018 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series Paterno 2021 Dopesick

Producers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2010 David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television You Don't Know Jack 2013 Phil Spector 2017 The Wizard of Lies 2018 Paterno

Writers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1976 Best Comedy – Written Directly for the Screen Silent Movie 1982 Diner 1990 Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen Avalon 2010 Screen Laurel Award

Critics awards Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1982 Best Screenplay Diner

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1991 Best Director Bugsy

International Documentary Association Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2010 Continuing Series Award 30 for 30

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1988 Best Director Rain Man

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1982 Best Screenplay Diner 1991 Best Director Bugsy

National Board of Review Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1999 Special Citation The Baltimore Series

National Society of Film Critics Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1982 Best Screenplay Diner

New York Film Critics Circle Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1982 Best Screenplay Diner

Online Film & Television Association Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1997 Best Comedy/Musical Picture Wag the Dog 2010 Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries You Don't Know Jack

Film festival awards Berlin International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1989 Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" Rain Man Golden Bear 1992 Bugsy 1993 Toys 1998 Wag the Dog Silver Bear Special Jury Prize

Toronto International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2012 People's Choice Award – Midnight Madness The Bay

Miscellaneous awards César Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1989 Best Foreign Film Rain Man

Golden Raspberry Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1992 Worst Director Toys

Satellite Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2010 Best Motion Picture Made for Television You Don't Know Jack

Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1992 Worst Picture Toys

Directed Oscar Performances Under Levinson's direction, these actors have received Academy Award nominations (or wins) for their performances in their respective roles. Year Performer Film Result Academy Award for Best Actor 1988 Robin Williams Good Morning, Vietnam 1989 Dustin Hoffman Rain Man 1992 Warren Beatty Bugsy 1998 Dustin Hoffman Wag the Dog Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1992 Harvey Keitel Bugsy Ben Kingsley Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1985 Glenn Close The Natural

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