Awards and Honors
Year | Nominated work(s) | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1966 | Chicago, Icarus's Mother, Red Cross | Obie Award for Best Distinguished Play(s) | Won |
1967 | La Turista | Won | |
1968 | Forensic and the Navigator, Melodrama Play | Won | |
1973 | The Tooth of Crime | Won | |
1975 | Action | Obie Award for Best Playwriting | Won |
1977 | Curse of the Starving Class | Obie Award for Best New American Play | Won |
1979 | Buried Child | Obie Award for Best Playwriting | Won |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Won | ||
1980 | Himself | Obie Award for Sustained Achievement | Won |
1984 | Fool for Love | Obie Award for Best New American Play | Won |
Obie Award for Best Direction | Won | ||
The Right Stuff | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
1985 | Paris, Texas | BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
1986 | A Lie of the Mind | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | Won |
New York Drama Critics' Circle for Best Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Won | ||
1992 | Himself | American Academy of Arts and Letters – Gold Medal for Drama | Won |
1994 | American Theatre Hall of Fame | Inducted | |
1996 | Buried Child | Tony Award for Best Play | Nominated |
1997 | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Lily Dale" | Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best TV Supporting Actor | Nominated |
1999 | Dash and Lilly | Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film | Nominated | |
True West | Tony Award for Best Play | Nominated | |
2001 | Black Hawk Down | Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
2008 | Ruffian | SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries | Nominated |
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