Kenneth Lonergan is an American playwright, director, and screenwriter. Over his career he has received several awards including an Academy Award and BAFTA Award as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award and a Tony Award.
He has received four Academy Award nominations three for Best Original Screenplay for You Can Count on Me (2000), Gangs of New York (2002), and Manchester by the Sea (2016) winning for the later. He has also received nomination for Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for The Waverly Gallery in 2019.
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2000 Best Original Screenplay You Can Count on Me 2002 Gangs of New York 2016 Manchester by the Sea Best Director
Directed Academy Award performancesUnder Lonergan's direction, these actors have received Academy Award nominations (and one win) for their performances in their respective roles. +YearPerformerFilmResultAcademy Award for Best Actor2016Casey AffleckManchester by the SeaAcademy Award for Best Actress2000Laura LinneyYou Can Count on MeAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor2016Lucas HedgesManchester by the SeaAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress2016Michelle WilliamsManchester by the Sea
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.British Academy Film Awards 2002 Best Original Screenplay Gangs of New York 2016Manchester by the Sea Best Direction
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2000 Best Screenplay You Can Count on Me 2016 Manchester by the Sea Best Director
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2019 Best Revival of a Play The Waverly Gallery
Theatre awards Drama Desk Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1996 Best Play This Is Our Youth 2001 Lobby Hero
Pulitzer Prize Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama The Waverly Gallery
Laurence Olivier Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2001 Best Play Lobby Hero
Outer Critics Circle Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2001 Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Lobby Hero John Gassner Award 2016 Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Hold On to Me Darling 2018 Outstanding Revival of a PlayLobby Hero
Industry awards
Directors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2016 Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Manchester by the Sea
Writers Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.2000 Best Original Screenplay You Can Count on Me 2002 Gangs of New York 2016 Manchester by the Sea
Miscellaneous awards Year Award Category Film Result2000 Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature You Can Count on Me Best Screenplay Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Drama Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award Toronto Film Critics Association Best Screenplay AFI Award Best New Writer National Board of Review Special Achievement Award National Society of Film Critics Award Best Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Screenplay Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best New Filmmaker Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Screenplay Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Russell Smith Award Satellite Award Best Screenplay 2011 Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Screenplay Margaret London Film Critics' Circle Award Screenwriter of the Year 2016 Independent Spirit Award Best Screenplay Manchester by the Sea Gotham Award Best Screenplay National Board of Review Best Original Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Screenplay Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Satellite Award Best Director Best Original Screenplay Washington D.C. Film Critics Association Best Director Best Original Screenplay
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