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Robert Douglas Benton is an American screenwriter and film director. He won the Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and won a third Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart (1984).
Birth Name
Robert Douglas Benton
Born
Thursday, 29 September 1932
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self | 2010 |
| Hollywood's Best Film Directors | Film Director / Self - Interviewee | 2009 |
| Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | Self | 2008 |
| Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' | Himself / Self | 2008 |
| Wanderlust | Himself / Self | 2006 |
| Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute | Self | 2003 |
| A Great Day in Harlem | Self | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994 |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner & Nominee | 1985 |
| The 52nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1980 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self | 2010 |
| Hollywood's Best Film Directors | Film Director / Self - Interviewee | 2009 |
| Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | Self | 2008 |
| Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' | Himself / Self | 2008 |
| Wanderlust | Himself / Self | 2006 |
| Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute | Self | 2003 |
| A Great Day in Harlem | Self | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994 |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner & Nominee | 1985 |
| The 52nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1980 |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1978 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Feast of Love | 2007 |
| The Human Stain | 2003 |
| Twilight | 1998 |
| Nobody's Fool | 1994 |
| Billy Bathgate | 1991 |
| Nadine | 1987 |
| Places in the Heart | 1984 |
| Still of the Night | 1982 |
| Kramer vs. Kramer | 1979 |
| The Late Show | 1977 |
| Bad Company | 1972 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Ice Harvest | 2005 |
| The House on Carroll Street | 1988 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1995 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Nominated |
| 1985 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1985 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Won |
| 1985 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1980 | Oscar | Best Director | Won |
| 1980 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Won |
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Won |
| 1978 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
| 1968 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
| 1968 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
